4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?
Fiji
22 (8) It shall be unlawful for any—
(a)political party;
(b)office holder of a political party;
(c)candidate for election to Parliament; or
(d)agent, campaigner or servant of a political party or candidate for election to Parliament,
to accept any political donation from a company, a body corporate or any other entity.
(9) It shall be unlawful for any company, body corporate or any other entity to make any political donation to any—
(a)political party;
(b)office holder of a political party;
(c)candidate for election to Parliament; or
(d)agent, campaigner or servant of a political party or candidate for election to Parliament.
(10) It shall be unlawful for any company, body corporate or any other entity to make any payment or contribution to any individual for the purpose of that individual making a political donation to any—
(a)political party;
(b)office holder of a political party;
(c)candidate for election to Parliament; or
(d)agent, campaigner or servant of a political party or candidate for election to Parliament.
(11) It shall be unlawful for a company, a body corporate or any other entity to provide, and for any political party or candidate for election to Parliament (or any person on behalf of the political party who is involved in the administration of the affairs of the political party including any office holder of the political party, or any person on behalf of the candidate) to accept from a company, a body corporate or any other entity, any of the following—
(a)the full or part payment of expenditure for advertising by a political party or a candidate for election to Parliament; or
(b)the waiving of all or any part of payment of expenditure for advertising by a political party or candidate for election to Parliament. Section 22, Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding & Disclosures) Act 2013, amended in 2021
Corporate donations to election candidates are unlawful, pursuant to s22 of the Political Parties Act.
