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The Vola ni Kawa Bula, commonly known as the VKB, is the official Fijian register of native landowners. It is known in English as the Native Land Register. By law, all indigenous Fijians who are now to be known as iTaukei [1] are entitled to be enrolled as members of the VKB, which is in the charge of the Native Lands Commission. [2]
The Fijian Government exercises the executive functions and powers within the Republic of Fiji. This article lists spans of government ministries under a prime minister . [ 1 ] The distinctive periods of these ministries consist of post-independence, post- 2000 Coup d'état , and post 2006 Coup d'état .
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 ...
Each province has a provincial council which may make bylaws and impose rates (local taxes), subject to the approval of the iTaukei Affairs Board a government department. . The board must also approve the appointment of the Roko Tui, or executive head of the provincial council, who is usually a high chief, although in recent years, commoners have sometimes been cho
Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (Fiji) Ministry of Defence and National Security (Fiji) Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts (Fiji) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Fiji) Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji) Ministry of iTaukei Affairs (Fiji) Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty ...
It consists of the Chief Justice, who chairs the commission, the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, and the President of the Fiji Law Society. The commission is empowered to investigate complaints against judges and officials of courts that are subordinate to the High Court, and may take disciplinary actions against them.
The Attorney-General is a political and legal officer in Fiji. [1] The attorney-general is the chief law officer of the State, and has responsibility for supervising Fijian law and advising the government on legal matters. Like other members of the Fijian Cabinet, the attorney-general is appointed by the president on the advice of the prime ...
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) Fiji [1] [2] is an independent office by virtue of section 117 of the 2013 Constitution of Fiji. The ODPP is motivated by the principle that it is in the interest of justice that the guilty be brought to justice and the innocent are not wrongly convicted.