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The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) is the country's mandated law enforcement agency to investigate and prosecute public sector corruption, as well as educate society on understanding and reporting corruption. It was established by the FICAC Act No 11 of 2007, [1] and began operations in April of the same year.
The island nation abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1979, and for all crimes in 2015. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its last execution was in 1964, before its independence on 10 October 1970. In August 2024 Minister for Women and Children Lynda Tabuya suggested restoring the death penalty to combat drug trafficking.
The first principal Act was the Crimes Act 1890, followed by the Crimes Act 1915, then the Crimes Act 1928, which was followed by Crimes Act 1957. From 1891 to 1915, The Crimes Acts was the collective title of the Crimes Act 1890, and the Acts amending the same, and the Crimes Act 1891, [4] the Crimes Act 1900 [5] and the Crimes Act 1914. [6]
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St Julian died in office a few weeks after Cakobau ceded Fiji to the United Kingdom on 10 October 1874, under the provisions of the Pacific Islanders Protection Acts of 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 19) and 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 51), [3] [4] (amended in 1875), [5] (long title: An Act for the Prevention and Punishment of Criminal Outrages upon Natives ...
The Great Council of Chiefs, a powerful gathering of mainly high chiefs which, among other prerogatives, elects the President of Fiji, also endorsed the report in June. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 1997 was passed by the House of Representatives on 3 July that year, and by the Senate on 10 July.
In addition, Fiji's new sexual abuse laws have extraterritorial coverage to allow the prosecution of suspected Fijian sex tourists for crimes committed abroad. Anti-trafficking laws apply to Fijians deployed abroad as part of peacekeeping missions, and the Fijian government provided anti-trafficking training for troops prior to their deployment ...
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