(5) Upon conducting the measures under this section, the Attorney-General must provide
the results of such measures and real-time collection of traffic data associated with specified
communications to the foreign government, foreign agency or the international agency.
Mutual assistance regarding the interception of content data
34. ––(1) Subject to any limitations specified by the Government, a foreign government,
foreign agency or any international agency may request the Attorney-General to provide
assistance in the real-time collection or recording of content data of specified communications
transmitted by means of a computer system in Fiji transmitted by means of a computer system.
(2) A request for assistance under subsection (1) must so far as practicable specify––
(a) the authority seeking the use of powers under this section;
(b) the offence that is the subject of a criminal investigation or proceedings and a
brief summary of the related facts;
(c) the name of the authority with access to the relevant communication;
(d) the location at which or nature of the communication;
(e) the intended purpose for the required communication;
(f) sufficient information to identify the communications;
(g) details of the data of the relevant interception;
(h) the recipient of the communication;
(i) the intended duration for the use of the communication;
(j) the necessity for use of powers under this section; and
(k) the terms for the use and disclosure of the communication to third parties.
(3) Upon receiving the request under subsection (1), the Attorney-General must, if the
request is in relation to an offence punishable with at least 5 years of imprisonment, take all
appropriate measures to obtain necessary authorisation including any warrants to execute on
the request in accordance with the procedures and powers provided under this Act.
(4) Upon obtaining necessary authorisation including any warrants to execute on the
request, the Attorney-General may seek the support and cooperation of the foreign government,
foreign agency or the international agency during the search and seizure.
(5) Upon conducting the measures under this section, the Attorney-General must provide
the results of such measures and real-time collection or recording of content data of specified
communications to the foreign government, foreign agency or the international agency.
24/7 Network
35. ––(1) The Minister must designate a point of contact available on a twenty-four hour,
seven-day-a-week basis, in order to ensure the provision of immediate assistance for the
purpose of investigations or proceedings concerning criminal offences related to computer
systems and data, or for the collection of evidence in electronic form of a criminal offence,
which assistance must include facilitating, or, if permitted by written law and practice of Fiji,
directly carrying out the following measures––
(a) the provision of technical advice;
(b) the preservation of data pursuant to expedited preservation of stored computer
data and expedited disclosure of preserved traffic data;
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