Mondays – Thursdays: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Fridays: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (except for gazetted Public Holidays)
Suva
Level 1, Government Buildings, Victoria Parade, Suva.
PO BOX 2215 Government Bldgs, Suva.
Senior Court Officer I: +679 3211 371 / +679 9922133
Senior Court Officer II: +679 3211 885
Court Officer: +679 3211 231
General Enquiries: +679 3211 232
High Court Civil Registry: meli.vakacegu@judicial.gov.fj / anshoo.mala@judicial.gov.fj
The Medical and Dental Tribunal is set up under the act to determine complaints and issues raised by members of the public against dental and medical practitioners in relations to their practice.
Medical / Dental Tribunal is established under Section 69 part 10 Medical and Dental Professional Conduct Tribunal. The Tribunal consist of 3 members appointed by the Chief Justice of whom the President is a person who is qualified to be a judge of the High Court and 2 other member who are either registered medical and dental practitioner (depending on the nature of the inquiry) chosen from the Penal.
The Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear;
i. An appeal against the refusal by a Council to register, or reinstate the registration of, a person, brought by the person ;
ii. An appeal against the refusal by a Council to license a registered person in a specified or any vocational category, brought by the person;
iii. A complaint laid by a Council on election by a respondent under section 62(3);
iv. A complaint laid by a Council on the recommendation of a Professional Conduct
v. Committee under section 56(4);
vi. An appeal against disciplinary decision by a Council under Part [9] brought by a respondent who is aggrieved by the decision;
vii. An appeal against a decision of a Council under section 66 relating to the medical fitness of a person brought by the person;
viii. An appeal against a decision of a Council under Section 67 on the variation or revocation of conditions imposed on registered person, brought by the person.
Calendar to be updated here when dates are confirmed.