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Diplomatic relations of Fiji Background The Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands dates from 1997. ...
This article is a commentary on the Preamble to the Fijian constitution. ...
Chapter 1: The State. ...
Chapter 2: Compact. ...
Chapter 3: Citizenship. ...
Chapter 4: Bill of Rights. ...
Chapter 5: Social Justice. ...
Chapter 6: The Parliament. ...
Chapter 7: Executive Government. ...
Chapter 8 Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga) Chapter 8: Executive Government. ...
Chapter 9 Judiciary Section 117 Judicial power (1) The judicial power of the State vests in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court and in such other courts as are created by law. ...
Chapter 10 State Services Section 140 Recruitment and promotion policy The recruitment of persons to a state service, the promotion of persons within a state service and the management of a state service must be based on the following principles: (a) government policies should be carried out effectively and efficiently...
Chapter 11 Accountability Part 1 Code of Conduct Section 156 Code of Conduct (1) This section applies to the President, Vice-President, Ministers, members of Parliament, holders of offices established by or continued in existence under this Constitution, members of commissions, Secretaries of departments, the Secretary to the Cabinet and...
Chapter 12 Revenue and Expenditure Section 175 Raising of revenue The raising by the Government of revenue or moneys, whether through the imposition of taxation or otherwise, must be authorised by or under an Act. ...
Chapter 13 Group Rights Section 185 Alteration of certain Acts (1) A bill alters any of the following Acts, namely: (a) Fijian Affairs Act; (b) Fijian Development Fund Act; (c) Native Lands Act; (d) Native Land Trust Act; (e) Rotuman Act; (f) Rotuman Lands Act; (g) Banaban Lands Act; or...
Chapter 14 Emergency Powers Section 187 Emergency powers (1) The Parliament may make a law conferring power on the President, acting an the advice of the Cabinet, to proclaim a state of emergency in Fiji, or in a part of Fiji, in such circumstances as the law prescribes. ...
Chapter 15 Amendment of Constitution Section 190 Alteration of Constitution This Constitution maybe altered in the way set out in this Chapter and may not be altered in any other way. ...
Chapter 16 Commencement, Interpretation and Repeals Section 193 Short title and commencement (1) This Act maybe cited as the Constitution Amendment Act 1997. ...
[Chapter 17] Schedule Oaths and Affirmations [Part 1] A. Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance Oath: I, A.B., do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Republic of the Fiji Islands, according to law. ...
Fiji became a republic in 1987, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom formally abdicated as Queen of Fiji, following two military coups led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. ...
The Fijian vice-presidency is a mostly ceremonial office. ...
Fiji received its independence in 1970. ...
Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. ...
The post of Leader of the Opposition is a political office common in countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations. ...
Fijis Parliament is bicameral. ...
The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. ...
Overview The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fijis Parliament. ...
The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Fijian House of Representatives. ...
The High Court of Fiji is independent of the legislative and executive branches of the acting government. ...
The Court of Appeal of Fiji is one of three courts established by Chapter 9 of the Constitution, the others being the High Court and the Supreme Court. ...
The Supreme Court of Fiji is one of three courts established by Chapter 9 of the Constitution, the others being the High Court and the Court of Appeal. ...
The Chief Justice is Fijis highest judicial officer. ...
Fijis Court of Appeal is chaired by the President of the Court of Appeal. ...
Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces. ...
Fiji has established municipal governments have been established for two cities (Suva and Lautoka) and ten towns (Ba, Labasa, Lami, Levuka, Nadi, Nausori, Nasinu, Savusavu, Sigatoka, and Tavua). ...
Fijis municipal elections of October 2002 produced results that allowed three major political parties, the United Fiji Party (SDL), the Fiji Labour Party (FLP), and the National Federation Party (NFP) to claim a victory of sorts. ...
Municipal elections were held for 11 of Fijis twelve city and town councils on 22 October 2005. ...
The Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian) is a constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. ...
The Great Council of Chiefs The Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian) is a formal assembly of Fijis senior hereditary chiefs, along with some representatives of the national government and provincial councils, who may or may not be hereditary chiefs themselves. ...
A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...
Fiji was a British Crown Colony from 1874 to 1970, and an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth from 1970 to 1987. ...
Fiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874, and an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth in 1970. ...
Fijis British colonial rulers established the office of Chief Minister in October 1967, along with the Cabinet system of government. ...
The Fijian Legislative Council was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970. ...
// Historical overview Fijis electoral system is the result of complex negotiations, compromises, and experiments conducted over the years leading up to and following independence from British colonial rule in 1970. ...
The Fijian House of Representatives consists of 71 members, all elected from single member constuencies. ...
Open constituencies represent one of several electoral models employed in the past and present in the Fijian electoral system. ...
