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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 276 - 280 of 298Trustee Act 1975.
This Act, except where otherwise expressly provided, applies to trusts constituted or created either before or after the commencement of this Act. Part III sets out the general powers of trustees including lease and sale of property. Part V concerns the appointment of new trustees, vesting orders, and other powers of court such as the power of Court to authorize dealings with trust property and variations of trust and the power of Court to direct sale or lease. (59 sections divided into 6 Parts)
Wills Act, 1975.
This Act regulates various matters relating to deeds of heritage. Property which may be disposed of by will is defined in section 3. Other matters covered are: wills of minors; form of will; manner of revocation of will, alteration in a will after execution; revival of revoked will; general devise of land to include leasehold as well as freehold land; devise of real estate without any words of limitation; execution of wills made abroad.
Taking of Land Act, 1964.
The Act concerns taking of private land by the State for public purposes, which are listed in this Act or which may, from time to time, be declared by the Head of State by Order. “Public purpose” includes "forestry, the control of coasts and rivers, the safeguarding of water, soil and forest resources, water supply, drainage, etc. Customary land and freehold land required for any public purpose may be taken by the Head of State, acting on the advice of the Minister, under the provisions of this Act.
Land Titles Investigation Act 1966.
This Act constitutes a Commission to investigate and determine titles to certain lands. Any person desiring to make a claim to the Commission to individual ownership of or property in any land in Western Samoa other than land undoubtedly held by him as individual property for an estate in fee simple created or confirmed by a Court Grant or a Crown Grant, may give notice in writing of his claim to the Secretary (sect. 15). The form of such notice is specified in section 16. The Commission shall investigate and decide on claims in accordance with section 17.
Succession, Probate and Administration Act 1976 (Act No. 21 of 1976).
An Act relating to the administration of estates of deceased persons. "Administration" means probate of the will of a deceased person, and includes letters of administration of the estate of a deceased person, granted with or without a will annexed, for general, special, or limited purposes, and in the case of a trustee corporation includes an order to administer and an election to administer. The Act regulates granting of administration and contains rules regarding administration of estates.