No face to face consultations on Draft Police Bill for urban areas

No face to face consultations on Draft Police Bill for urban areas

By Semi Turaga
Wednesday 10/03/2021
First page of the Draft Police Bill.

It has now been confirmed that only rural and maritime areas like Rotuma, Yasawa, Kadavu, Ovalau, Taveuni and the Lau group will have face to face consultations on the first draft of the Police Bill.

Face to face consultations will start next Monday.

The Ministry of Defence, National Security and Policing has confirmed that only online submissions will be available for those living in urban areas.

Joeli Rokodaveta who is an executive officer and member of the draft Police Bill review team says they are only targeting areas where there is limited internet connectivity.

He says they have identified 21 areas for face to face consultations.


Rokodaveta says online submissions will close on 3rd April.

You can make online submissions on www.defence.gov.fj

He says the face to face consultations will run for 8 weeks.

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