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Human Rights Commission Act 1999
AN ACT
TO CONFER FUNCTIONS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IN ADDITION TO THOSE IN THE CONSTITUTION, TO REGULATE ITS PROCEDURE, AND FOR RELATED MATTERS
ENACTED by the Parliament of the Fiji Islands -
Sections
1. Short title and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Act to bind State
4. Application of Act
Part II - HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
5. Incorporation of the Commission
6. Functions of the Commission
7. Powers and duties of the Commission
8. Membership of the Commission
9. Disqualification from office
10. Conditions of appointment
11. Functions of Chairperson
12. Proceedings Commissioner
13. Meetings of the Commission
14. Funds of the Commission
15. Adequacy of funding
16. Staff of the Commission
Part III - UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION
17. Areas where unfair discrimination prohibited
18. Genuine occupational qualification
19. Genuine justification
20. Guidelines on genuine occupational qualification and genuine justification
21. Social justice and affirmative action
22. Victimisation
23. Employment applications and advertisements
24. Liability of employers and principals
Part IV - COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
25. Complaints about contraventions of human rights
26. Complaints about unfair discrimination
27. Discretion whether to investigate
28. Investigation of Commission's own motion
29. Letters from prisoners or patients
30. Investigation procedure
31. Conciliation
32. Power to require information to be provided
33. Disclosure of certain matters not to be required
34. Procedure after investigation
35. Functions of Proceedings Commissioner
36. Proceedings
37. Right of Proceedings Commissioner to appear in High Court
38. Remedies
39. Damages
40. Power to make interim order
41. Substantial merits, evidence and hearings
42. Annual Report
43. Delegation of functions by Commission or Commissioner
44. Nature of delegation
45. Commissioners and employees to maintain secrecy
46. Protection from suit
47. Offences
48. Expenses and allowances
49. Regulations