Ministerial Assignment (L.N. No. 60 of 2010)

191 FIJI ISLANDS GOVERNMENT GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT No. 26 [LEGAL NOTICE No. 60] FRIDAY,28th MAY 2010 GOVERNMENT OF FIJI (EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY OF FIJI DECREE 2009, Decree No.2» Ministerial Assignment To: Ratu Epeli Gauilau Minister for Defence, National Security and Immigration WHEREAS His Excellency Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda, in exercise of the powers vested in him as President of the Republic of Fiji and Commander in Chief of the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces by the Executive Authority of Fiji Decree (Decree No.2), and on the advice of the Prime Minister, had appointed you as Minister for Defence. National Security and Immigration with effect from the 11th day of April 2009 and assigned to you the responsibility for the conduct of the Government business and departments and the written laws specified in Legal Notice No.4 of 2009; Now THEREFORE. in exercise of the powers vested in me as President of the Republic of Fiji and Commander in Chief of the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces by the Executive Authority of Fiji (Amendment) Decree 2009 (Decree No. 28), I hereby revoke with effect from the 1st day of January, 2010, all assignments and responsibilities as recited above. and with effect from the same day assign to you in your current capacity as the Minister for Defence, National Security and Immigration, the responsibility for the conduct of the following Government business and departments andfor the following written laws (subject to the provisions nf any other laws) Business (a) Defence, National Security, Immigration and Veteran Affairs After Care Fund Defence, Security and Public Order Citizenship Deportation Hydrography Immigration Maritime Surveillance National Day Celebrations Passports Rehabilitation of Offenders Shipping Services Departments Ministry ofDefence, National Security and Immigration Department ofDefence Republic of Fiji Military Forces Royal Fiji Navy Government Shipping Services Hydrographic Unit Department ojNational Security Fiji Police Force Department of Immigration 192 Responsibility for all writen laws regulating the business of (0) above including in particular, the following Acts and the subsidiary legislature made thereunder-: Defence, Police and Immigration AliensAct (Cap. 91) Arms andAmmunition Act (Cap.l88) Arms and Ammunition Act 2003 Chemical Weapons Convention Act 2005 Citizenship of Fiji Decree 2009 (DecreeNo. 23109) DeportationAct (Cap. 90) GenevaConventions Promulgation Immigration Act 2003 Passports Act 2002 Police Act (Cap. 85) Public OrderAct (Cap. 20) Public Safety Act (Cap. 19) Rehabilitation of Offenders (Irrelevant Convictions) Act 1997 Republic of Fiji Military ForcesAct (Cap.81) VisitingForces Decree 1991 Departmentof Veteran Affairs [Legal Notice No.4 dated 12 April 2009 is amended accordingly to include the Hydrographic Unit which has been transferred from FIMSA to the Fiji Navy, the transfer of the Government Shipping Services from the Ministry of Works, Transport and Public Utilities to the Fiji Navy and the transfer of the National Disaster Management Office to the Ministry of Provincial development from 30th October 2009J. Dated at Suva this 20th Day of May 2010. E. NAILATIKAU President of the Republic of Fiji