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Nauruan Govt welcomes chief justice resignation – announces new law reforms

The Government of Nauru has welcomed the resignation of chief justice Geoffrey Eames and has announced a series of reforms that will create a more effective and transparent judiciary. 
 
Justice minister David Adeang said the resignation will allow the Government to fast-track the reforms that were backed by the former chief justice, which includes the appointment of more Supreme Court justices, a maximum contract period for judges and magistrates, and a separate registrar of the court.
 
Mr Adeang explained the Government was already in the process of appointing new justices and will now look for a new chief justice.
 
He said that despite continual comments within the Australian and New Zealand media about Nauru neglecting the rule of law, the country was in fact supporting and advancing the rule of law with the new reforms.
 
"In the past Nauru has operated with only one chief justice and one resident magistrate, who was also the registrar of the court. There was no limit on the time a member of the judiciary could serve.
 
"As you can imagine in a small country like Nauru personal friendships form and this can potentially - and I am talking generally and not aiming this at any specific person - compromise the integrity of the court."
 
The minister said it was ironic that the reforms created to enhance accountability were being incorrectly portrayed as doing the opposite.
 
"We have unfortunately been subject to a campaign of misinformation and very unfair criticism from sections of the media and some lawyers who know nothing about Nauru, but we choose to ignore this because the decisions we are making are about improving the legal process.
 
"For example, two year contracts for the judiciary with a possible extension for a further two years will prevent much of the cronyism and corruption we have seen for too long."
 
Mr Adeang said a new magistrate and registrar of the Supreme Court have already been appointed.