LAWS OF FIJI

CHAPTER 174A

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE FIJI ISLANDS

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART I - PRELIMINARY

SECTION 

1. Short title 
2. Interpretation 

PART II — ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURE OF THE AUTHORITY

3. Establishment of Authority 
4. Composition of Authority and procedure at meetings 
5. Frequency of meetings and powers to Co-opt 
6. Fees and allowances 
7. Affixing of common seal 
8. Disclosure of interests 
9. Regulation of procedure 

PART III — ADMINISTRATIVE

10. Chief Executive 
11. Powers of Chief Executive 
12. Officers and servants 
12A Authorised Persons 
12B Offences in relation to investigations 
12C Improvement notices
12D Infringement notices 
12E Service of notices 
12F Appeal against Authority decisions 
13. Protection from personal liability 

PART IV — FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY

14. Transfer of Nadi International Airport Functions of the Authority 
15. Powers in relation to other airports 
16. Functions of the Authority 
17. Powers of the Authority 
17A Power to require information 
17B Confidentiality 
17C Prosecution of offences under this Act or other civil aviation laws 
18. Compulsory acquisition of land 
19. Directions 

PART V. — FINANCE

20. Funds and resources 
21. Borrowing powers 
22. Security 
23. Investments 
24. Powers of expenditure 
25. Financial year 
26. Estimate of expenditure 
27. Accounts and audit 
28. Report 

PART VI — FEES AND CHARGES

29. Fees and charges payable 
30. Detention and sale of aircraft 
31. Power to reduce, etc., fees and charges 
32. Expenses, etc., incurred in terms of section 15 

PART VII. — MISCELLANEOUS

33. Secondment of public officers 
34. By-laws 

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Acts Nos. 18 of 1979, 11 of 1983; Reform Act 16 of 1999) 

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE FIJI ISLANDS WITH FUNCTIONS RELATING TO CIVIL AVIATION, IN PARTICULAR THE SAFETY OF CIVIL AVIATION AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO 

[l October 1979-Sections 4and 29 on 21 September 1979 
(see Legal Notice No. 158 of 1979 
amended by Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999] 

PART I — PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Island Act. 

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— 

"aerodrome" means a defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft and "airport" has a corresponding meaning; 

"aircraft" means any machine which can derive support in the atmosphere from reactions in the air but does not include projectiles and rockets; This consolidation of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands Act is provided for guidance and information only. An authorised or authenticated version should be obtained from official sources. 

"air navigation services" includes information, directions and other facilities & furnished, issued or provided in connection with the navigation or movement of aircraft and includes the control of movement of vehicles in any part of an airport used for the movement of aircraft; "appointed day" means 1 October 1979; 

"authorised person" means a person authorised by the Authority under section 17(1)(b); 

"Authority" means the Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands established under section 3; 

"aviation safety standards" means standards relating to the following— 

(a) the crew engaged in operations of aircraft; 

(b) the personnel engaged in the maintenance of aircraft and related equipment; 

(c) the personnel engaged in the provision of air navigation, air traffic control and associated services; 

(d) the design, construction, maintenance, operation and use of aircraft and related equipment; 

(e) the planning, construction, establishment, operation and use of airports; 

(f) the establishment and use of airspace; 

(g) the provision of air navigation, air traffic control and associated services; 

(h) the provision of aviation security services and rescue and fire fighting services, and includes any such standards contained in the Annexes to the Chicago Convention which the State is required to implement; 

"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Authority appointed under section 4;

"Chief Executive" means the Chief Executive of the Authority appointed under section 10; 

"Deputy Chairman" means the Deputy Chairman of the Authority appointed under section 4;

"employees" means the officers and servants of the Authority; 

"member" includes the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman;

"officer" includes the Chief Executive;

"operator" in relation to an aircraft, means the person for the time being having the management of the aircraft. 

Application

2A. - (1) This Act applies to all civil aircraft operations in the Fiji Islands. 

