SUVA – The five members chosen to be part of the Fiji Constitution Commission were reminded that their roles would require patience and humility.
The members sworn-in were chairperson Professor Yash Pal Ghai, commissioners Penelope Moore, Christina Murray, Professor Satendra Nandan and Taufa Vakatale.
They will be expected to demonstrate a willingness to listen and to elicit views even of the inarticulate or voiceless.
Chief Justice Anthony Gates made the comments during the swearing-in ceremony of the five Commission members in the High Court in Suva.
He said the event marked another significant step for Fiji along the path back to constitutionality and reform.
Justice Gates said the wording of the oath, which they had taken pursuant to section 11(2) of the Fiji Constitutional Process (Constitution Commission) Decree 2012, was also set out in Schedule 3 at the end of the decree.
“The business of taking an oath or affirmation is not a perfunctory step in one’s role,” Justice Gates said.
“It is a mandatory requirement and must be taken prior to the commencement of the constitutional process.”
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