MORE TAX BUREAUCRACY (for banks and all of us) Introduction 1. The government has now issued the Tax Administration (Amendment) Decree 2010(Amendment Decree). 2. The Amendment Decree was issued in the Gazette of 26 October 2010. It has apparently been in force since 15 August meaning that some people may have been in breach of a law… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2010
Proposed Health and Safety at Work (Plant) Regulations 2010
(new regulatory process for plant safety; new categories of plant included) Introduction 1. The government last month released draft Health and Safety at Work (Plant) Regulations (Regulations) to certain industry stakeholders for comment. The new draft law appears to have had only limited circulation with a short time for feedback, now (officially) expired. 2. The… Read more »
Commerce Commission Decree 2010
(Mostly the same, more confusing, less to challenge) Introduction 1. On 24 September 2010 the government published the Commerce Commission Decree 2010[1] (Decree). It is stated to have come into force on 1 July 2010. What the Decree does (?) 2. The Decree intends to replace and consolidate the Counter-Inflation Act (Cap. 73), Fair Trading Decree 1992… Read more »
New York Convention Local
Fiji has signed the 1958 Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Arbitration awards in Fiji may now be directly enforced in Convention countries, and vice versa. Introduction 1. On 25 September 2010, Fiji signed the 1958 Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention). The Convention has 142 State parties,… Read more »
New York Convention International
Fiji has ratified the 1958 Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Arbitration awards in Convention countries may now be directly enforced in Fiji, and vice versa. Introduction 1. On 27 September 2010, Fiji ratified the 1958 Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention). The Convention enters into force in… Read more »
Environment Management Non Compliance Inspections
Introduction 1. The Environment Management (Waste Disposal & Recycling) Regulations 2007 (“the Legislation”) require all industrial and commercial facilities to have a waste permit (unless exempted). [See previous legal alert on Munro Leys website www.munroleyslaw.com] 2. The Department of Environment (“DOE”) is currently conducting a series of site visits to all commercial and industrial facilities in… Read more »