Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame?
No
Are these plans available to general public?
No
Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment?
Yes, throughout government
Where is the draft text or summary published?
On the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; printed in a federal journal or similar publication.
All laws that are being tabled in the Parliament are published in the Fiji Government Gazette. The Gazette is published once weekly (usually Fridays) and copies may or may not be available until the following week of the Gazette publication date.
Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment?
No
Is the entire text of the proposed draft published?
No
A finalized summary is published for the public.
Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available?
No
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public?
Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only
How are the comments received?
Through public meetings; through email; through mail/courier.
Are received comments publicly accessible?
No
The comments are normally recorded within the ministry.
Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations?
No
Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments?
Yes
Office of the Attorney General - Solicitor General
Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations?
No
How does the government report on the results of the consultation?
n/a
Where does the government report on the results of the consultation?
n/a
Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law?
No
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations?
No
Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment?
No
Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines?
No
Are impact assessments required by law?
No
Are impact assessment made publicly available?
No
How is this assessment distributed?
n/a
When is this assessment distributed?
n/a
Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation?
No
Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies?
No
Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions.
n/a
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Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place?
Yes
How are the laws that are in force accessed?
On a unified website managed by the government On a unified website managed by the private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or ot...
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On a unified website managed by the government On a unified website managed by the private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or other publication
