The Public Solicitors Office (PSO) of Solomon Islands has successfully facilitated a ‘Continued Professional Development’ seminar for Justice Sector Agencies in Honiara.
The event was held on Thursday, 31st of October at the Heritage Park Hotel.
The second of its kind, the seminar is an initiative of the PSO for cross sectoral upskilling and engagement to ensure that agencies remain effective in the delivery of services.
The second CPD training seminar saw more than 50 professionals from the justice sector including the Attorney-Generals Chambers, Solomon Islands Law Reform Commission, Public Solicitors office, key personnel from the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs and two senior lawyers from PNG’s Office of the Public Solicitor currently embedded in the PSO under the Wantok Legal Network.
Also, in attendance was Vice Chancellor of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU), Professor Transform Aqorau who gave an insightful presentation on Marine Law and the legal processes and ordinance that protect the rights of indigenous population in relation to marine resources.
Supervising Director of National Statistics Office, Mr. Samson Kanamoli was also present and gave a presentation highlighting the importance of working with the National Statistics Office (NSO) and for legal agencies to access and use official data and reports published by the NSO.
Speaking at the opening of the seminar, Public Solicitor Mr. George Gray emphasized the importance of continued professional development by encouraging professionals within the justice and legal field to share knowledge, collaborate and enhance growth.
“This is for us lawyers to understand other areas or works, most of the time we think that our profession operates in isolation, but that is not true,” Mr. Gray Stated, “this is an opportunity to appreciate that there are other fields of work that we need within our field of practice.”
This CPD is an initiative by PSO and is supported by the Australia – Solomon Islands Partnership for Justice program, a program committed to supporting the efficient delivery of services of the justice sector in Solomon Islands.
The Australia – Solomon Islands Partnership for Justice is supported by the Australian government.
