November 2015

Prime Min.
Josaia
Voreqe BAINIMARAMA,
Commodore
Min. for Anticorruption
Aiyaz SAYEDKHAIYUM
Min. for Defense,
National Security, &
Immigration (Acting)
Joketani COKANASIGA
Min. for Education,
National Heritage, &
Culture & Arts Filipe
BOLE

Government System of Fiji

Volume 1, Issue 1

The Constitution of the

Republic of Fiji
establishes Fijis system
of government. It
provides for three
separate arms of
government the
Legislature (or
Parliament), the
Executive, and Judiciary.

The Constitution of the

Republic of Fiji
establishes Fijis system
of government. It
provides for three
separate arms of
government the
Legislature (or
Parliament), the
Executive, and Judiciary.

The Constitution of the

Republic of Fiji
establishes Fijis system
of government. It
provides for three
separate arms of
government the
Legislature (or
Parliament), the
Executive, and Judiciary.

Parliament Branch

Parliament Branch

Parliament Branch

The parliament branch is

elected by the Fiji people
and makes laws,
represents the
community at meetings
and makes sure that
issues that the
community is having is
being taken care of. The
parliament branch has
50 people that belong to
a political party.
Parliaments proceedings
are chaired by an
independent Speaker
who is not a member of
Parliament. Members
Judiciary Branch
from the political party
The
is the
with Judiciary
the majority
oflegal
branch
government
seats inof
Parliament
form
and
is responsibleThe
for
the Government.
interpreting
party/partiesand
which are
enforcing
the
not part of thelaws of Fiji.
Government form the
Judicial
power and
Opposition.
authority is exercised by
Executive Branch
the courts the
Supreme
Court,
the is
The executive
branch
Court
of
Appeal,
the
in charged of making
High
Court,
the
sure the
laws
that the
Magistrates
Court and
parliament branch
pass
other
courts
and
get put into operation.
tribunals
may be
Executivethat
authority
is
created
law.
vested inbythe
President,
who acts on the advice

The parliament branch is

elected by the Fiji people
and makes laws,
represents the
community at meetings
and makes sure that
issues that the
community is having is
being taken care of. The
parliament branch has
50 people that belong to
a political party.
Parliaments proceedings
are chaired by an
independent Speaker
who is not a member of
Parliament. Members
Judiciary Branch
from the political party
The
is the
with Judiciary
the majority
oflegal
branch
government
seats inof
Parliament
form
and
is responsibleThe
for
the Government.
interpreting
party/partiesand
which are
enforcing
the
not part of thelaws of Fiji.
Government form the
Judicial
power and
Opposition.
authority is exercised by
Executive Branch
the courts the
Supreme
Court,
the is
The executive
branch
Court
of
Appeal,
the
in charged of making
High
Court,
the
sure the
laws
that the
Magistrates
Court and
parliament branch
pass
other
courts
and
get put into operation.
tribunals
may be
Executivethat
authority
is
created
law.
vested inbythe
President,
who acts on the advice

The parliament branch is

elected by the Fiji people
and makes laws,
represents the
community at meetings
and makes sure that
issues that the
community is having is
being taken care of. The
parliament branch has
50 people that belong to
a political party.
Parliaments proceedings
are chaired by an
independent Speaker
who is not a member of
Parliament. Members
from the political party
with the majority of
seats in Parliament form
the Government. The
party/parties which are
not part of the
Government form the
Opposition.
Executive Branch
The executive branch is
in charged of making
sure the laws that the
parliament branch pass
get put into operation.
Executive authority is
vested in the President,
who acts on the advice