The [[Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea]] found that the basic structure doctrine was not applicable in Papua New Guinea as part of a 2010 judgment on an [[Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates|an organic law]], referring to it as a "foreign doctrine".<ref name="Donigi2010"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://actnowpng.org/sites/default/files/SC%20REF%201%20OF%202008%20OLIPAC%20_EDITED%20No%202_%20final%20copy.pdf |title=Special Reference Pursuant to Constitution, Section 19: In the Matter of the Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates, Reference by the Provincial Executive Council of the Fly River Provincial Government of Western Province |publisher=Papua New Guinea Supreme Court of Justice |date=7 July 2010 |pages=40–41 |quote=Under the structure of government and distribution of powers between the three arms of government, the legislative power is vested in the parliament and it has unlimited law-making powers. However, the exercise of its legislative power is always subject to the ''Constitution''. The exercise of the legislative power to amend or alter the ''Constitution'' is not made subject to any foreign doctrine such as the "basic structure" doctrine. The ''Constitution'' is intended to be construed in accordance with the principles and the use of certain materials as aids to interpretation provided in the ''Constitution''.}}</ref>
