Overview

The Department of Lands and Surveys is one of the two Departments of the new Ministry of Lands & Mineral Resources. The Department is responsible for the administration and oversight of all development on State Land in Fiji under the State Lands Act, Cap 132. As the principal survey authority in Fiji under the Surveyors Act Cap 260, it is responsible for the regulation of all land surveys undertaken in Fiji by registered surveyors. It also develops, provides and maintains the network of survey controls nation wide. A major and growing role is that of land information, and the Department produces and updates all national maps of Fiji. The Valuation Division of the Department undertakes all negotiations and land for public purposes including assessments of rentals.

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