51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?

Fiji

Fiji

Answer
Yes
Source

23 (2) Any information provided to the Registrar under subsection (1) must be made available at the office of the Registrar in Suva for inspection by members of the public upon payment of an approved fee.

24 (4) The information provided by a person under subsections (1), (1A), (1B), (2), (2A) and (2B) must be made available at the office of the Registrar in Suva for inspection by members of the public upon payment of an approved fee.

 25 (3)The Registrar shall publish the information received by him or her under subsections (1) and (1A) in the Gazette and in the media, and the costs of any such publication shall be paid by or recovered from the political party.

26 (2A) A political party must publish its audited accounts in a format provided by the Registrar on the official website of the Fijian Elections Office within 3 months after the end of each financial year.

Sections 23, 24,25, 26, Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) (Amendment) Act 2021.

Comment

All financial disclosures made by political parties, office holders of political parties and election candidates pursuant to Sections 23, 24, 25, 26 are made public, either through publication in the media, in the Gazette, on the website of the Registrar of Political Parties, or made available for public inspection at the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties.

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