Solomon Islands

8 - Border Agency Cooperation

Articles 8.1
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Indicative date of implementation 22 February 2022
Definitive date of implementation 31 December 2040
Shift Shift from Cat. B to Cat. C notification.
Assistance required for implementation • Legislative and Regulatory Framework:
Requires a MoU to be implemented (currently a draft between BSI and SICED) to establish effective interagency cooperation.
• Establish arrangements to cooperate and coordinate through formal legislation/admin framework; incorporate agreed procedure into current clearance processes.
• Capacity building:
On new coordination approach and publication of procedures.

Tags: Information and communication technologies (ICT), Legislative and regulatory framework, Human resources and training

Donor / Agency

To be determined

Progress reported
22 August 2022 — G/TFA/N/SLB/2  
Solomon Islands has established some Border Agencies Cooperation such as:
• Agreement Between the Government of Solomon Islands and the Government of Papua New Guinea on Border Arrangements 1997 (to be jointly under review as of August 2023).
• Framework Treaty Guiding Relations Between the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands 2020.

Solomon Islands received no support on any technical assistance and capacity building from donors.

Solomon Islands needs support on:
• Establishing arrangements to cooperate and coordinate formal legislation and admin framework; incorporate agreed procedures into current clearance processes.
• Capacity Building on new coordination approach and Publication of Procedures.
• To setup a separate unit to be responsible over inter-agency networking nationally and abroad
Articles 8.2 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
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Indicative date of implementation 22 February 2022
Definitive date of implementation 31 December 2040
Shift Shift from Cat. B to Cat. C notification.
Assistance required for implementation • Legislative and Regulatory Framework:
Requires a MoU to be implemented (currently a draft between BSI and SICED) to establish effective interagency cooperation.
• Establish arrangements to cooperate and coordinate through formal legislation/admin framework; incorporate agreed procedure into current clearance processes.
• Capacity building:
On new coordination approach and publication of procedures.

Tags: Information and communication technologies (ICT), Legislative and regulatory framework, Human resources and training

Donor / Agency

To be determined

Progress reported
22 August 2022 — G/TFA/N/SLB/2  
Solomon Islands has established some Border Agencies Cooperation such as:
• Agreement Between the Government of Solomon Islands and the Government of Papua New Guinea on Border Arrangements 1997 (to be jointly under review as of August 2023).
• Framework Treaty Guiding Relations Between the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands 2020.

Solomon Islands received no support on any technical assistance and capacity building from donors.

Solomon Islands needs support on:
• Establishing arrangements to cooperate and coordinate formal legislation and admin framework; incorporate agreed procedures into current clearance processes.
• Capacity Building on new coordination approach and Publication of Procedures.
• To setup a separate unit to be responsible over inter-agency networking nationally and abroad

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