(2) This Act bind all Fiji aviation document holders operating in or outside of the Fiji Islands and all foreign aviation document holders operating in the Fiji Islands. 

PART II — ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURE OF THE AUTHORITY

Establishment of Authority

3.-(1) There is hereby established the Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal. The Authority may enter into contracts and sue and be sued in its corporate name and shall have the power to acquire, hold and dispose of property both real and personal and generally to do all such acts and things as are necessary for or incidental to the performance of its functions under this Act or any other written law. 

(2) Service of any document upon the Authority shall be deemed to be effected by delivering the same or sending it by registered post to the Chief Executive at the principal office of the Authority. 

Composition of Authority and procedure at meetings

4. (1) The Authority shall consist of not less than 6 nor more than 9 members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister. 

(2) Members of Authority shall hold office for such terms not exceeding 3 years as the Minister may determine but shall be eligible for re-appointment. 

(3) The Minister shall appoint one of the members to be Chairman and one of the members to be Deputy Chairman of the Authority. 

(4) The Chairman or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the 

(5) If both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman are absent from any meeting of the Authority, the members present at such meeting shall elect one of their number to act as Chairman at such meeting. 

(6) The decisions of the Authority shall be by a majority of votes and, in addition to an original vote, in any case in which the voting is equal, the person presiding at the meeting shall have and exercise a casting vote. 

(7) Four members of the Authority shall form a quorum. 

Frequency of meetings and powers to co-opt

5. (1) The Authority shall meet at least once every 3 months. 

(2) The office of a member of the Authority shall become vacant if he is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority without the written approval of either the Authority or the Minister. 

(3) The Authority may co-opt any one or more persons to attend any particular meeting of the Authority for the purpose of assisting or advising the Authority but no such co-opted member shall have the right to vote nor shall he be deemed to be member for the purpose of constituting a quorum. 

Fees and allowances

6. There shall be paid to each member of the Authority out of its funds such fees and allowances as the Minister may determine. 

Affixing of common seal

7. (1) The common seal of the Authority shall not be affixed except pursuant to a resolution of the Authority and in the presence of either the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman, and one member, and such affixing shall be authenticated by the signatures of such persons. 

(2) All documents to which the Authority is a party, other than those required by law to be under seal, may be signed on behalf of the Authority by either the Chairman or the Chief Executive or by a member or employee of the Authority generally or specially authorised by a resolution passed at a meeting of the Authority. 

Disclosure of interests

8. (1) If any member is present at a meeting of the Authority at which a matter is considered in which he has, directly or indirectly, any financial or other interest, he shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the meeting, disclose that fact and he shall take no further part in the consideration of that matter or vote on any question with respect to that matter and, if the majority of the other members present shall so determine, he shall withdraw from the meeting during such consideration: 

Provided that such an interest, if so disclosed, shall not disqualify the interested party for the purpose of constituting a quorum. 

(2) Any member of the Authority who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or to both such fine and imprisonment. 

Regulation of procedure

9. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority shall have power to regulate its own procedure. 

PART III — ADMINISTRATIVE

Chief Executive

10. (1) There shall be a Chief Executive of the Authority who shall be appointed by the Minister. 
This consolidation of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands Act is provided for guidance and information only. An authorised or authenticated version should be obtained from official sources. 

(2) The Chief Executive shall devote the whole of his services to the Authority and shall not occupy any other office or employment, whether remunerated or not, except that he may act as member of any board, committee or commission established by the Government. 

(3) The Chief Executive shall be paid such salary as is from time to time determined by the Higher Salaries Commission. (Inserted by Act 11 of 1983, s. 27, Sch. 2.) 

