Immunity provisions retained in Constitution Amendment Bill - Rabuka

Immunity provisions retained in Constitution Amendment Bill - Rabuka
The immunity provisions have been retained in the Constitution Amendment Bill in line with the Supreme Court's directive.

While confirming this after the tabling of the Bill, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the committee that dealt with the Constitutional Review Commission's report respected the Supreme Court's directive and retained the immunity provisions.

Rabuka says everything raised by the CRC and incorporated into the Bill will be subject to what he expects will be a heated but keen debate in Parliament.

He says the proposed age and term limits, as well as provisions relating to qoliqoli ownership, are among the issues expected to be debated.

Rabuka says the qoliqoli provisions would acknowledge the sovereignty of the nation and extend traditional ownership to the limits of Fiji's exclusive economic zone.

The Prime Minister says based on today's numbers, he is very confident of securing the two-thirds majority required at the second reading on Friday afternoon.

When asked what would happen if the Bill fails to secure the required majority, Rabuka says they will stop and "that is it".

Rabuka says he personally believes limiting a Prime Minister to two terms is a very good provision.

However, he says the two-term limit is not included in the recommendation.

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