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Sir Arnold Karibone Amet

Born October 30, 1952, KarKar Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

Married with five Children

Education

Primary education: Lae and Madang (Papua New Guinea)

Secondary education: Started Madang and 5 years in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

Professional Qualification:

1975 LLB (UPNG)

1976 Practical Admission Training - Papua New Guinea Legal Training Institute

Employment Background

1976 - 1980 Lawyer - Public Solicitors Office

1980 -1981 - Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Air Niugini & National Airline Commission

1980 – 1981 - Associate Public Solicitor of Papua New Guinea

1981 - July 1983 - Public Solicitor of Papua New Guinea

July 1983 - August 1993- Judge of National and Supreme Courts of Papua New Guinea

August 1993 - August 2003- Chief Justice of National & Supreme Courts of Papua New Guinea

August 2003 - Private Practice as Special Legal Counsel/Legal Consultant / Mediator

International Judicial Experience

1986 Appointed a visiting Supreme Court Justice of Vanuatu Supreme Court. 1989 Appointed a visiting Justice of Solomon Islands High Court.

1990-1993 Appointed a visiting Justice of the Fiji Court of Appeal

1992 Appointed a visiting Justice of Fiji Supreme Court.

International Professional Involvement and Experience

Chairman of South Pacific Judicial Conference Education Committee and Pacific Judicial Education Program Project Steering Committee

Member of Australian Institute of Judicial Administration Council representing Papua New Guinea

Member and Co-Chair of the External Advisory Board of the Regional Rights Resources Team (RRRT), (UNDP Program) Fiji

Awards and Honours

1986 - CBE for service to Law & Justice

1993 - Knight Bachelor for service to the Judiciary, Law and Justice

1993 - Honorary Doctorate (LLD) -UPNG for contribution to development of legal jurisprudence in Papua New Guinea