The Council of Rotuma is a municipal body on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency. Owing to the unique character of Rotuma, the powers of this council are greater than those of other municipal bodies in Fiji and in some ways it approximates a legislative body, though it is in every way subordinate to the Parliament. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Rotuma is a volcanic island of approximately 43 square kilometers, located at 12 degrees south latitude and 177 degrees east longitude, approximately 465 kilometers north of Fiji. ... The Republic of the Fiji Islands occupies an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. ... Fijis Parliament is bicameral. ...

The Council consists of fourteen full members and three advisory members. Each of Rotuma's seven districts one representative to the Council; the traditional Chief of each district is also a Council member ex officio. The advisory members, who have speaking rights but not voting rights, are the District Officer, the most senior Medical Officer, and the most senior Agricultural Officer, all of whom serve ex officio.

The seven chiefs are chosen according to traditional custom. The election is usually for life, although the Fijian cabinet minister responsible for Rotuma may, at his or own own discretion, dismiss a chief and order the election of a new one. The Republic of the Fiji Islands occupies an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. ... 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 seven elected representatives are elected for three year terms by resident Rotuman Islanders aged 21 and over. Candidacy is restricted to persons who are eligible to vote.

The full members of the Council elect a Chairman from among themselves. In addition to his vote as a member of the Council, the Chairman has a casting vote in the event of a tie. Casting vote - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

The Council is required to meet at least once every three months. The Chairman and nine other members constitute a quorum to do business. Special meetings may be called by the Chairman, on his own initiative or that of eight members of the Council. This article deals with the legal definition of quorum. ...

The Council has the following powers and responsibilities:

• to implement directives of the Fijian cabinet minister responsible for Rotuma.
• to administer the Rotuman development Fund established by the Rotuma Act (link  (http://www.itc.gov.fj/lawnet/fiji_act/cap122.html)).
• to make bylaws relation to the environment, waste disposal, and public health.
• to make bylaws for the promotion of the social and economic betterment of the Rotuman community
• to regulate communal work
• to regulate the prevention or removal of the public
• to provide for the care of children and the elderly
• to regulate the conservation of food supplies on Rotuma.
• to nominate 3 members of the Great Council of Chiefs
• to nominate 1 member of the Fijian Senate.

Such regulations may provide for imprisonment of up to four months, or a fine of up to one hundred dollars, or both. 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 Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian) is a constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. ... The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. ...