Powers of Chief Executive

11. — (1) The Chief Executive shall— 

(a) serve as chief officer of the Authority responsible to it for its management and the execution of its policy; 

(b) subject to the provisions of this Act and any resolution passed at a meeting of the Authority, do all things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with, or incidental to, the performance of his duties under this Act or any other written law and, in particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, he may – 

(i) enter into contracts on behalf of the Authority; 

(ii) in any case of emergency, direct the execution of any work or the doing of any act which the Authority is empowered to execute or do and which he is not by the provisions of this Act expressly empowered to execute or do and the immediate execution or doing of which is, in his opinion, necessary-for regulating the safety of civil aviation operations and direct that the expense of executing that work or doing that act shall be paid from the funds of the Authority: Provided that he shall report anything done under this sub-paragraph at the next following meeting of the Authority. 

(2) Whenever the Chief Executive is prevented by illness, absence or other like cause from performing his duties or when the office of Chief Executive is vacant, the Minister shall appoint one or more of the Authority's officers to perform his duties during such period as he is so prevented from doing or the office is vacant. 

Officers and employees

12. (1) Subject to the provisions of the Higher Salaries Commission Act, the Authority shall appoint and employ, at such remuneration and on such terms and conditions as it sees fit, such other officers and employees as it deems necessary for the proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act. (Amended by Act 11 of 1983, s. 27,, Sch. 2.) (Cap. 2A.) 

(2) No person shall be eligible for employment as an officer or employee of the Authority who has, directly or indirectly, any share or interest in any contract with, for, or on behalf of the Authority. 

(3) Any officer or employee of the Authority who has or acquires any such share or interest shall be liable to dismissal. 

Authorised persons

12A. (1) An authorised person may exercise the Authority’s powers or functions under this Act or any other written law, as specified in writing by the Authority. 

(2) An authorised person may, at all reasonable times and for the purposes of discharging his or her power and function under this Act – 

(a)	enter any aerodrome, aircraft, building or facility associated with the operation of aircraft, including access to the flight deck of an aircraft unless the pilot-in-command can demonstrate that the granting of such access may endanger the safety of the aircraft; 

(b)	conduct such examination and inquiry including the examination of any facility associated with the operation of aircraft, building, aerodrome, aircraft or matter, as he or she considers necessary to ascertain whether there is compliance with this Act; 

(c)	take or remove samples of material as may be required for analysis or evidence; 

(d)	take possession of any facility, aircraft or matter for further examination, testing or for use as evidence; 

(e)	take photographs, measurements, make sketches or recording using cameras, radios, audio and visual recording devices; 

(f)	require the production of, examination, and take copies of extracts of, any document or part of any document; 

(g)	exercise such other powers as may be conferred on him or her by the Regulations or as may be necessary for the performance of his or her functions under this Act; or 

(h)	issue improvement and infringement notices under section 15. 

(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after concluding an investigation, inspection or examination, an authorised person shall – 

(a)	give to the operator concerned information, preferably in the form of a draft report or draft findings, resulting from such investigations, inspections or examinations; and 

(b)	also explain any step that the authorised person proposes to take as a result of that investigation, inspection or examination or any actions that the authorised person requires the operator to take and the expected timeframe for those actions. 

(4) No person shall be required to answer a question or give information tending to incriminate himself or herself. 

Offences in relation to investigations

12B. A person who – 

(a) 	obstructs an authorised person in the exercise of his or her powers under this Act or Regulations or induces or attempts to induce another person to do so; 

(b) 	conceals the location or existence of another person or any matter from an authorised person; 

(c) 	without lawful excuse, refuses or fails to furnish information within the time specified in the notice, to an authorised person; or 

(d)	 in any other way, hinders, impedes or opposes an authorised person in the performance of the Authority’s functions or an authorised person from exercising his or her powers under this Act and its regulations, 

commits an offence and is liable on conviction – 

(i)	for an operator, to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and 

(ii)	 in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $2,000. 

Improvement notices

12C.-(1) If an authorised person is of the opinion that a person, operator or aerodrome operator – 

(a) 	is contravening this Act and its regulations; or 

(b) 	has contravened this Act and its regulations in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated, 

The authorised person may issue to that person, operator or aerodrome operator an improvement notice requiring the person, operator or aerodrome operator to remedy the contravention or the matters or the activities giving rise to the contravention. 

