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199 ACT NO.

39 OF 2022 I assent.

AN ACT K. KUMAR Chief Justice [29 July 2022] TO REPEAL THE TELEVISION (CROSS-CARRIAGE OF DESIGNATED EVENTS) ACT 2014 ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji— 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Short title and commencement (Repeal) Act 2022.

(2) This Act comes into force on 1 August 2022.

2.
2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpretation “licensee” includes a free-to-air television licensee or a subscription television licensee licensed under the Television and Online Streaming Act 1992.

3.

The Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014 is repealed.

Repeal 200 4.
Notwithstanding the repeal of the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Savings and transitional Act 2014— (a) any cost sharing amount for a combined bid determined by the Ministry under section 8 of the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014 prior to the commencement of this Act, must be paid by a licensee in accordance with the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014; (b) any principal broadcaster for a designated event prior to the commencement of this Act, must comply with the obligations of a principal broadcaster in accordance with section 12 of the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014; (c) any cost sharing amount to compensate a principal broadcaster determined by the Ministry under section 13 of the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014 prior to the commencement of this Act, must be paid in accordance with the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014; (d) any lead broadcaster for a designated event prior to the commencement of this Act, must comply with the obligations of a lead broadcaster in accordance with section 15 of the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014; and (e) any cost sharing amount to compensate a lead broadcaster determined by the Ministry under section 16 of the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014 prior to the commencement of this Act, must be paid in accordance with the Television (Cross-Carriage of Designated Events) Act 2014.
Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 29th day of July 2022.

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131 ACT NO.

25 OF 2016 J. K. KONROTE President [12 July 2016] I assent.

AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE THE OPENING HOURS OF ANY SHOP IN ANY AREA THROUGHOUT FIJI AND FOR RELATED MATTERS ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji— 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Shop (Regulation of Hours) Act 2016.

Short title and commencement (2) This Act comes into force on 1 August 2016.

2.
2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpretation “Minister” means the Minister responsible for trade; “public holiday” has the same meaning as in the Employment Relations Promulgation 2007; “shop” means any premises in which any trade, commerce or business is carried out under a licence issued pursuant to the Business Licensing Act (Cap.
204); and 132 “shop assistant” means any person employed for hire or reward in a shop in connection with the receipt of orders or the serving of customers who are in the shop and for the purpose of any particular trade or calling, the Minister may declare by notice in the Gazette any person employed for hire or reward in a shop to be a shop assistant for the purposes of this Act.

3.

Any shop in any area throughout Fiji may operate for up to 24 hours within a day, including public holidays.
Opening hours 4.—(1) Section 3 does not apply to licensees under the Liquor Act 2006.

Exemption for the sale of liquor (2) The opening hours for the sale of liquor by any shop will be governed by the hours prescribed in the Liquor Act 2006.
Application of relevant laws 5.—(1) Any person working in any shop or engaged in any trade or business including any shop assistant, is entitled to the rights and privileges provided under the Employment Relations Promulgation 2007 and all the subsidiary laws made under it.
(2) Any person working in any shop or engaged in any trade or business including any shop assistant, is entitled to the protection of their health and safety provided under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1996 and all the subsidiary laws made under it.

6.

The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, order the closure of any shop for such time or times as prescribed in the notice.

Closure of shop 7.
Closure of shop 7.

The Minister may make regulations prescribing matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act and generally for achieving the purposes of this Act.

Regulations 8.

The Shop (Regulation of Hours and Employment) Act (Cap.

100) and all the subsidiary laws made under it are hereby repealed.

Repeal Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 8th day of July 2016.
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79 ACT NO.

6 OF 2021 I assent.

AN ACT J. K. KONROTE President [3 June 2021] TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1935 ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji— 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Public Health (Amendment) Act 2021.

Short title and commencement (2) This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

2.
2.

Part 7 of the Public Health Act 1935 is amended after section 82 by inserting the Part 7 amended following— “Division 5—Infringement Notices Interpretation of this Division 82A.
In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires— “authorised officer” means a police officer or any other person authorised by the Minister for the purposes of this Division; “fixed penalty” means a penalty specified in, and payable on receipt of, an infringement notice; and 8080 “infringement notice” means a notice prescribed by regulations and issued by an authorised officer pursuant to section 82B.
Infringement notices 82B.—(1) Subject to this Division, if an authorised officer has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under this Part or any subsidiary legislation made under this Part for which a fixed penalty is payable, the authorised officer may issue an infringement notice to the person.
(2) The infringement notice must— (a) name the person to whom the infringement notice is issued; (b) specify the particulars of the offence; (c) specify the fixed penalty that the person named on the infringement notice is required to pay; and (d) specify any other information prescribed by regulations.