Communal constituencies have been the most durable feature of the Fijian electoral system. ...
National constituencies are a former feature of the Fijian electoral system. ...
Elections in Fiji gives information on election and election results in Fiji. ...
The general election to the Fijian Legislative Council in 1966 was the last to be held before independence from the United Kingdom was granted in 1970. ...
Politics of Fiji Categories: Stub | Elections in Fiji | Fiji-related stubs ...
Fijis election for the House of Representatives held in March 1977 was the second since independence from the United Kingdom in 1970. ...
A general election to Fijis House of Representatives was held in September 1977, to resolve the impasse of an earlier election that had been held in March. ...
Politics of Fiji Categories: Stub | Elections in Fiji | Fiji-related stubs ...
The general election of April 1987 was Fijis fifth since the country had gained its independence from the United Kingdom seventeen years earlier. ...
A general election was held to restore Fiji to democracy in 1992. ...
Fiji held a general election in 1994, three years earlier than scheduled. ...
The general election to the Fijian House of Representatives, held in May 1999, was historic. ...
The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a Supreme Court decision, following the failure of the Fiji coup of 2000. ...
The Constitution of Fiji requires general elections for the House of Representatives to be held at least once every five years. ...
Fiji maintains an independent, but generally pro-Western, foreign policy. ...
Fiji maintains direct diplomatic or consular relations with countries with historical, culrural, or trading ties to Fiji; Ambassadors stationed in such countries are often accredited to neighbouring countries. ...
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| Fiji's chief governmental legal officer is the Attorney General. According to the Constitution of Fiji, the Attorney-General is required to be a qualified lawyer and sits in the Cabinet. The office of the Attorney-General is the oldest surviving executive office in Fiji, having been established in the Kingdom of Viti in 1872. It continued throughout Fiji's years as a British crown colony (1874 - 1970) and subsequently as a Commonwealth realm (1970 - 1987) and republic (1987 - present), with minimal modifications. In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...
Background The Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands dates from 1997. ...
A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ...
Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. ...
1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ...
1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
A Commonwealth Realm is any one of the 16 sovereign states of the Commonwealth that recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen and head of state. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It has been suggested that The republican form of government be merged into this article or section. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Attorney-General is the only Cabinet office, apart from that of the Prime Minister, specifically established by the Constitution. The Attorney-General must be a member of either the House of Representatives or the Senate. A unique feature of the office is that except for voting rights (which may be exercised only in the chamber of which the Attorney-General is officially a member), the Attorney-General has the authority to participate in the business of both chambers of Parliament. The office is normally held in personal union with that of the Minister for Justice, although they are distinct offices. Like other members of the Cabinet, the Attorney-General is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. Fiji received its independence in 1970. ...
Overview The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fijis Parliament. ...
The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. ...
Fijis Parliament is bicameral. ...
A personal union is a political union of two or more entities that, internationally, are considered separate states, but through established law, share the same head of state —hence also whatever political actions are vested in the head of state, but no (or very few) others. ...
Fiji became a republic in 1987, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom formally abdicated as Queen of Fiji, following two military coups led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. ...
The Attorney-General's office
The office of the Attorney-General is responsible for all legal needs of government departments, statutory bodies, and state-owned enterprises. The office has three offices in Suva, Lautoka, and Labasa respectively. Government legal work in the country's Central and Eastern Divisions is undertaken by the central office in Suva, headed by the Solicitor-General, while the Lautoka office (headed by the Principal Legal Officer) is responsible for the Western Division. The Northern Division is covered by the Labasa office. Suva is the capital of Fiji. ...
Lautoka is the second largest city of Fiji. ...
Labasa (IPA:) is a town in Fiji with a population of 24,187 at the last census held in 1996. ...
The Central Division of Fiji is one of Fijis four divisions. ...
The Eastern Division of Fiji is one of Fijis four divisions. ...
Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces. ...
The Western Division of Fiji is one of Fijis four divisions. ...
The main town in the Northern Division is Labasa. ...
List of Attorneys-General of Fiji Note that some Attorneys-General have held office in multiple consecutive administrations, particularly in the colonial era. The British Empire was the worlds first global power and the largest empire in history. ...
Kingdom of Viti (1871 - 1874) 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
A monarch (see sovereign) is a type of ruler or head of state. ...
Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (1815-1883) was King of Fiji from 8 December 1852 to 10 October 1874, when he ceded his country to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. ...
1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...
1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...