(2) An improvement notice shall – 

(a) 	state that the authorised person is of the opinion that the person or operator – 

(i) 	is contravening this Act and its regulations; or 

(ii) 	has contravened this Act and its regulation in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated; 

(b) 	state the reasons for that opinion; 

(c)	specify the provision of this Act and its regulations in respect of which that opinion is held; and 

(d)	specify the day before which the person is required to remedy the contravention or the matters or activities giving rise to the contravention. 

(3) If a person fails to comply with any improvement notice issued to the person, the authorised person may issue an infringement notice to such person. 

Infringement notices

12D. – (1) An authorised person may serve an infringement notice on a person if it appears to the authorised person that the person has not complied with – 

(a)	the improvement Notice; or 

(b)	any provision of this Act and its regulations. 

(2) An infringement notice is a notice to the effect that, if the person served does not wish to have the matter dealt with by a court, the person may pay, within the time and to the person specified in the notice, the prescribed fixed penalty. 

(3) If the person to whom the infringement notice pays the full amount of the prescribed fixed penalty for the alleged offence, the person is not liable to any further proceedings for the alleged offence. 

(4) Payment under this section is not to be regarded as an admission of liability for the purpose of, nor should it in any way affect or prejudice, any civil claim, action or proceedings arising out of the same occurrence. 

(5) The amount of a penalty prescribed under this section for an offence shall not exceed the prescribed fixed penalty. 

Service of notices

12E. For the purposes of section 12C of this Act, a notice may be served on a person by- 

(a)	delivering it personally to the person; 

(b) 	leaving it at the person's usual or last known place of residence or business with some other person, apparently resident or employed there and who is apparently in charge or in a position of authority; or 

(c) 	posting it in a registered letter addressed to the person at the person's usual or last known place of residence or business. 

Appeal against Authority decisions

12F. Any person who is aggrieved by the Authority’s decision on the refusal, withdrawal, revocation, variation or suspension of an aviation document may appeal to the Chief Executive for the review of the Authority’s decision.". 

Protection from personal liability

13. — (1) No matter or thing done and no contract of any kind entered into by the Authority and no matter or thing done by any member of the Authority or any officer or servant thereof shall, if the matter or thing was done or the contract entered into bona fide for the purposes of this Act, subject any such member, officer or servant personally to any action, liability claim or demand whatsoever in respect thereof. 

(2) Any expense incurred by the Authority or any member, officer or servant in terms of this section shall be borne by and repaid out of the funds of the Authority. 

PART IV — FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY

Functions of the Authority

4. — (1) The Authority has the following function— 

(a)	any functions conferred on it by or under this Act or the Civil Aviation Act or the Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999; and 

(b)	carrying out such obligations of the State arising from its State's membership of the International Civil Aviation Organisation as the Minister directs. (2).The Authority also has the following safety-related functions -

(a) encouraging a greater acceptance by the aviation industry of the industry's obligation to maintain high standards of aviation safety, through -

(i) 	comprehensive safety education and training programmes; 

(ii) 	accurate and timely aviation safety advice; and 

(iii) 	fostering an awareness in industry management, and within the community generally, of the importance of aviation safety and compliance with relevant legislation; 

(b) promoting full and effective consultation and communication with all interested parties on aviation safety issues. 

(3) The Authority also has the function of regulating the safety of civil aviation operations in the Fiji Islands by, among other things— 

(a)	issue certificates, licences, approvals, registrations and permits after appropriate inspection, audit and examination; 

(b)	developing and promoting appropriate, clear and concise aviation safety standards; 

(c)	developing effective enforcement strategies to secure compliance with aviation safety standards; 

(d)	assessing decisions taken by industry management at all levels for their impact on aviation safety; 

(e)	conducting regular reviews of the system of civil aviation safety in order to monitor the safety performance of the aviation industry, to identify safety related trends and risk factors and to promote the development and improvement of the system; 

(f)	conducting regular and timely assessment of international safety developments; 

(g)	conducting regular reviews of aviation security programmes and activities; 

(h)	the prosecution of any offence committed under the provisions of this Act and its Regulations, other than an offence under Part II of the Civil Aviation (Security) Act 1994; 

(i)	doing any other thing which the Authority deems necessary for the enforcement of aviation safety.

