For more details on the board's operations, see Facebook's proposed bylaws here.

Some of the proposed bylaws, including a ban on archery and javelin-throwing, have not led to objections.

The Fiji Women's Rights Movement has called for wider and longer consultation on proposed bylaws for the country's villages.

The 2003 meeting had angry state representatives warning of "democratic paralysis" and "anarchy and revolution" as several proposed bylaws were voted down.