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Atlas v0.1 · Right to information · Right to service

Fiji

Republic of Fiji · ISO FJI

Fiji has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 2018, scored 64/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and a candidate service-rights route exists that we have not confirmed against the official text. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.

Your first move, anywhere

Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.

Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.

Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency

Right to information

Sourced

National lawFreedom of Information Act 2018 Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
RTI Rating score64/150 · rank 115 · Weak legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 4/6 · Scope 16/30 · Requesting procedures 10/30 · Exceptions and refusals 10/30 · Appeals 12/30 · Sanctions and protections 2/8 · Promotional measures 10/16

Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05

Right to service

To confirm

StatusCandidate legal family, needs official verification
Legal familyCitizen charter / ombudsman / administrative justice route
Candidate route (to confirm)Verify citizen or client service charter, ombudsman jurisdiction, judicial-review/administrative-justice statute, digital-service standards and sectoral deadlines.
The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection
NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.

Sources: OECD Administrative Simplification

Help confirm this

Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Fiji" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.

Inside Fiji: 19 subdivisions

Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.

What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in

Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.

CodeSubdivisionTypeAccess-law statusSource · checked
FJ-01BaProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-02BuaProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-03CakaudroveProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-04KadavuProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-05LauProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-06LomaivitiProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-07MacuataProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-08Nadroga and NavosaProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-09NaitasiriProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-10NamosiProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-11RaProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-12RewaProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-13SeruaProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-14TailevuProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-CCentralDivisionNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-EEasternDivisionNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-NNorthernDivisionNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-RRotumaDependencyNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
FJ-WWesternDivisionNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Information Act 2018 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 19 subdivisions: Candidate legal family, needs official verification (inherited from the national status above).

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This atlas and the Capture Index never mix

The atlas is the open reference layer: every jurisdiction, graded, with unverified entries shown as tasks. The Capture Index is a separate scored product: verified sources only, with right of reply before publication.