- FIJI ISLANDS CONSTITUTION
- CHAPTER 1 THE STATE
- CHAPTER 2 COMPACT
- CHAPTER 3 CITIZENSHIP
- CHAPTER 4 BILL OF RIGHTS
- CHAPTER 5 SOCIAL JUSTICE
- CHAPTER 6 THE PARLIAMENT
- CHAPTER 7 EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 8 BOSE LEVU VAKATURAGA (GREAT COUNCIL OF CHIEFS)
- CHAPTER 9 JUDICIARY
- CHAPTER 10 STATE SERVICES
- CHAPTER 11 ACCOUNTABILITY
- CHAPTER 12 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE
- CHAPTER 13 GROUP RIGHTS
- CHAPTER 14 EMERGENCY POWERS
- CHAPTER 15 AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION
- CHAPTER 16 COMMENCEMENT, INTERPRETATION AND REPEALS
- SCHEDULE
FIJI ISLANDS
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT ACT 1997
CONTENTS
PREAMBLE
CHAPTER 1-THE STATE
1. The Republic of the Fiji Islands
2. Supremacy of Constitution
3. Interpretation of Constitution
4. Languages
5. State and religion
CHAPTER 2-COMPACT
6. Compact
7. Application of Compact
CHAPTER 3-CITIZENSHIP
8. Retention of existing citizenship
9. Way in which citizenship may be acquired
10. Citizenship by birth
11. Infant found abandoned in Fiji
12. Citizenship by registration
13. Citizenship by naturalisation
14. Loss of citizenship
15. Renunciation of citizenship
16. Rights to enter and reside in Fiji
17. Powers of Parliament concerning citizenship
18. Laws relating to calculation of periods in Fiji
19. Deprivation of citizenship
20. Prevention of statelessness
CHAPTER 4-BILL OF RIGHTS
21. Application
22. Life
23. Personal liberty
24. Freedom from servitude and forced labour
25. Freedom from cruel or degrading treatment
26. Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizure
27. Arrested or detained persons
28. Rights of charged persons
29. Access to courts or tribunals
30. Freedom of expression
31. Freedom of assembly
32. Freedom of association
33. Labour relations
34. Freedom of movement
35. Religion and belief
36. Secret ballot
37. Privacy.
38. Equality
39. Education
40. Protection against compulsory acquisition of property
41. Enforcement
42. Human Rights Commission
43. Interpretation
CHAPTER 5-SOCIAL JUSTICE
44. Social Justice and affirmative action
CHAPTER 6-THE PARLIAMENT
Part 1-GENERAL
45. Legislative power
46. Way in which legislative power exercised
47. Passage of Bills
48. Urgent Bills
49. Limitation on powers of Senate with respect to money Bills
Part 2-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
50. Members
51. Seats
52. Boundaries
53. Redistributions
54. Voting and other matters
55. Registration as voter
56. Compulsory voting
57. Registration of voters
58. Nomination as candidate for election
59. Term of House of Representatives
60. Writs for elections
61. Date of nomination.
62. Dates of polling
63. By-elections