About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

8 Austl. L. Libr. 292 (2000)
Pacific News

handle is hein.journals/auslwlib8 and id is 298 raw text is: Jacqueline Elliott Column Coordinator High Court of Australia Email: jelliott@hcourt.gov.au NEWS FROM FIJI Since the dismissal of the government in May 2000 work has been disrupted in Fiji but the Attorney General's Library through Mina Shandil, the Librarian, was still able to fax through some missing gazettes to bring the High Court's collection up to date. These gazettes contain the decrees of the interim military government and include the abolition of the Supreme Court.' Sir Gerard Brennan and Sir Anthony Mason resigned from the Supreme Court before its abolition. SOLOMON ISLANDS Mr Primo Afeau triggered the idea to set up an ALLG Pacific Twinning Scheme when he gave a presentation at the Specials, Law and Health Library Conference, Canberra in 1991 on the High Court of Solomon Islands Library. He has recently been appointed Attorney General in Honiara. In this capacity 1 Administration of Justice Decree 2000, Interim Military Government Decree no. 5 of 2000 in Extraordinary Fiji Government Gazette vol. 1, Thursday 8 June 2000, no. 6. Australian LAW LIBRARIAN 8(3)2000 Mr Afeau, with the two opposing sides from Malaita and Guadalcanal, has been closely involved in the talks, and in drawing up a truce agreement at the end of July. ALTA SOUTH PACIFIC LEGAL STUDIES INTEREST GROUP This group met during the ALTA 2000 Conference at the University of Canberra on 3 July. Among the papers delivered were 'The language of property law and the construction of property interests' by Sue Farran, and 'The principle of indefeasibility to land in Papua New Guinea: are the courts back- pedalling?' by John Mugambwa. Professor Tony Angelo also gave an update on developments in Tuvalu and Tokelau. An interesting draft paper entitled 'On the people, beside the people, and beyond the people: reflections on the rule of law in Melanesia' was distributed by Ian Fraser. Professor Guy Powles, who has been the convenor of the South Pacific Legal Studies Group for a number of years, has now retired. Jennifer Corrin Care from the University of the South Pacific, Port Vila, is expected to take on the convenorship. 292 PACIFIC NEWS

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most