Press Release 17 –
The Financial Intelligence Unit Signs Memorandum of Agreement with the Ministry of Justice
Press Release No: 17/2008
Date: 03 July 2008
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement today with the Ministry of Justice.
The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) will allow exchange and sharing of intelligence and information between the FIU and the Ministry of Justice subject to strict confidentiality and protection of information requirements.
Under this MOA, the FIU will have secure on-line access to information stored within the databases of the following Registries:
1. Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
2. Registrar of Titles
3. Administrator General
4. Official Receiver
5. Registrar of Companies, Patents, Designs & Trade Marks
6. Commissioner of Stamp Duties
Similar MOAs were signed by the FIU with the Immigration Department, the Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority, Fiji Police Force and the Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau.
The Financial Transactions Report Act enables the FIU to enter into such arrangements and agreements with Government agencies for information exchange to strengthen the framework to detect, investigate and prosecute money laundering, tax evasion and other serious criminal activities in Fiji.