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PacLII stands for the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. It is an initiative of the University of the South Pacific School of Law with assistance from AustLII. PacLII is a signatory to the Montreal Declaration on Public Access to Law and participates in the Free Access to Law movement, (FALM) a grouping of a number of world wide organizations committed to publishing and providing access to the law for free. PacLII is based at the Emalus Campus of the USP in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
USP School of Law is based in Port Vila and has students located across 12 countries of the Pacific who do not have easy access to the legal materials from across the region which they need to undertake their studies. PacLII was started by the School of Law as a means to overcoming the tyrannies of distance. It has grown to become a service to governments, legal professionals, NGOs, students, academics and members of the public and has been widely recognized as an example of excellence in promoting access to legal information.
PacLII collects and publishes legal materials from 20 Pacific Islands Countries on its website www.paclii.org which is hosted by AustLII. These countries are American Samoa, Cook Islands, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
The materials consist mainly of primary materials such as court decisions and legislation but also include decisions of various tribunals, panels, Ombudsmens reports or secondary information such as court rules or bench books. PacLII is now seeking to expand its collections to include law related materials such as subject specific papers and reports. PacLII is also developing a series of subject specific libraries utilising predetermined search technology. An Intellectual Property and a Maritime Law Library have been created and more are planned. A number of Pacific Islands Treaties are also available but direct access to the database has been suspended due to a current lack of capacity.
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Displaying 111 - 115 of 298Ministerial Assignment (L.N. No. 21 of 2011).
The President of Fiji assigns to the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Anti-corruption, Public Enterprises, Communications, Civil Aviation, Tourism, Industry and Trade responsibilities under legislation specified in the Schedule, including: the Crop Liens Act, the Land Transfer Act, the Unit Titles Act, the Co-operatives Act the Coconut Industry Development Decree and the Consumer Council of Fiji Act.
Land Use Decree (No. 36 of 2010).
This Decree provides for use of native land as defined in the Native Lands Act and Crown land as defined in the Crown lands Act. Utilization of land to which this Decree applies shall be decided by the Prime Minister and all such land shall be registered in the Land Use Bank created under this Decree. The Decree also establishes a Land Use Unit in the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources. This office shall be responsible for valuation of land, issue and renewal of leases and collection of rental. Leases issued under this Decree shall be for 99 years and are protected leases.
Physical Planning (Fees For Application) (Cap. 193).
This Regulation imposes a physical planning fee for purposes of the Physical Planning Act. All applications for planning permission, outline permission and reserved matters made to the Council shall be accompanied by the fees specified in the Schedule unless otherwise exempted. Where an application is submitted for more than one use, the appropriate fees specified in the Schedule shall be levied in respect of each of the proposed uses.
Implements: Physical Planning Act (Cap. 193). (2006)
Port Vila Urban Land Leases Selection Committee Rules (Cap. 163).
This Order establishes the Urban land Leases Selection Committee, which shall, within the Municipality of Port Vila: (a) consider, on behalf of the Minister responsible for lands, all applications for the granting of new leases, transfer of leases and surrender of leases for the creation of new leases, transfer and transfer of shares between lessor and lessee companies; (b) advise the Minister on any matter in relation to the such transactions; and (c) do or perform such other functions or responsibilities as the Minister may from time to time direct or delegate.
Land Valuers Registration (Prescribed Fees and Forms) (Cap. 289).
These Regulations prescribe fees in Schedule 1 and forms in Schedule 2 for purposes of the Land Valuers Registrations Act. Forms include: Application for registration as a land valuer; Notice of removal or variation of limitations on a valuers right to practice; and Certificate of registration.
Implements: Land Valuers Registration Act (Cap. 289). (2006)