Strategies

3. Conducting procedural awareness for secondary school students on domestic violence, child welfare and criminal law

4. Conducting public legal awareness through exhibition programmes

Procedural awareness programmes for secondary school students are conducted in schools by court officers throughout the year

• Public Information Unit

• Stakeholders • Court registries

$10,000/ annum

Ongoing by Public Information Unit; stakeholders- ongoing

Public procedural awareness conducted through exhibition programmes by skilled Judicial Department staff using manuals, SOPs and brochures throughout the year

• Skilled staff

• Manuals

• SOPs

• Brochures

$15,000 / annum Ongoing

Strategy 6: Providing affordable and accessible court services

Goals and objectives:

• To decentralize courts

• To improve court facilities

• To establish a comprehensive and a user-friendly Website

• To decentralize court sittings and services so that they reach rural and remote areas

• To establish a comprehensive and a user-friendly Website

• To establish public information centres at all courts

• The Chief Registrar’s Office to verify and amend the projects in line with current plans in consultation with the Chief Justice.

• To upgrade the existing facilities

• To build new courts

1. Construction of New Ba Court House

• Appointing a lead Consultant to manage the project

• Designing Phase

• Tender for Construction

• Construction and Commissioning of new building

Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport (DBGA), Ministry of Economy (CIU)

$25m

Construction of the new Ba Court to commence in 2019 at the new site.

2. Extending the Rakiraki Court House

Insufficient space for present land to include new court

New land to be acquired

New court to be built

$500,000

• Ministry of Works, Lands, Administration, Accounts & MOE

3. Building the High Court Complex for Lautoka

4. Moving Supreme Court and Court of Appeal and its library to Old Parliament Building

Construction to commence by the end of December 2020.

Instead of refurbishing the remaining Old Government Building the Court will move to the Old Parliament Building by end of July 2020

The High Court Library will also move to the Old Parliament Building

Ministry of Works, Lands, Administration, Accounts & MOE

Ministry of Works, Lands, Administration, Accounts & MOE

$42,500,000

Construction by Dec 2020

$30,000,000

Renovating current building and moving to Old Parliament Building by Dec 2018

5. Construction of the Nasinu Court House

Land has been secured Construction commenced in 2018 and to be completed by 2020.

Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport), Ministry of Economy (CIU), Lands Dept, Administration, Accounts, LC

$16m Construction to be completed by end of 2018

6.

• Liaise with Landlord on extension work.

• Technical assistance from Director Buildings

• Tender for Construction

• Construction and Commissioning of new building

• Secure Land

• Liaise with DBGA on design brief

• Designing Phase

• Tender for Construction/Award

• Construction and Commissioning of new building

Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport (DBGA), Ministry of Economy

$1m

The Department to coordinate with the Landlord the extension of the Labasa Court. Landlord is engaging own Technical team to oversee the project.

Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport (DBGA), Ministry of Economy

$1.5m

A new Court is required between Labasa and Nabouwalu due to the distance between the two Court Houses. The new Court House to serve the people of Dreketi and nearby villages and settlements.

11.

• Liaise with DBGA on design brief

• Designing Phase

• Tender for Construction/Award

• Construction and Commissioning of new building

Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport (DBGA), Ministry of Economy

$3m The existing Court House is very old and is beyond repair. 1st phase of the project will be the carrying out of Civil Works to the existing site which includes demolishing of the current Court House. 1st phase is already going through Tender process and work to commence in 2019. The 2nd phase will be Construction of the new Court House. To commence in 2020.

• Secure Land

• Liaise with DBGA on design brief

• Designing Phase

• Tender for Construction

• Construction and commissioning of new building

Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport (DBGA), Ministry of Economy

$10m Justice must be delivered on neutral grounds. Court cases in the Maritime Islands currently held in Community halls, DOs Office, Police Bure etc. Liaising with Lands Department to assist secure land on Government leased land on these islands.

13. Decentralizing court sittings and services to rural and remote areas

Key rural and remote locations are identified by the end of July 2019

Funding based on statistics provided by Government, including by police posts and where the circuit courts operate is identified– ongoing

Court houses are constructed in key locations – ongoing

Judicial officers are appointed in key locations – ongoing

The number of court sittings per year is regularised – ongoing expanding construction of courts in key locations

14. Installing ramps, car parking allocation, lifts and restrooms for persons with disabilities

Ramps are installed, car parking allocated, and lifts and restrooms provided at some courts for persons with disabilities- ongoing.

• Ministry of Works

• Allocate within current structure

• Construction Implementation Unit

$50 000 Obtain 3 quotations for construction and negotiate with Ministry of Works & Construction Implementation Unit –ongoing

15. Installing networks for all courts

Networks are installed at all courts as and when required

PCs; Internet connections; servers; software; licensing; training; IT personnel; TV screens; cameras; recorders

$1,846,000 Liaise with ITC for quotations and provision of suppliers of IT hardware and software

16. Establishing public information centres

Public Information Centres are established in all Divisions.

Information centres are equipped with up to date IT technology to assist with timely advice.

Dedicated and trained staff are appointed to manage the Public Information Centres.

Public information centres operate as ‘one stop shops’ providing information for the general public – from dates of commencement.

17. New Lautoka Court Complex.

• Appointing a lead Consultant to manage the project

• Designing Phase

• Tender for Construction

• Construction and Commissioning of new building

Construction Implementation Unit (MoE), Project Consultant

Will have commenced from central outwards to west then north, having begun in January 2018, so that all centres to be established by 2023.

Staff training will have commenced in 2018.

18. New Multi Functional Court at Tagimoucia Place, Lautoka

Lead Consultant preparing new scope of work to be issued to contractor

Construction Implementation Unit (MoE), Lead Consultant (Mausuria Designs), Lands Department

$45m Consultancy Services

Re-Tendered to manage the project from design phase to construction and commissioning of new building. The new Court complex will help ease the backlog of cases in the Western Division and provide the public with better facilities and a conducive working environment for the staff.

$2m Revised Scope of works to be issued by LC due to building infested with termites. Two new Multifunctional Court with other associated facilities is proposed to be accommodated in this new building. Work to commence in 2019.

19.

• Appointing a lead Consultant to manage the project

• Designing Phase

• Tender for Construction

• Construction and Commissioning of new building

• Appointing a lead Consultant to manage the project

• Designing Phase

• Tender for Construction

• Construction and Commissioning of new building

Construction Implementation Unit (MoE), Project Consultant

$2m

Extension of existing Court House to accommodate two new High Courts due to the demand for High Court matters in Nadi Court. Construction work expected to commence in 2020.

Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport (DBGA), Ministry of Economy (CIU)

$70m

Construction of new Suva Court Tower will ease the load at the current Court House at Government Buildings. An improved Court facility which will serve public better. Court Tower to be built on vacant land at the Veiuto Court site. The complex to accommodate all services provided by the Department under one roof including office for Cooperate Services. The Court Registries still on private buildings are to move away from these rented premises and relocate to Veiuto.

• Liaise with Director Buildings on drawings

• Tender for Construction

• Construction and Commissioning of new building

Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport (DBGA), Ministry of Economy

$2.5m The project is in line with the relocation of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court from Government Buildings to Veiuto Court Complex. High Court will take over the space at Government Buildings. Project to be implemented in 2020.