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Constitutional reform · Civic education · Documents
A CDD information and civic education resource on Fiji’s constitutions, constitutional reform and the referendum.
Find constitutions, constitutional drafts, court decisions, laws, timelines, CDD analysis and plain-language resources to understand Fiji’s constitutional reform process.
This is an independent CDD resource and not an official Government portal.
All of Fiji’s constitutions and recent draft constitutions.
›Key dates, the legal process and what happens next.
›What a referendum is, how it works, and the laws that apply.
›Key legal cases, rulings and relevant laws.
›Our analyses, submissions, press releases and other documents.
›Videos, explainers and resources to help you understand.
›Two timelines for constitutional reform
A comparison of the Government’s stated timeline and CDD’s recommended timeline for a clear and credible process.
Based on the Government’s stated timeline for the 2026 reform process.
A more inclusive and credible process recommended by CDD.
Fiji’s constitution-making history
Explore the key stages, dates and context behind Fiji’s major constitution-making processes.
Developed through an independent Constitution Review Commission and a Joint Parliamentary Select Committee, the 1997 Constitution introduced multi-ethnic power-sharing and a Bill of Rights.
View this process →Following the People’s Charter and a highly consultative Ghai Commission process, an independent draft was prepared in 2012; a Government-authored text was ultimately adopted in 2013.
View this process →The 2026 process is under way, following an independent Constitution Review Commission, public consultation, a CRC report and draft, a Government draft introduced as the Constitution Amendment Bill 2026, and a proposed national referendum.
View this process →Documents
Fiji’s independence Constitution, which came into force when Fiji became independent in 1970.
The 1990 Constitution of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji.
The 1997 Constitution of the Republic of the Fiji Islands.
The 2013 Constitution of the Republic of Fiji, currently in force.
The draft constitution prepared by the Ghai-led Fiji Constitution Commission in 2012.
The draft constitution prepared by the 2026 Constitution Review Commission.
The Government-authored draft introduced in Parliament as the Constitution Amendment Bill 2026 (Bill No. 32).
Civic education
A referendum is a public vote in which eligible voters decide a specific question directly, rather than leaving the decision to Parliament alone.
Read full explainer →CDD analysis
CDD publications & submissions
About this resource
The Fiji Constitution Hub is an independent information and civic education resource produced by the Centre for Democracy & Dialogue. It brings together official documents, historical materials, CDD analysis and educational resources. CDD clearly identifies materials produced by CDD and materials originating from Government, Parliament, the courts or other institutions. This resource is not an official Government website and does not provide legal advice.