1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Crown colony (1874 - 1970) | Order | Attorney-General | Term of Office | Appointed by (Governor): | | 4. | J.H. De Ricci | 1875 - 1876 | Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon | | 5. | Joseph Hector Garrick | 1876 - 1882 | Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon | | 6. | Fielding Clark | 1882 - 1886 | Sir William Des Voeux | | 7. | Henry Spencer Berkeley | 1886 - 1889 | | 8. | John Symonds Udal | 1889 - 1901 | Sir John Bates Thurston | | 9. | Henry Edward Pollock | 1901 - 1903 | William Lamond Allardyce | | 10. | Albert Ehrhardt | 1903 - 1914 | Sir Henry Moore Jackson | | 11. | Alfred Karney Young | 1914 - 1922 | Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott | | 12. | James Muir MacKenzie | 1922 - 1927 | Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell | | 13. | Percy Alexander McElwaine | 1927 - 1931 | Sir Eyre Hutson | | 14. | Charles Gough Howell | 1931 - 1933 | Sir Arthur George Murchison Fletcher | | 15. | Ransley Samuel Thacker | 1933 - 1938 | | 16. | Edward Enoch Jenkins | 1938 - 1945 | Sir Arthur Frederick Richards | | 17. | John Henry Vaughan | 1945 - 1949 | Sir Alexander Grantham | | 18. | Brian Andre Doyle | 1949 - 1956 | Sir Leslie Brian Freeston | | 19. | Ashley Martin Greenwood | 1956 - 1963 | Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey | | 20. | Justin Lewis | 1963 - 1970 | Sir Kenneth Phipson Maddocks | Fiji was a British Crown Colony from 1874 to 1970, and an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth from 1970 to 1987. ...
1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore ( November 26, 1829- January 30, 1912). ...
1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore ( November 26, 1829- January 30, 1912). ...
1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
Sir George Des Voeux Sir George William Des VÅ“ux (Chinese Translated Name å¾·è¼”) (1834 - 1909) was a British colonial governor who became the 10th Governor of Hong Kong. ...
1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Sir William Lamond Allardyce (1861-1930) was a career British civil servant in the Colonial Office who served as governor of Fiji (1901-1902), the Falkland Islands (1904-1914), Bahamas (1914-1920), Tasmania (1920-1922), and Newfoundland (1922-1928). ...
1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Sir Henry Moore Jackson (1849 - 29 August 1908) was born in Grenada to the Anglican Bishop of the Leeward Islands. ...
1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
Sir Alexander Grantham Sir Alexander William George Herder Grantham (葛亮洪 1899–1978) was a British colonial governor who governed Hong Kong. ...
1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Commonwealth realm (1970 - 1987) Fiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874, and an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth in 1970. ...
Fiji received its independence in 1970. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
Ratu Sir George Cakobau (1912-1989) was Governor General of Fiji from 1972 to 1982. ...
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (May 6, 1920 – April 18, 2004) is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. ...
Sir Vijay Singh Sir Vijay R. Singh is a Fijian lawyer and former politician, who held Cabinet office in the 1970s. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau (28 July 1918-15 December 1993) was the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 till his death. ...
Qoriniasi Bale, Attorney-General of Fiji Qoriniasi Babitu Bale is a lawyer and political leader, who is currently Fijis Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, offices he has held on two separate occasions. ...
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Jai Ram Reddy (born 1937) is an Indo-Fijian statesman, who has had a distinguished career in both the legislative and judicial branches of the Fijian government. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Timoci Uluivuda Bavadra (September 22, 1934 - November 3, 1989) was a medical doctor who served for one month as the Prime Minister of Fiji in 1987 and who founded the Fiji Labour Party. ...
Fiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874, and an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth in 1970. ...
Republic (1987 - present) Fiji became a republic in 1987, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom formally abdicated as Queen of Fiji, following two military coups led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. ...
Fiji received its independence in 1970. ...
Sailosi Wai Kepa (4 November 1938 - 1 March 2004) was a Fijian statesman, judge, and diplomat. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau (28 July 1918-15 December 1993) was the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 till his death. ...
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (May 6, 1920 – April 18, 2004) is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, OBE, (born September 13, 1948) is best known as the instigator of two military coups that shook Fiji in 1987. ...
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara (May 6, 1920 – April 18, 2004) is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. ...
Senator Anand Singh Anand Kumar Singh is a Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Mahendra Pal Chaudhry (born 9 February 1942) is the leader of the Fiji Labour Party and currently the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Laisenia Qarase (born February 4, 1941) is the Prime Minister of Fiji. ...
Ratu Josefa Iloilo Uluivuda (born December 29, 1920) is the President of Fiji. ...
Qoriniasi Bale, Attorney-General of Fiji Qoriniasi Babitu Bale is a lawyer and political leader, who is currently Fijis Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, offices he has held on two separate occasions. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Fiji became a republic in 1987, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom formally abdicated as Queen of Fiji, following two military coups led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. ...
External links - Website of the Office of the Attorney General of Fiji
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