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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 121 - 125 of 298Personal Property Securities Regulations 2011.
These Regulations implement provisions of the Personal Property Securities Act 2010 in respect of: forms provided by the electronic registry to be used for notices of security interests; fees for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations; accessing the Registry; and disclosure of information.
Implements: Personal Property Securities Act 2010 (No. 33 of 2010). (2010-09-20)
Survey Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010).
This Act provides for rules for the practice of land surveys by qualified land surveyors who are registered and licensed under this Act. It concerns in particular survey plans and the conduct of surveys. It also defines the functions of the Ministry responsible for lands for purposes of this Act and establishes the Land Professionals Registration Committee (Survey) and the Samoan Institute of Land Professionals.
Land Valuation Act 2010.
This Act provides rules for the valuation of land by land valuers registered and licensed under this Act. It also defines the functions of the Ministry responsible for lands for purposes of this Act and establishes the Land Professionals Registration Committee (Land Valuation). The Committee shall, among other things, promote and maintain high standards of professional education and conduct among persons engaged in the practice of land valuing in Samoa and act as a disciplinary body. The Act shall be administered by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Public Trust Office Act 1975.
This Act establishes an office to be called the Public Trust Office and provides for the appointment of the Public Trustee. The Public Trustee shall be responsible for the management of the Public Trust Office. The Public Trustee may be appointed executor, administrator or trustee by trust instrument. The Act also defines the powers and duties of the Public Trustee in respect of land affected by a mortgage or security.
Nauru Antiquities Ordinance 1935 (No. 3 of 1935).
This Act makes provision with respect to the discovery and protection of Nauru relics and curios and articles of ethnological and anthropological interest or value and articles manufactured by the natives according to Nauru methods and historical remains of any description, and such other articles or things of historical or scientific value or interest and relating to Nauru as may be prescribed. Discovery of antiquities shall be reported to the Police and the Administrator may appoint a suitable person to supervise any excavations.