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• Newsletter No 6 (pdf) - June 08
• Newsletter No 5 (pdf) - March 08
• Newsletter No 4 (pdf) - Dec 07
• Newsletter No 3 (pdf) - Sep 07
• Newsletter No 2 (pdf) - June 07
• Newsletter No 1 (pdf) - March 07

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• Registry Diagnostic Survey
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• Bailiff training Tonga
• Probation Officer training Tonga

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The Pacific Judicial Development Program (PJDP) is intended to strengthen governance and the rule of law in 15 participating Pacific Island Countries:

• Cook Islands
• FSM
• Fiji Islands
• Kiribati
• Marshall Islands
• Nauru
• Niue
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

This will be achieved through a range of activities which will enhance the competence of judicial and court officers and improve the systems and processes they use. The Program will run for at least five years commencing in January 2007 and is jointly supported by AusAID and NZAID.

The PJDP comprises four components:

1. Access to justice
2. Governance
3. Systems and processes
4. Professional development

The PJDP is overseen by the Program Executive Committee comprising: Chief Justice Patu F. M. Sapolu, Samoa (temporary Chairperson) and represents senior judicial officers across Polynesia. You can contact Chief Justice Sapolu here.

Chief Justice Andon Amaraich, FSM represents senior judicial officers across Micronesia. You can contact Chief Justice Amaraich here.

Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek, Vanuatu is currently taking the place of Sir Mari, and will in the meantime represent Melanesia. The Chief Justice can be contacted here.

Mr. John Kenning, Snr Justice of the Peace, Cook Islands and represents the lay judiciary and magistracy across all participating Pacific Island countries. You can contact JK here.

Ms. Manakovi Pahulu, Chief Registrar, Tonga and represents all court officials across all participating Pacific Island countries. You can contact Manakovi here.

1 representative each from NZAID & AusAID and Ms. Natalie David, is the Program Director. You can contact Natalie here.

Any queries or further information, please contact the Program Coordinator Helen Burrows.