Commissioner of Police (Fiji)
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Fiji
has a unified national police
force, the Fiji Police, whose motto is Salus Populi.
The Fijian Commissioner of Police title had been held by Australian police officer Andrew Hughes
since 2003 but after the 2006 takeover of the Government the post has been reserved for a local.
The Commissioner is appointed in accordance with the Constitution of Fiji, chapter 7
, part 4, section 111. Section 111 establishes the office of Commissioner of Police. This official is appointed by the Constitutional Offices Commission, following consultation with the appropriate Cabinet Minister. The Commissioner of Police holds executive and administrative authority over the entire police force, and is answerable only to the Minister in charge. Parliament may, however, make laws regulating the police force.
Fiji has a single local police force, on the island of Rabi
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Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
has a unified national police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
force, the Fiji Police, whose motto is Salus Populi.
The Fijian Commissioner of Police title had been held by Australian police officer Andrew Hughes
Andrew Hughes (police)
Andrew 'Andy' Hughes is a senior officer of the Australian Federal Police who, until recently, served as the Chief Police Officer for the Australian Capital Territory . The CPO position is similar to the role of Australian Commissioners of Police, that is, the chief executive of the ACT Policing...
since 2003 but after the 2006 takeover of the Government the post has been reserved for a local.
The Commissioner is appointed in accordance with the Constitution of Fiji, chapter 7
Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Executive Government. Chapter 7 of the Fiji Constitution is titled Executive Government. There are five Parts, further subdivided into thirty sections, which set out the organization, functions, and responsibilities of the executive branch of government...
, part 4, section 111. Section 111 establishes the office of Commissioner of Police. This official is appointed by the Constitutional Offices Commission, following consultation with the appropriate Cabinet Minister. The Commissioner of Police holds executive and administrative authority over the entire police force, and is answerable only to the Minister in charge. Parliament may, however, make laws regulating the police force.
Fiji has a single local police force, on the island of Rabi
Rabi
Rabi may refer to:* Rabi crop, spring harvest in India and Pakistan* Rabi cycle, in physics is the cyclic behaviour of a two-state quantum system in the presence of an oscillatory driving field...
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