A non-resident court constituted from visiting judges, which sits only when there are appeals to hear. Below the Privy Council and above the High Court, it is the practical appellate forum for a jurisdiction whose entire judiciary consists of a handful of officers serving nine islands.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Intermediate appellate court
- Jurisdiction
- Appeals from the High Court in civil and criminal matters.
- Seat
- Funafuti
- Established
- 1987
- Composition
- Three judges appointed for the sitting, typically from elsewhere in the Pacific or Australasia.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Head of State on the advice of the Chief Justice.
- Languages
- English, Tuvaluan
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, with leave.
Filing at this court
- Notice of appeal
- Within 30 days of the High Court decision
- Sittings
- Convened when appeals are ready; there is no standing list
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