Verification – The Townsville Peace Agreement

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PART SIX

PEACE MONITORING

 

[1] Peace Monitoring Council

 

(a) Subject to this clause there is hereby established a Peace Monitoring Council to monitor, report on and enforce the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b) Members of the PMC shall be appointed by the Minister after consultation with Parties to this Agreement and may include representatives of States participating in the peace monitoring.

 

(c) The PMC shall be constituted within 14 days from the date of execution of this Agreement. Its terms of reference are set out in Annexure II

 

[2] Chairmanship

 

The Chairman of the PMC shall be appointed by the Minister and shall have an office and a secretariat.

 

[3] PMC Expenses

 

All expenses of the PMC incurred in the discharge of its functions, shall be paid by the SIG.

 

[4] As soon as practicable an International Peace Monitoring Team shall be engaged to assist the Peace Monitoring Council in the discharge of its functions. In consultation with the parties, the SIG will facilitate their deployment. The Mandate and Terms of Reference of the International Peace Monitoring Teams are contained in Annexure 1.

 

[5] Where in pursuance of the provisions above, a peace monitoring team is present in Solomon Islands, such members shall without hindrance from any of the Parties to this Agreement be permitted to discharge or assist the Peace Monitoring Council in the execution of its duties.

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PART THREE

LOSS OF LIVES AND PROPERTY

 

[1]Identification of Remains of Missing persons

 

(b) Custom means of reconciliation and compensation may be agreed to between concerned persons and communities in connection with killing of persons during the course of the crisis.

 

[2] Claims for lost and damaged property

 

The SIG shall make all efforts to secure assistance from its development partners to assist persons who suffered loss or damage to property on Guadalcanal including those who lost

 

(a) employment as the direct result of the crisis on Guadalcanal;

 

(b) businesses or investments; and

 

(c) personal property

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PART TWO

NATIONAL SECURITY AND WAR CLAIMS

 

(7) Surrender of Weapons and Property

 

(g) Before the expiration of twenty-four months following the execution of this Agreement a review shall be carried out by a committee consisting of persons appointed by the SIG, after consultations with provincial governments, on the security situation throughout Solomon Islands. Upon being satisfied that there is improved state of ethnic co-existence in Solomon Islands all surrendered weapons shall be armoury or be disposed of in such manner as may be determined by the SIG.

Police Reform – The Townsville Peace Agreement

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PART TWO

NATIONAL SECURITY AND WAR CLAIMS

[2) Restructure of the Police Force

The SIG undertakes to continue the process of restructuring the Police Force as proposed by the recent Police Strategic review, taking into account the need for fair or equal provincial representation in the National Police Force.

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The SIG shall make all efforts to secure assistance from its development partners to assist persons who suffered loss or damage to property on Guadalcanal including those who lost-

( a) employment as the direct result of the crisis on Guadalcanal;

(b) businesses or investments; and

( c) personal property

Development – The Townsville Peace Agreement

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PART FOUR

POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES

[2] Financial and Economic Assistance

(a) Within twelve months, the SIG shall enter into negotiations with the MPG for the purpose of providing appropriate development assistance to the MPG in recognition of the forced influx into the Province of more than 20,000 people

(b) The National Provident Fund (“NPF”) shall be decentralized to allow for superannuation contributions of Malaitans made in pursuance of the National Provident Fund Act to be paid to a new Malaita Provident Fund.

(c) Amendment to the NPF Act shall be made within six months from the date of execution of this Agreement to allow for the restructure of the NPF.

(d) The SIG, GPG and MPG shall negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding in respect of development incentives for the two provinces including SIG loans and grants.

 

[4] Social Services

The SIG shall immediately take steps to improve the capacity of health and educational services in Malaita and Guadalcanal provinces.

 

[5] Infrastructure Projects

(a) The following five projects shall be included in the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Paragraph 2 (d) of Part Four

(i) the Suava Bay Fisheries Centre;

(ii) the Wairokai Industrial Sea Port;

(iii) an International Airport

(iv) the South Road Construction; and

(v) the Leili Island Tourism Site Development and Marketing.

(b) As part of the preliminary phase of the implementation of the projects herein the MPG shall organize a trade and investment mission from Malaita in conjunction with the SIG to tour selected Asian economies in order to market the island as a potential investment destination.

(c) All other political and socio-economic issues presently facing all provinces as a result of the displacement of Malaitans from Guadalcanal shall be addressed by the National Government within a time frame to be agreed by the SIG and the MPG.

(d) The bona-fide demands of the people of Guadalcanal agreed to and the positions reached at the meeting held on 18/2/2000 shall be given effect to within a time frame to be agreed by the STG and the GPG. The GPG may negotiate an infrastructure development program with the STG through a Memorandum of Understanding covering: –

(i) Aola – Marau road

(ii) Marau – Kuma road

(iii) Guadalcanal cross-island road

(iv) Lambi — Tangarare road

(v) Wharves at Marau, Tetere, Variana and Aola_

 

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PART TWO

NATIONAL SECURITY AND WAR CLAIMS

 

(7) Surrender of Weapons and Property

 

(a) Subject to this clause, there shall be surrender of arms and ammunitions (“weapons”) in return for granting of amnesty.

 

(b) Within thirty days after the execution of this Agreement all weapons in the hands of the MEF, IFM and the Officers shall be handed over to

their selected commanders who will then place the weapons under the control of the International Peace Monitoring Team (IPMT) at such places as it may determine in consultation with the SIG, MPG and the GPG.

 

(c) All surrendered weapons shall –

 

(i) In respect of the MEF weapons to be stored in Auki, Ma1aita Province and;

 

(ii) In respect of the IFM weapons to be stored at not more than four locations on Guadalcanal; and

 

(iii) be inspected by a neutral weapons

inspection team to be appointed by the SIG.

 

(d) The IPMT shall carry out an inventory of all surrendered weapons which shall be stored in tamper-evident containers.

 

(e) Inspections of surrendered weapons shall be carried out by the IPMT at such intervals as it

may decide.

 

(f) Surrendered weapons shall remain under the

control and supervision of the IPMT for twenty

four months

 

 

[7] De-militarization

 

(a) Within 30 days after the execution of this Agreement the parties shall demilitarize Guadalcanal and other Provinces by ensuring that —

 

(ii) all weapons are deposited and dealt with as herein provided ;

 

(vi) As soon as practicable after the date hereof the SIG will exercise its statutory powers to recall all licensed firearms within Honiara, Guadalcanal and Malaita provinces.