There is considerable interest in the sitting because the Court of Appeal is recognised by military decree as Fiji's highest court. Not one of the three judges who will constitute the first Court of Appeal since the overthrow of the Chaudhry Government is a Fijian. The judges are Sir Maurice Casey from New Zealand, Mr Justice Ken Handley from New South Wales and Papua New Guinea's Deputy Chief Justice, Sir Mari Kapi. The judges may be making a statement about how they see their role. If they declare that they recognise the continued existence of the abrogated 1997 Constitution, that could have major ramifications for the international legitimacy of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase's interim government, which was installed by the military.
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The election campaign is coming as Australian retailers brace themselves for massive impacts from last month's terror attack in New York. The Anglican Church in Melbourne has attacked Australia's treatment of asylum seekers, with some members of the clergy calling for a royal commission.