Not enough time to make changes to 2013 Constitution before next elections

There is not enough time to make changes to the 2013 Constitution before the next general elections.

Head of USP Journalism Dr. Shailendra Singh highlighted this at the Dialogue Fiji Multi Stakeholder Dialogue on Electoral Reform at the Holiday Inn saying he recalls reading a remark by an expert saying that there might not be enough time to make changes to the 2013 Constitution.

While responding to Dr Singh, Fiji Law Reform Commission Director Raijeli Tuivaga says she remembers reading that in the weekend as well as the warning saying not to rush and do things without careful consideration.

Tuivaga says both have been noted also by the review team, and the Fiji Law Reform Commission team as a whole.

She says at this moment in time, the team is focusing on the timeline that was given, which is the 30th of June.

The Commission Director says when that calculation was made, it was also made in consultation with the Supervisor of Elections and the Fijian Elections Office.

She says the indications that they got in regards to this reform when they did it this year was that it was higher priority, which is why they dropped everything else and focused on that, and they believe that it still is a priority.