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flag Fiji groups urge reforming, not replacing, old rehabilitation law to maintain stability and safety.

flag The Fiji Council of Social Services urges Parliament to amend the 1997 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act instead of replacing it with the 2025 Criminal Records Bill, warning that repeal could create legal gaps and undermine established rehabilitation frameworks. flag FCOSS supports second chances but stresses the need for a tiered disclosure system based on job risk, excluding serious offenses like rape, robbery, and major financial crimes from rehabilitation. flag They advocate for preserving legal stability while integrating positive changes. flag Meanwhile, the Fiji Corrections Service recommends shortening the rehabilitation period to five years and reducing the required sentence to four years, proposing a case-by-case evaluation system with defined criteria.

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