Military Govt Has Political Will To Modernise Fiji

Bainimarama Govt Has Political Will To Modernise Fiji

The theme ‘Developing the Law – Challenges and Opportunities heralds an era of change and reform, says the Attorney-General, Mr Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while officially closing the 11th Attorney-General’s Conference over the weekend

“It signals that the Bainimarama Government has the political will and the ambition to implement new laws or to amend old laws and make it in line, make it in standards, modernise it with what we have in contemporary Fiji,” Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said.

The Attorney-General said that it also signalled change. However, he added that we should not have change for the sake of having change.

“If change means justice, and I mean substantive justice, if it means removal of systematic corruption, if it means fairness, if it means removal of systematic racism and bigotry, if it means accountability, if it means prosperity, if it means equal suffrage, if it means creating institutions that are independent, a judiciary that is truly independent, if it means creating prosperity, equal citizenry, common citizenry, economic growth and recognizing that our laws need to be made in compliance with international standards, then of course, we must have change.”

The two-day Conference ended successfully over the weekend.

For the first time since the inception of the Attorney-General’s Conference, a record number of participants, totaling approximately 200 attended this year’s meeting at the Warwick Fiji Resort and Spa.

Topics ranging from Cybercrime, Dispute Resolution, Pacer and Pacer Plus, Human Trafficking, the Code of Conduct, Freedom of Information and Medical Negligence were thoroughly discussed by the high calibre of speakers including former High Court Judge, Ms Nazhat Shameem, Chief Justice, Anthony Gates, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, Professor Rajesh Chandra, Justices Anjala Wati and William Calanchini, Acting President of the Fiji Court of Appeal, Justice John Byrne, UNDP Regional Legislative Strenthening Expert, Ms .Charmaine Rodrigues, Political-Economic Section Chief, Emassy of the United States of America, Mr James Crow, President of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Council of Fiji, Mr Kalpesh Solanki, Private Practitioners, Mr Adish Narayan, Mr Devanesh Sharma and Dr Mohammed Yunush.

Brenda Ragi
Media Liaison Officer
Attornety-General’s Chambers

1 December 2009

ENDS

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