The final court for Solomon Islands, established at independence. It is non-resident in practice: the bench is constituted from visiting judges, often serving or retired appellate judges from elsewhere in the Pacific and Australasia, and it sits in scheduled sessions rather than continuously. There is no appeal beyond it.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Court of final appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Final appeals from the High Court in civil and criminal matters.
- Seat
- Honiara
- Established
- 1978
- Composition
- The President and Justices of Appeal, sitting in panels of three.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
None. This is the final court.
Filing at this court
- Civil appeal
- Notice of appeal within 30 days of the High Court judgment
- Sittings
- The court sits in sessions; filing is against the next available sitting
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