0 1 2 ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁O ' Ne ill ' s ▁administration ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁law , ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Con duct ▁Bill , ▁emp ower ing ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁susp end ▁jud ges ▁by ▁referring ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁trib unal . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁parliament , ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁introduced . ▁O pp osition ▁comment ators ▁have ▁critic ised ▁the ▁new ▁law ▁as ▁being ▁designed ▁to ▁remove ▁In j ia ▁from ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁Sir ▁Barry ▁H ollow ay , ▁the ▁former ▁speaker ▁of ▁parliament , ▁commented ▁that ▁while ▁many ▁had ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁asc ension ▁of ▁the ▁O ' Ne ill ▁government ▁because ▁of ▁O ' Ne ill ' s ▁promised ▁cl amp down ▁on ▁cor ruption , ▁O ' Ne ill ' s ▁on - going ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁had ▁" cost ▁it ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁good will ▁it ▁enjoyed ▁when ▁it ▁first ▁assumed ▁power ". ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁In j ia ▁and ▁Justice ▁Nicholas ▁Kir ri w om ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁" sed ition ", ▁having ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁three - man ▁ben ch ▁who ▁ruled ▁that ▁Som are ▁is ▁P NG ' s ▁right ful ▁leader . ▁A ▁police ▁unit ▁led ▁by ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Bel den ▁Nam ah ▁storm ed ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁arrest ▁In j ia . ▁This ▁has ▁caused ▁alarm ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁which ▁has ▁called