@article{QUTLR, author = {J.B.K. Kaburise}, title = { ACCESS TO LEGAL EDUCATION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA}, journal = {QUT Law Review}, volume = {3}, number = {3}, year = {1987}, keywords = {}, abstract = {Access to legal education in Papua New Guinea is currently the topic of considerable debate. The issue has been pressed into relief by the PNG Government's decision to effect a substantial reduction in funding for tertiary education, and to re-direct the resultant savings into the pre-tertiary level and other revenue-generating sectors of the economy. The decision has compelled education planners to begin to cast critical eyes at the different programmes offered at the tertiary educational level. In a circular dated 14 February, 1986 the Papua New Guinea Commission for Higher Education stated that '(t)he Medium Term Development Plan affirms the government's adoption of a manpower-planning approach to educational provision.'}, issn = {2201-7275}, pages = {163--172}, doi = {10.5204/qutlr.v3i3.284}, url = {https://lr.law.qut.edu.au/article/view/284} }