1066 Slavery offences 103.—(1) A person who, whether within or outside Fiji, intentionally— (a) possesses a slave or exercises over a slave any of the other powers attaching to the right of ownership; or (b) engages in slave trading; or (c) enters into any commercial transaction involving a slave; or (d) exercises control or direction over, or provides finance for (i) any act of slave trading; or (ii) any commercial transaction involving a slave; commits an indictable offence. Penalty — Imprisonment for 25 years. (2) A person who— (a) (b) whether within or outside Fiji— (i) enters into any commercial transaction involving a slave; or (ii) exercises control or direction over, or provides finance for, any commercial transaction involving a slave; or (iii) exercises control or direction over, or provides finance for, any act of slave trading; and is reckless as to whether the transaction or act involves a slave, slavery or slave trading; commits an indictable offence. Penalty — Imprisonment for 17 years. (3) In this section— “slave trading” includes— (a) (b) the capture, transport or disposal of a person with the intention of reducing the person to slavery; or the purchase or sale of a slave. (4) A person who engages in any conduct with the intention of securing the release of a person from slavery is not guilty of an offence against this section. (5) The defendant bears a legal burden of proving the matter mentioned in sub-section (4). Definition of sexual servitude 104.—(1) For the purposes of this Division, sexual servitude is the condition of a person who provides sexual services and who, because of the use of force or threats— (a) (b) (2) is not free to cease providing sexual services; or is not free to leave the place or area where the person provides sexual services. In this section— “threat” means— (a) a threat of force; or (b) a threat to cause a person’s deportation; or (c) a threat of any other detrimental action unless there are reasonable grounds for the threat of that action in connection with the provision of sexual services by a person. Extended jurisdiction for offences against this Division 105. A person commits an offence against all sections of this Division— (a) (b) whether or not the conduct constituting the alleged offence occurs in Fiji; and whether or not a result of the conduct constituting the alleged offence occurs in Fiji.

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