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The Master of the High Court's power is prescribed by the High Court Act and Order 59 of the Fijian High Court Rules 1988. The first Master of the High Court of Fiji was Janmai Jay Udit. He was appointed in 2005. His appointment was revoked on abrogation of the 1997 constitution on 10 April 2009, together with all other judges and magistrates.
The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts that was established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji — the others being the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Constitution empowered Parliament to create other courts; these were to be subordinate to the High Court, which was authorized to oversee all proceedings of such courts.
The Court of Appeal of Fiji is one of three courts that were established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution, the others being the High Court and the Supreme Court.The Court of Appeal was a new institution established when the 1997 Constitution came into effect; the other two courts predated it.
The judges of the Supreme Court, the President of the Court of Appeal, the Justices of Appeal, and the puisne judges of the High Court are appointed by the President of Fiji, upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission, after consulting with the Cabinet Minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the ...
Fiji maintains an independent judiciary, with judicial power vested in three courts (the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court) established by the Constitution, which also makes provision for other courts to be set up by Parliament; Magistrates' Courts have accordingly been set up.
Retired shortly before Fiji's annexation by the United Kingdom on 10 October 1874, but died a few weeks later — before a pension could be arranged. 2. Sir William Hackett [9] [10] 1875 1876 Victoria: Chief Justice of Fiji and Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific (1877-1962) 3. Sir John Gorrie [11] [12] 1877 1882 Victoria ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji's former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama has avoided jail and was discharged by the Magistrates Court on Thursday, after earlier this month being found guilty ...
The Chief Magistrate is a judicial officer in the government of Fiji, who presides over the Magistrates Courts. The following persons have held office as Chief Magistrate (this is an incomplete list): Apaitia Seru; Sekove Naqiolevu; Sailesi Temo; Naomi Matanitobua; Usaia Ratuvili