1981 Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea Decisions

March 1981

• SCR No 1 of 1980; Re S22A(b) Police Offences Act; Biyang v Liri Haro [1981] PGSC 19; [1981] PNGLR 28 (6 March 1981)
• SCR No 2 of 1980; Re S14(2) Summary Offences Act [1981] PGSC 21; [1981] PNGLR 50 (6 March 1981)
• Townsend v Oika [1981] PGSC 24; [1981] PNGLR 12 (6 March 1981)
• Uraki v The State [1981] PGSC 1; SC198 (24 March 1981)
• Antape v The State [1981] PGSC 10; [1981] PNGLR 68 (26 March 1981)
• Aihi v The State (No 1) [1981] PGSC 9; [1981] PNGLR 81 (27 March 1981)

April 1981

• Motor Vehicles Insurance (PNG) Trust v Payne and The State [1981] PGSC 15; [1981] PNGLR 114 (3 April 1981)

May 1981

• Miriva v The State [1981] PGSC 2; SC197 (7 May 1981)
• Ulo v Acting Public Prosecutor [1981] PGSC 25; [1981] PNGLR 148 (26 May 1981)

June 1981

• SCR No 1 of 1981; Re Inter-Group Fighting Act 1977 [1981] PGSC 20; [1981] PNGLR 151 (10 June 1981)

July 1981

• Acting Public Prosecutor v Haha [1981] PGSC 6; [1981] PNGLR 205 (2 July 1981)
• Acting Public Prosecutor v Lalaiva and Ume [1981] PGSC 3; SC201 (3 July 1981)
• Acting Public Prosecutor v Mailai [1981] PGSC 7; [1981] PNGLR 258 (31 July 1981)

August 1981

• Somare, Re [1981] PGSC 23; [1981] PNGLR 265 (3 August 1981)
• Acting Public Prosecutor v Yonnga [1981] PGSC 8; [1981] PNGLR 314 (4 August 1981)
• Acting Public Prosecutor v Kasen [1981] PGSC 4; SC205 (7 August 1981)
• Sausau v Police Commissioner and The State [1981] PGSC 18; [1981] PNGLR 327 (14 August 1981)
• K and K v Director of Child Welfare [1981] PGSC 12; [1981] PNGLR 333 (28 August 1981)
• Laku v The State [1981] PGSC 13; [1981] PNGLR 350 (31 August 1981)

October 1981

• Mopio, Re [1981] PGSC 14; [1981] PNGLR 416 (19 October 1981)
• Vola, Public Prosecutor v [1981] PGSC 26; [1981] PNGLR 412 (19 October 1981)
• Gamoga v The State [1981] PGSC 11; [1981] PNGLR 443 (27 October 1981)

November 1981

• Acting Public Prosecutor v Airi [1981] PGSC 5; SC214 (24 November 1981)
• Port Moresby City Council v Sheriff of PNG [1981] PGSC 17; [1981] PNGLR 477 (24 November 1981)
• Pawa v The State [1981] PGSC 16; [1981] PNGLR 498 (27 November 1981)
• Minister for Lands v Frame [1980] PGSC 12; [1980] PNGLR 433 (28 November 1981)

December 1981

• SCR No 2 of 1981; Re Electoral Boundaries [1981] PGSC 22; [1981] PNGLR 518 (10 December 1981)