FIJI ISLANDS

HIGHER SALARIES COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2002
ACT NO. 15 OF 2002

I assent.
[L.S.]
J.I. ULUIVUDA
President

[24 June, 2002]

AN ACT

TO AMEND THE HIGHER SALARIES COMMISSION ACT

ENACTED by the Parliament of the Fiji Islands

Short title etc

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Higher Salaries Commission (Amendment) Act 2002.

(2) In this Act, the principal Act refers to the Higher Salaries Commission Act (Cap. 2A).

Composition of the Commission

2. Section 4 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following-

"(1) The Commission shall consist of 5 members namely

(a) a Chairperson;

(b) the Permanent Secretary for Finance; and

(c) three other members who have recognized experience in economic, financial, industrial or commercial matters.

(1A) The Chairperson referred to in subsection 1(a) and 3 other members referred in subsection (1)(c) are to be appointed by the Minister.".

Functions of the Commission

3. Section 11 of the principal Act is amended by-

(a) repealing paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph-

"(c) to consider and determine-

(i) the salary of every Permanent Secretary or other officer who manages a department for which a Minister has responsibility;

(ii) the salaries of holders of other constitutional offices (other than persons referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 169 of the Constitution).";

(b) by inserting the following new subsections-

"(4) Whenever the Commission is considering the salaries or other allowances of every Permanent Secretary, the Permanent Secretary for Finance must not take part in the deliberations of the Commission.

(5) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule.".

Consequential amendments

4. The principal Act is amended by deleting Chairman and substituting Chairperson wherever it appears in the following sections 4(3) and (7).

First Schedule

5. The First Schedule is repealed and substituted by the following Schedule-

"FIRST SCHEDULE
(Section 11)

CORPORATIONS AND BODIES WHOSE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS SALARIES ARE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE HIGHER SALARIES COMMISSION

Airports Fiji Limited
Air Pacific Limited
Capital Markets Development Authority
Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands
Coconut Industry Development Authority
Consumer Council of Fiji
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Limited
Fiji Hardwood Corporation
Fiji Development Bank
Fiji Electricity Authority
Fiji Institute of Technology
Fiji International Telecommunication Limited
Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority
Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau
Fiji Meat and Industry Board
Fiji National Provident Fund
Fiji National Training Council
Fiji Pine Limited
Fiji School of Medicine
Fiji Sports Council
Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited
Fiji Sugar Marketing Company Limited
Fiji Visitors Bureau
Housing Authority of Fiji
Land Transport Authority
Maritime and Ports Authority of the Fiji Islands
National Fire Authority
National Road Safety Council
National Trading Corporation Limited
Pacific Fishing Company Limited
Ports Terminal Limited
Posts Fiji Limited
Prices and Incomes Board
Public Rental Board of Fiji
Rewa Rice Limited
Sugar Industry Tribunal
Telecom Fiji Limited
Unit Trust of Fiji (Management) Limited
Viti Corps Company Limited."

Passed by the House of Representatives this 14th day of May, 2002.
Passed by the Senate this 13th day of June, 2002.

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