Regulations for the issuance of infringement notices 82C.
The Minister may make regulations prescribing matters that are required to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the issuance of infringement notices, including— (a) the offences for which infringement notices may be issued; (b) the fixed penalties for prescribed offences; (c) (d) the manner, form and timeframes for which infringement notices are to be issued; the actions a person may undertake on receipt of an infringement notice; and (e) other penalties that a person to whom an infringement notice has been issued may be liable to, including— (i) a late payment fee; and (ii) notwithstanding anything contained in any other written law, the closure of businesses.
Division 6—Regulations”.

Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 3rd day of June 2021.

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491 ACT NO.

12 OF 2015 E. NAILATIKAU President [31 August 2015] I assent.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE TAX ADMINISTRATION DECREE 2009 ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji— Short title and commencement 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Tax Administration (Amendment) Act 2015.

(2) This Act shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Gazette.

2.
The Tax Administration Decree 2009 is amended by inserting the following new New section 48A inserted section after section 48— 48A.—(1) For the purpose of this section, unless the context otherwise requires— “Waiver of tax during amnesty period “amnesty” means the waiver of any tax payable in respect of any foreign asset, including any interest accrued from, or any penalty or fine imposed, in respect of such tax for any tax period provided that the tax period is prior to 1 January 2016; “amnesty period” means the period commencing on and from 1 January 2015 to 15 October 2015; 492 “applicant” means a qualifying person who applies under subsection (3); “foreign asset” means any asset outside of Fiji or income derived from the asset outside of Fiji, that is declared during the amnesty period; and “qualifying person” means a person who is a tax resident and Fiji citizen, required to declare their foreign asset under any tax law.
(2) Any qualifying person may, within the amnesty period, apply for amnesty under subsection (3).

(3) An application for amnesty shall be made in writing to the Chief Executive Officer and such application shall include a declaration of any foreign asset and other information as the Chief Executive Officer may require.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Decree, upon receipt of an application under subsections (2) and (3) and if the Chief Executive Officer is satisfied that the applicant is a qualifying person, the Chief Executive Officer shall grant amnesty to the applicant.
(5) Pursuant to subsection (4), the Chief Executive Officer shall, as the case requires, remit in whole any tax payable by the qualifying person in respect of the foreign asset, including any interest accrued from, or any penalty or fine payable, in respect of such tax for any tax period provided that the tax period is prior to 1 January 2016.
(6) If an applicant is not granted amnesty under subsection (4), the Chief Executive Officer shall, as soon as practicable, provide written reasons to the applicant for the refusal.” Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 25th day of August 2015.

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MINISTER FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION HON.

LYNDA TABUYA Written Response in Reference to the Question 76/2023: Hon.

Alvick Maharaj to ask the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation – The Government funds the National Domestic Violence Helpline run by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre.

Can the Minister update Parliament on the monthly statistics from 2019 till March 2023 on the nature of violence against women.
March, 2023 August September October November December January February March April May June July 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022- Total 824 538 650 595 889 774 926 666 1275 1258 992 1058 Annual Total 927 2322 3612 2726 858 10,445  Since August 2018 to February 2023, a total of 10,445 calls have been intercepted by the Domestic Violence Helpline (1560).
 The lowest number of calls received was in the fiscal year 2018-2019 and this is probably due to lack of awareness on the existence of the helpline which was introduced in that fiscal year itself.

 The number of calls has gradually increased over the years as the service has gained more recognition through awareness and public information released by the Ministry.

 2021 as a calendar year saw the most number of calls being intercepted.
This was also the year that most parts of the country was under lockdowns due to the COVI19 pandemic and studies from across the world have shown links to the pandemic and an increased in the rates of gender based violence, especially domestic violence.

 Calls intercepted from August 2022 to February 2023 totals to 858.

Out of these calls, 38% are from DV survivors themselves and 17% of the calls were from bystanders.

78% of these calls were from females and 22% of the calls were from men.
 From August 2021 to July 2022, a total of 2,726 calls had been intercepted by the DV Helpline.

