Fiji

Crimes Decree 2009 (decree No. 44 of 2009)

CHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART 3 — TERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS
Extent of jurisdiction of Fiji’s courts

Extent of jurisdiction of Fiji’s courts

6.—(1) Subject to the other sections of this Part, the jurisdiction of the courts of Fiji for the purposes of this Decree extends to every place within Fiji or within—

(a) the internal waters of Fiji ;
(b) the archipelagic waters of Fiji ; or
(c) the territorial seas of Fiji.

(2) The jurisdiction of the courts of Fiji may extend to the contiguous zone and the exclusive economic zone of Fiji in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and any law in Fiji implementing the Convention.

Keywords

Jurisdiction
Territorial jurisdiction - national proceedings



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