81 Part B—DISCIPLINED FORCE Fiji Police Force 129.—(1) The Fiji Police Force established under a written law continues in existence. (2) The office of the Commissioner of Police established under the State Services Decree 2009 continues in existence. (3) The Fiji Police Force is under the command of the Commissioner of Police. (4) The Commissioner of Police is appointed by the President, on the advice of the Constitutional Offices Commission following consultation with the Minister responsible for the Fiji Police Force. (5) The Commissioner of Police is responsible for— (a) the organisation and administration of the Fiji Police Force; and (b) the deployment and control of its operations, and, subject to subsection (6), is not subject to the direction or control by any other person or authority in relation to those matters. (6) The Minister responsible for the Fiji Police Force may from time to time issue general policy directions to the Commissioner of Police and, if such a direction has been issued, the Commissioner of Police must act in accordance with it. (7) The Commissioner of Police has the following powers in relation to the Fiji Police Force for all ranks, members and other employees, of the Fiji Police Force— (a) to appoint persons to the Fiji Police Force; (b) to remove persons from the Fiji Police Force; and (c) to take disciplinary action against persons in the Fiji Police Force, and all written laws governing the Fiji Police Force shall be construed accordingly. (8) The Commissioner of Police, with the agreement of the Minister responsible for the Fiji Police Force, has the authority to determine all matters pertaining to the employment of all staff in the Fiji Police Force, including— (a) the terms and conditions of employment; (b) the qualification requirements for appointment and the process to be followed for appointment, which must be an open, transparent and competitive selection process based on merit;