Out of these calls, 39% were from DV survivors and 14% were from a bystander.

81% of the calls were females and 19% were from males.

 From August 2020 to July 2021, total calls received on the DV Helpline were 3612.

Out of these calls, 37% were from DV survivors and 14% from bystanders.

78% of the calls were from females and 22% were from males.
 From August 2019 to July 2020 a total of 2322 calls were received on the DV Helpline.

Out of these calls, 46% of the calls were from DV survivors and 16% were from bystanders.

73% of the callers were females and 27% were males.

 Calls intercepted from August 2018 to July 2019 totaled at 927.

Out of these calls, 46% of the calls were from DV survivors and 15% from bystanders.

87% of the callers were female and 13% were males.
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PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI _____________ ORDER PAPER Friday, 12 February 2016 at 9.30 a.m. 1.

Prayer 2.

Confirmation of Minutes.

The Leader of the Government in Parliament to move – “That the Minutes of the sitting of Parliament held on Thursday, 11 February 2016, as previously circulated be taken as read and be confirmed.” 3.

Communications from the Chair 4.

Presentation of papers and certain documents (see Schedule 1) 5.

Questions (see Schedule 2) 6.


Motions for which notice has been given (see Schedule 3) 7.

End of Week Statements (see Schedule 4) 8.

Adjournment ---------------- SCHEDULE 1 — PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND CERTAIN DOCUMENTS 1.

Fiji Public Trustee Corporation Limited – Annual Report 2014 (Parliamentary Paper No.

46 of 2015).

2.

Public Rental Board – Annual Report 2014 (Parliamentary Paper No.

62 of 2015).

3.

Fiji National University – 2014 Annual Report (Parliamentary Paper No.
01 of 2016) SCHEDULE 2 — QUESTIONS 27/2016 28/2016 Hon.

Alvick Maharaj to ask the Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations – Can the Minister advise the House on what strategies will the National Employment Centre implement in 2016 to decrease the unemployment rate.

Hon.
Hon.

Ashneel Sudhakar to ask Minister for Defence, National Security and Immigration – Can the Minister inform this House on the Police’s and relevant authority’s preventative and proactive measures in place to reduce surging cases of domestic violence and robberies.

29/2016 Hon.

Jilila Kumar to ask the Minister for Local Government, Housing, Environment, Infrastructure and Transport – Can the Minister inform this August House on the achievements of the 2015 Challenge Funds.
SCHEDULE 3 — MOTIONS FOR DEBATE 1.

Hon.

Ro Teimumu Kepa to move – “That an independent review be undertaken to ensure that Parliament complies with its obligations under the section 115(14) of the Constitution that ‘Parliament shall ensure that adequate funding and resources are made available to the Commission to enable it to independently and efficiently exercise its powers and performs its functions and duties.’” 2.

Hon.
Hon.

Mosese Bulitavu to move – “That a comprehensive review is done on the TLTB equal lease distribution system.” 3.

Hon.

Ro Teimumu Kepa to move – “That the 2015 grant for the offices operation of both sides of the House should be subjected to normal “scrutiny” under the Audit Act and the Finance Instruction 2010.” SCHEDULE 4 –– END OF WEEK STATEMENTS 1.

Hon.
Hon.

Mosese Bulitavu to move – “That this House note that TLTB was created to provide the best services with effective use of native land and other resources at our disposal to meet expectation of our landowners, tenants, Government and other customers.” This House therefore calls on the Prime Minister and Minister for iTaukei Affairs and Sugar Industry to “allow TLTB to adopt a land innovation policy to facilitate a partnership between land owning units and tenants who are investors.”
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ON THE ONLINE SAFETY BILL (BILL NO.

7 OF 2018) The Parliament Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights (“the Committee”) has been tasked with scrutinising and making necessary amendments to the above- mentioned Bill, which was referred to the Committee by Parliament pursuant to Standing Orders 51 and 110(1)(a).

The Online Safety Bill (Bill No.


7 of 2018) seeks to promote online safety to cater to the increase of reports on harmful online behaviours such as cyberbullying, cyber stalking, Internet trolling and exposure to offensive or harmful content, particularly in respect of children.

The Bill seeks to increase awareness and education on responsible online behaviour and the use of personal information.
It also provides an avenue whereby individuals, parents, legal guardians or representatives of such individuals can take to have their concerns dealt with.

