i CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI CONTENTS _______ PREAMBLE CHAPTER 1—THE STATE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Republic of Fiji Supremacy of the Constitution Principles of constitutional interpretation Secular State Citizenship CHAPTER 2—BILL OF RIGHTS 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. Application Interpretation of this Chapter Right to life Right to personal liberty Freedom from slavery, servitude, forced labour and human trafficking Freedom from cruel and degrading treatment Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure Rights of arrested and detained persons Rights of accused persons Access to courts or tribunals Executive and administrative justice Freedom of speech, expression and publication Freedom of assembly Freedom of association Employment relations Freedom of movement and residence Freedom of religion, conscience and belief Political rights Right to privacy Access to information Right to equality and freedom from discrimination Freedom from compulsory or arbitrary acquisition of property Rights of ownership and protection of iTaukei, Rotuman and Banaban lands Protection of ownership and interests in land Right of landowners to fair share of royalties for extraction of minerals Right to education Right to economic participation Right to work and a just minimum wage