Papua New Guinea Football Association adopted a framework for the development of referees in Papua New Guinea at its annual ordinary congress in 2003. The diagram below shows the adapted referees structure. The following listed according to the hierarchy in which they follow.

[PNGFA Referees Committee]

 [Referee Panel]

[Regional Instructors]

 [Momase] [Highlands] [New Guinea Islands] [Southern]

In the new structure,4 referees instructors are appointed by PNGFA in each geographical region to over look active referees in the associations as shown above. This instructors report to the PNGFA Referees Panel, which reports to the Referees Committee.

 National Referee Structure before 2003

Referees were allowed to form referees associations and affiliate to the National Referee Association, the Papua New Guinea Football Referees Association. (PNGFRA). Referees have been allowed to register through their local associations to become a member of the Papua New Guinea Referees Association after the local association's affiliated to the Papua New Guinea Football Association. However, this has been abolished and is now changed to the following structure.

Current National Referee Structure

Referees are required to register directly to Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) to become a member of Papua New Guinea Football Referees. After a referee is registered directly to PNGFA, that referee is recognised as a PNGFA National Referee and can officiate any PNGFA sanctioned tournament upon selection by PNGFA.