Hon Attorney-General Gabriel Suri with the Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs Hon. Alfred Tuasulia, Reps from the Australian High Commission, Reps from ASIPJ, participants and AGC staff at the Third Annual Conference of Parties 2026 held at the Aquatic Center, KG6, Sports City.
Law at the Centre of Good Governance: Attorney General’s Chambers concludes Third Annual Conference of Parties 2026.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) successfully hosted its Third Annual Conference of Parties 2026 (COP 2026) on 22nd –23rd September 2026 at the Aquatic Centre, Sports City, East Honiara.
Held under the theme “Law at the Centre of Good Governance: Promoting Responsibility, Accountability and Building a GREAT Solomon Islands,” the Conference brought together representatives from Government Ministries, agencies and other stakeholders including representatives from our respective provincial governments to discuss the role of law in promoting good governance and accountable decision-making.
The two-day Conference covered presentations from the Litigation and Advice Division who spoke on the Constitutional and Statutory Mandate of the Attorney General and the Litigation and role of the Court as a measuring system of good governance, and also presentations from the two new specialized units of the AGC which is Commercial Law Unit and International Affairs Unit which are created to assist the Attorney General in delivery of professional and specialized legal service to the Government. The Conference also covered presentations from the Legislation Drafting Division who spoke on the legislative drafting requirements, processes and distinct roles that Government Ministries and State Institutions play in ensuring public trust and institutional accountability in legislative drafting.
Guest Speaker Prof. Dr Transform Aqorau speaking on “Law at the Centre: Building Institutions Worthy of Public Trust” during day two (2) of the Conference of Parties held at the Aquatic Center, KG6, Sports City.
[From left to Right] Mr. Jimmy Sendersley, the Director of Solomon Islands Financial Intelligence Unit (SIFIU), Mr. Trevor Unusu, the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Police, Correctional Service and National Security, Mr. Chris Akosawa, Director of Immigration, Mr. Philip Kanairara, the Chairman of Solomon Islands Law Reform Commission, Mr. Andrew Ega Kelesi, the Director of Public Prosecutions, and Prof. Dr Aqorau, the Vice-Chancellor of Solomon Islands National University. The Hon. Attorney General Gabriel Suri is the moderator for the panel discussion.
In his remarks, the Hon. Attorney-General, Gabriel Suri, put forward an encouraging but challenging proposition to participants: that the discussions should not end with the Conference, but should lead to practical action. He proposed the establishment of a task force to take the discussions forward through policy development and stronger inter-agency coordination, particularly between the Ministry of Police and the Immigration Division within the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, to address the challenges of transnational organised crime in Solomon Islands.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers would like to once again express its appreciation to all Pparticipants, Ssenior state officials, the guest speaker, panellists and staff for their valuable support and contribution to the success of the Conference.
The Chambers also acknowledged the continued support of the Solomon Islands Government and the Government of Australia through the Australia–Solomon Islands Partnership for Justice Program (ASIPJ). The Australian Government has been supportive to the Chambers since the inaugural conference of parties in 2024.
The successful conclusion of the Conference reaffirmed the importance of law, responsibility and accountability in strengthening good governance for the people of Solomon Islands.
ENDS