15.(Repealed by Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999) 

16. (Repealed by Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999) 

Powers of the Authority

17.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, in the discharge of its functions, the Authority shall have the power— 

(a) to enter into any contract, covenant, bond or agreement of any kind whatsoever for the purposes of this Act; 

(b) to authorise in writing suitably qualified persons to be authorised persons to carry out any work or to perform any act in furtherance of its powers or to perform its functions or powers;; 

(c) to acquire, hire, procure, construct, erect, manufacture, provide, operate, maintain or repair any thing whatsoever required for the purposes of this Act; 

(d) to control dangerous obstacles in and around the airports; 

(e) to dispose of assets no longer required by the Authority for the performance of its functions; 

(f) to establish, control, manage and maintain, or contribute to, any pension scheme or provident fund approved by the Minister responsible for finance for the benefit of the Authority's employees or the dependants of deceased employees 

(g) to issue improvement and infringement notices and collect infringement fines; 

(h) generally to do all things necessary or convenient to be done in connection with or incidental to the performance by the Authority of its functions under this Act or any other written law. 

(2) In carrying out its powers under subsection (1), the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, operate in partnership with any other person or as a member of a corporate body. 

(3) The powers conferred by this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation from any other powers conferred upon the Authority by this Act or any other written law. 

Power to require information

17A.–(1)The Authority may, by notice in writing – 

(a) require any person to produce to it, at a time and place specified in the notice, any document which is specified or described in the notice and which is in that person's custody or under his or her control; or 

(b) require any person or organisation – 

(i) 	to keep the records specified or described in the notice; and 

(ii) 	provide to the Authority copies of such records and any other estimate, return or other information specified or described in the notice including information pertaining to occurrences classified for mandatory reporting. 

(2) The Authority must specify the time, the manner and the form in which any such estimate, return or information is to be provided. 

(3) No person may be compelled – 

(a) to produce any document which the person can not be compelled to produce in civil proceedings before a court; or 

(b) in complying with any requirement for the furnishing of information, to give any information which the person can not be compelled to give in evidence in such proceedings. 

(4) A person who refuses or, without reasonable excuse, fails to do anything duly required of him by a notice under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months. 

(5) A person who – 

(a) intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document which the person has been required by a notice under subsection (1) to produce; or 

(b) in furnishing any estimate, return or other information required under any such notice, makes any statement which the person knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false in material or particular, 

commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months. 

(6) If a person defaults in complying with a notice under subsection (1), the court may, on the application of the Authority, order the person make good the default, including an order for the costs or expenses of and incidental to the application which must be borne by the person in default or by any officer of a body corporate or other association who is responsible for the default. 

Confidentiality

17B.-(1) A person who is or has been a member, officer, employee or agent of the Authority or a member of a committee or who is or has been invited to a meeting of the Authority or of a committee must not disclose any information relating to the affairs of the Authority or of any other person which has been obtained by or in the performance of duties or the exercise of functions under this Act unless – 

(a) the disclosure is necessary for the performance of those duties or the exercise of those functions; 

(b) the disclosure is required under any written law; or 

(c) the disclosure is necessary for the performance of the Authority’s functions under this Act. 

(2) A person who receives any information relating to the affairs of the Authority must not use the information for his, her, or any other person’s financial gain. 

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. 

Prosecutions of offences under this Act or other civil aviation laws

17C. An authorised person may appear in the Magistrate’s Courts and conduct the prosecution of any offence committed under the provisions of this Act or any other written laws relating to civil aviation.". 

Compulsory acquisition of land

18. (Repealed by Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999) 

Directions

19. — (1) The Authority, in the exercise of its functions and powers under this Act, shall act in accordance with any general or special directions as to policy given to it by the Minister. 

