Magistrate's Court of Fiji
- Details
- Last Updated on 02 March 2015
CENTRAL/EASTERN
This division extends from Navua to Tailevu and includes the islands of the Central/Eastern Division. There are 12centres and 20 courts and one dedicated Juvenile Court in the CENTRAL/EASTERN Division.
CENTRES NUMBER OF COURTS
- Suva (6)
- Nasinu (2)
- Nausori (2)
- Vunidawa (1)
- Tailevu (1)
- Navua (1)
- Kadavu (1)
- Lau (1)
- Lomaiviti (1)
- Levuka (1)
- Taveuni (1)
- Rotuma (1)
Resident Magistrates' based in Nausori travel to Vunidawa and Tailevu once a week and Levuka for a week in a month. Suva based Resident Magistrates travel to Lau/Lomaiviti, Rotuma, Kadavu and Taveuni as per court sitting calendar.
WESTERN DIVISION
This division extends from Sigatoka to Rakiraki town. Cases from the Yasawa and Mamanuca group of islands are all heard in Lautoka. There is one Senior Court officer looking after the Western Division based at Lautoka and all the other courts have Court Officers as managers of district courts. In the Western Division there are 7 centers and 11 courts.
- Lautoka (3)
- Nadi (2)
- Ba (2)
- Tavua (1)
- Rakiraki (1)
- Sigatoka (1)
- Keyasi (1)
The Keyasi Court sits once a month and is administrated by the Sigatoka Magistrate’s Court Registry and the Sigatoka Resident Magistrate.
NORTHERN
Under the administration of the Deputy Registrar Northern the Senior Court officer is overall in charge of Magistrate Court based in Labasa. In the Northern Division there are 3 centers and 5 courts. The Labasa Court Registry and The Resident Magistrate administor the two outer centers Nabouwalu and Savusavu.