means proceedings before any court, other than a “criminal proceedings” military court, in which a person is prosecuted for allegedly committing an offence, including an appeal, a case presented on the basis of agreed facts, or a question of law reserved; means a department of the public service, under a ministry; “department” includes any physical, sensory, mental, psychological or other “disability” condition, or illness that— has, or is perceived by significant sectors of the community to have, a significant adverse effect on an ability to participate individual’s fully and effectively in society on an equal basis with others; or forms the basis of unfair discrimination; means a written law regulating the discipline of any “disciplinary law” disciplined force; means— force” “disciplined the Republic of Fiji Military Forces; the Fiji Police Force; or the Fiji Corrections Service; includes an offence under a law governing elections and “electoral offences” includes any offence under any law governing registration of voters and registration of political parties; or means the territories which immediately before 10 “Fiji” “Republic of Fiji” October 1970 constituted the Colony of Fiji and includes any other territory declared by Parliament to form part of Fiji; means the Government of the Republic of Fiji Gazette published by “Gazette” order or under the authority of the Government, or a supplement to the Gazette; means the Government of the State; “Government” includes trafficking of persons as defined or prescribed by a “human trafficking” written law; means a Judge of the High Court (including the Chief Justice), a Justice “Judge” of Appeal (including the President of the Court of Appeal) or a Judge of the Supreme Court;
“criminal proceedings” means proceedings before any court, other than a military court, in which a person is prosecuted for allegedly committing an offence, including an appeal, a case presented on the basis of agreed facts, or a question of law reserved; “department” means a department of the public service, under a ministry; “disability” includes any physical, sensory, mental, psychological or other condition, or illness that— has, or is perceived by significant sectors of the community to have, a significant adverse effect on an individual’s ability to participate fully and effectively in society on an equal basis with others; or forms the basis of unfair discrimination; “disciplinary law” means a written law regulating the discipline of any disciplined force; “disciplined force” means— the Republic of Fiji Military Forces; the Fiji Police Force; or the Fiji Corrections Service; “electoral offences” includes an offence under a law governing elections and includes any offence under any law governing registration of voters and registration of political parties; “Fiji” or “Republic of Fiji” means the territories which immediately before 10 October 1970 constituted the Colony of Fiji and includes any other territory declared by Parliament to form part of Fiji; “Gazette” means the Government of the Republic of Fiji Gazette published by order or under the authority of the Government, or a supplement to the Gazette; “Government” means the Government of the State; “human trafficking” includes trafficking of persons as defined or prescribed by a written law; “Judge” means a Judge of the High Court (including the Chief Justice), a Justice of Appeal (including the President of the Court of Appeal) or a Judge of the Supreme Court;
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