Former Supervisor of Elections, Ms Felicity Heffernan, has been appointed to the project post of Law Revision Commission in the Office of the Attorney- General. She will start full time work with the Office on Monday (31/08/09).
This announcement was made today (28/08/09) at the admissions ceremony when Solicitor-General, Mr Christopher Pryde moved Ms Heffernan’s petition for admission to the Fiji High Court. Ms Heffernan is also admitted to practice law in New Zealand and New South Wales.
Ms Heffernan was Supervision of Elections until April this year and had previously worked as a lawyer with the New Zealand Government for 8 years.
She was also winner of the New Zealand Corporate Lawyer Association Community Award in 2008.
The revision of the laws of Fiji will result in the consolidation of all laws of Fiji, an exercise which has not been undertaken since 1985.