Fiji's supreme court is asked to decide if 1997 constitution is still applicable

The State representative in the matter where Cabinet is seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on the interpretation and application of the amendment provisions of the 2013 Constitution, says they do not support an absolute majority in Parliament, and that a two-thirds majority should be required for amendments, while the referendum provisions should be removed. [ . . . ] The questions asked by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in the reference filed in the constitutional case before the Supreme Court include whether the 1997 Constitution is still valid and applicable. Other questions include whether the provisions regarding the amendment to the 2013 Constitution and the transitional period section of the Constitution are binding on the people of Fiji, the Parliament of Fiji, and the Supreme Court, with the effect that none of those provisions can ever be amended, regardless of the will of Parliament or of the people voting in a referendum.
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