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Native Lands (Amendment) (Appeals Tribunal) Act 1998 (No. 44 of 1998).

Country/Territory
Fiji
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Fiji Sessional Legislation, Cap. 134.
Long title
An Act to amend the Native Lands Act in respect of the Appeals Tribunal.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Court/tribunal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

These amendments of the principal Act make provision for certain matters relating to the Appeals Tribunal. Decisions of the Appeals Tribunal are to be final and conclusive and cannot be challenged in a court of law (sect. 7). Section 7a concerns the appointment of the Chairman and members of the Appeals Tribunal. Section 17 of the principal Act is amended by adding after subsection (2) the following new subsection: "(3) A person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission under this section may appeal against it to the Appeals Tribunal constituted under section 7.".

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Native Lands Act.

Legislation | Fiji | 1905 (1985)

Keyword: Land tenure, Traditional rights/customary rights, Land commission, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX