Hears appeals from the iTaukei Lands Commission, which records who belongs to each mataqali (landowning unit) and where its boundaries lie. Because roughly 88% of Fiji is inalienable iTaukei land held communally and leased through the iTaukei Land Trust Board, these determinations decide who receives lease income — so the tribunal's subject matter is narrow but its practical reach is very wide.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- specialised
- Court type
- Customary land tribunal
- Jurisdiction
- Appeals from decisions of the iTaukei Lands Commission on the ownership, boundaries and membership of the landowning units that hold iTaukei land.
- Seat
- Suva
- Composition
- A chairperson with knowledge of iTaukei custom, sitting with assessors.
- Appointment
- Appointed under the iTaukei Lands Act.
- Languages
- English, Fijian
Where an appeal goes next
Judicial review in the High Court on a point of law.
Filing at this court
- Appeal from the Commission
- Within 90 days of the Commission's decision
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