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Immigration (Amendment) Act 2020

REPUBLIC OF FIJI

IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2020

ACT NO. 34 OF 2020

I assent.

J. K. KONROTE
President

[4 September 2020]

AN ACT

TO AMEND THE IMMIGRATION ACT 2003

ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji -

Short title and commencement

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment) Act 2020.

(2) This Act comes into force on a date or dates appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

(3) In this Act, the Immigration Act 2003 is referred to as the "Principal Act".

Section 2 amended

2. Section 2(1) of the Principal Act is amended in the definitions of "child" and "family" by deleting "21" and substituting "18".

Section 8 amended

3. Section 8(1)(b) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting "21" and substituting "18".

Section 9 amended

4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by -

(a) in subsection (2) -

• (i) in paragraph (b) after ";", inserting "or";
• (ii) in paragraph (c), deleting ";" and substituting ","; and
• (iii) deleting paragraphs (d) and (e);

(b) deleting subsection (3); and
(c) after subsection (11), inserting the following new subsection -

• "(12) A permanent residence permit issued on the basis of an investment in Fiji, as provided for under regulations -
  • (a) must not be revoked unless there is a clear breach of the conditions of the permit; and
  • (b) is only subject to the conditions of the permit which were applicable at the time the permit was granted.".

Section 11 amended

5. Section 11(8) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting "as a visitor".

Section 58 amended

6. Section 58 of the Principal Act is amended after "21" wherever it appears by inserting "working".

Section 66 amended

7. Section 66(3) of the Principal Act is amended after "to" by inserting "inter alia".

Section 68 amended

8. Section 68(4) of the Principal Act is amended by deleting "$2000 and imprisonment for 2 years" and substituting "$20,000 and imprisonment for 5 years".

Schedule 3 amended

9. Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended by -

(a) in the first and second rows, deleting "$200" and substituting "$2,000"; and
(b) in the fifth row after "6", inserting "(10) and ".

Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 3rd day of September 2020.