The Honourable Speaker of the Fijian Parliament His Excellency Ratu Epeli Nailatikau hereby advises that the Parliament precincts will be closed until further notice.
A secretariat staff has been identified as a primary contact of a COVID-19 positive case.
As a precautionary measure and out of an abundance of caution, the Parliamentary precincts and offices will be closed with immediate effect.
All Parliamentary operations will resume upon further advice.
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Parliament Office will close on the following days, for the non-essential functional units –
(a) Friday, 27 December 2024;
(b) Monday, 30 December 2024; and
(c) Tuesday, 31 December 2024.
The non-essential functional units that will be closed on those days are the Tables, Hansard, Research and Library Services, Committees, Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Protocol, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Civic Education and Media.
The essential functional units that will remain operational with the necessary/appropriate staffing arrangements are the ITC, HR, Accounts, Assets and Transport.
We humbly apologise for any inconvenience that may be caused.