(2)... The Minister shall consult with the Authority before giving any directions under this section. 

PART V — FINANCE

Funds and resources

20. The funds and resources of the Authority shall consist of— 

(a) any property, investments, mortgages and debentures acquired by or vested in the Authority and any moneys earned or arising there from; 

(b) the fees and charges levied by the Authority under Part VI; 

(c) sums borrowed by the Authority for the purpose of meeting any of its obligations or discharging any of its functions; 

(d) all other sums or property which may in any manner become payable to or vested in the Authority in respect of any matter incidental to its powers and duties. 

Borrowing powers

21.—(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), the Authority may borrow sums required by it for meeting any of its obligations or discharging any of its functions. 

(2) The power of the Authority to borrow shall be exercisable only with the approval of the Minister as to the amount, as to the sources of the borrowing and as to the terms on which the borrowing may be effected. 

(3) An approval given for the purposes of subsection (2) may be either general or limited to a particular borrowing or otherwise and may be conditional or unconditional. 

Security

22. The repayment of any moneys borrowed or loans raised under the Authority of this Act and the payment of interest thereon may be secured by mortgage, debenture or other charge upon the assets of the Authority. 

Investments

23. Moneys standing to the credit of the Authority may be invested in securities in which under the law for the time being in force in Fiji trustees are authorised to invest. 

Powers of expenditure

24. The Authority may, from its funds and resources— 

(a) pay any expenses lawfully incurred by it, including legal, survey and other fees and costs; 

(b) pay any other expense, cost or expenditure properly incurred or accepted by it in pursuance of its purposes under the provisions of this Act. 

Financial year

25. The financial year of the Authority shall be determined by the Authority. 

Estimate of expenditure

26. (1) The Authority shall, at least 2 months prior to the end of the current financial year, submit for approval by the Minister an estimate of the expenditure which the Authority will incur in the discharge of its functions during the next financial year. 

(2) The Authority may, at any time during the financial year for which an estimate has been approved, cause a revised or supplementary estimate to be prepared and approved. 

Accounts and audit

27. The Authority shall keep accounts of its transactions to the satisfaction of the Minister and such accounts shall be audited annually by the Auditor-General, or by an auditor appointed by the Authority 

Report

28. — (1) The Authority shall, not later than 31 December in each year, submit to the Minister a report containing— 

(a) an account of its activities during the immediately preceding financial year; 

(b) a statement of the accounts of the Authority audited in accordance with section 27. 

(2) The Minister shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament at the next meeting subsequent to the submission thereof. 

PART VI — FEES AND CHARGES

Fees and charges payable

29. The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, by regulation prescribe - 

(a) the fees payable in connection with the issue, validation, renewal, extension or variation of any certificate, licence or other document (including the issue of a copy thereof) or the undergoing of any examination, test inspection or investigation or the grant of any permission or approval for which the Authority has been made responsible under this Act or any other written law 

(b) the regulatory fee for oversight of safety and security payable to the Authority 

(c) the fees payable to the Authority for any other service provided in the discharge of its functions under this Act 

Detention and sale of aircraft

30.(Repealed by Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999) 

Power to reduce, etc., fees and charges

31. The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, reduce, refund or waive any fees or charges payable in terms of regulations made under section 29. 

Expenses, etc., incurred in term of section 15

32. (Repealed by Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999 

PART VII — MISCELLANEOUS

Secondment of public officers

33. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 12, the Authority may enter into an agreement with the Public Service Commission to provide for the secondment of public officers to the service of the Authority on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the agreement. 

By-laws

34.—(1) (Repealed by Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999)

(2) Notwithstanding the repeal effected by subsection (1), by-laws in force at an airport the ownership or operation and management of which is transferred to Airports Fiji in accordance with this Act continue in force as if made by Airports Fiji under section 7 of this Act. (Civil Aviation Reform—16 of 1999) 

SCHEDULE
(Section 14(2))

(Repealed by Civil Aviation Reform Act 1999)

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