Furthermore it creates new offences to deter irresponsible and harmful online behaviour.

The Committee invites members of the public and key stakeholders wishing to express their views on the above-mentioned Bill to lodge written submissions through email addresses ira.komaisavai@parliament.gov.fj or jackson.cakacaka@parliament.gov.fj.
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STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ON THE ONLINE SAFETY BILL (BILL NO.

7 OF 2018) The Parliament Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights (“the Committee”) has been tasked with scrutinising and making necessary amendments to the above- mentioned Bill, which was referred to the Committee by Parliament pursuant to Standing Orders 51 and 110(1)(a).

The Online Safety Bill (Bill No.


7 of 2018) seeks to promote online safety to cater to the increase of reports on harmful online behaviours such as cyberbullying, cyber stalking, Internet trolling and exposure to offensive or harmful content, particularly in respect of children.

The Bill seeks to increase awareness and education on responsible online behaviour and the use of personal information.
It also provides an avenue whereby individuals, parents, legal guardians or representatives of such individuals can take to have their concerns dealt with.

Furthermore it creates new offences to deter irresponsible and harmful online behaviour.

The Committee invites members of the public and key stakeholders wishing to express their views on the above-mentioned Bill to lodge written submissions through email addresses ira.komaisavai@parliament.gov.fj or jackson.cakacaka@parliament.gov.fj.
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BILL NO.

4 OF 2018 A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMES ACT 2009 ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji— 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Crimes (Amendment) Act 2018.

Short title and commencement (2) This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

2.
Section 277 of the Crimes Act 2009 is amended by deleting “Penalty — Imprisonment for 5 years.” and substituting the following— Section 277 amended “Penalty— (a) for paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (e) — imprisonment for 5 years; and (b) for paragraph (b) — imprisonment for 5 years, or imprisonment for 10 years if the person assaults a police officer in any of the following circumstances— (i) he or she bites, spits on or throws at the police officer, or otherwise applies to the police officer a bodily fluid or human or animal faeces; 2 (ii) he or she is, or pretends to be, armed with a dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or (iii) he or she causes bodily harm to the police officer.”.
Crimes (Amendment)— of 2018 3 Office of the Attorney-General Suvavou House Suva March 2018 CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 2018 ––––––––– EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Bill and is only intended to indicate its general effect) 1.0 1.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 3.0 3.1 BACKGROUND The Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2018 (‘Bill’) seeks to amend the Crimes Act 2009 (‘Act’).

CLAUSES Clause 1 of the Bill provides the short title and commencement date.
If passed by Parliament, the amending legislation will come into force on a date appointed by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

Clause 2 of the Bill amends section 277 of the Act to increase the penalty for assaulting a police officer in specific circumstances from imprisonment for 5 years to imprisonment for 10 years.

MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY The Act comes under the responsibility of the Minister responsible for justice.
A. SAYED-KHAIYUM Attorney-General Price: 52c S. NAVUNILAWA, Government Printer, Suva, Fiji—2018 4/A/18—600 Official Printer Since 1883
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BILL NO.

4 OF 2018 ACT NO.

5 OF 2018 33 J. K. KONROTE President [16 March 2018] I assent.

A BILL AN ACT FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMES ACT 2009 TO AMEND THE CRIMES ACT 2009 ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji— 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Crimes (Amendment) Act 2018.

Short title and commencement (2) This Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

2.
Section 277 of the Crimes Act 2009 is amended by deleting “Penalty — Imprisonment for 5 years.” and substituting the following— Section 277 amended “Penalty— (a) for paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (e) — imprisonment for 5 years; and (b) for paragraph (b) — imprisonment for 5 years, or imprisonment for 10 years if the person assaults a police officer in any of the following circumstances— (i) he or she bites, spits on or throws at the police officer, or otherwise applies to the police officer a bodily fluid or human or animal faeces; Crimes (Amendment)—5 of 2018 34 2 Crimes (Amendment)— of 2018 (ii) he or she is, or pretends to be, armed with a dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument; or (iii) he or she causes bodily harm to the police officer.”.
Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 15th day of March 2018.

Price: 22c S. NAVUNILAWA, Government Printer, Suva, Fiji — 2018 5/Z/18—600 Official Printer Since 1883 Crimes (Amendment)—5 of 2018