Law enforcement in Fiji

Fiji police band

Fiji has a unified national police force, the Fiji Police Force (FPF), whose motto is Salus Populi meaning "the welfare of the people".

History

The Fijian Commissioner of Police title had been held by Australian police officer Andrew Hughes since 2003 but after the 2006 takeover of the Government the post has been reserved for a local (Ioane Naivaluru ^[1] a). The current Fijian Commissioner of Police is Brigadier Sitiveni Qiliho

Organization

The "Fiji Police Force Annual Report between August 2020 - July 2021" states that the organization of the FPF consists of the following: ^[2]

• Commissioner of Police
  • Director of Legal
  • Director of International Relations
  • Director of the Narcotic Bureau
  • Force Chaplain
  • Fiji Police Media Liaison Officer
  • Police Liaison Officer of Defense
• Deputy Commissioner of Police
  • Commander of the Central Division
  • Commander of the Southern Division
  • Commander of the Eastern Division
  • Commander of the Northern Division
  • Commander of the Western Division
  • Police Command and Coordination Centre
• Chief Operations Officer
  • Director of Community Policing
  • Director of Operations
  • Director of Traffic and Transport Control
  • Commanding officer of Police Special Response Unit (PSRU) ^[3]
• Chief Administration Officer
  • Director of Corporate Services
  • Director of Human Resources Management
  • Director of Training Education
  • Force Psychologist
  • Force Medical Officer
  • Force Accountant
• Chief of Investigation, Intelligence, and Prosecution
  • Director of the Criminal Investigation Department
  • Director of the Intelligence Bureau
  • Director of the Forensic Service
  • Director of Prosecution
• Chief of Planning and Internal Affairs
  • Director of Planning
  • Director of Internal Affairs

The Commissioner is appointed in accordance with the Constitution of Fiji, chapter 7, part 4, section 111. Section 111 establishes the office of Commissioner of Police. This official is appointed by the Constitutional Offices Commission, following consultation with the appropriate Cabinet Minister. The Commissioner of Police holds executive and administrative authority over the entire police force and is answerable only to the Minister in charge. Parliament may, however, make laws regulating the police force.

Fiji has a single local police force, on Rabi Island.

Ranks

Fiji Police ranks and insignia
Rank (unknown-Present)	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Assistant superintendent		Inspector		Sergeant major	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable
Epaulette insignia
Rank (1968-unknown)	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Deputy superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Senior inspector	Inspector	Sergeant major	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable
Epaulette insignia
Rank (Before 1968)	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Deputy superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Inspector	Sub inspector	Sergeant major	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable
Epaulette insignia

See Also

• Vanuatu Police Force
• Samoa Police Service
• Nauru Police Force
• Law enforcement in Kiribati
• Cook Islands Police Service
• Royal Solomon Islands Police Force
• FSM National Police
• Law enforcement in Palau

References

1. Fiji Police Force. "Fiji Police Force senior officers". www.police.gov.fj. Fiji Police Force. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
2. Fiji Police Strategic Planning, Research & Development Unit (July, 2023) "Annual Report August 2020 - July 2021" Fiji Police Force, The Fijian Government, https://www.parliament.gov.fj/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Fiji-Police-Force-Annual-Report-August-2020%E2%80%93July-2021.pdf, Date accessed: August 30, 2025
3. Krishant, Reveel (5/27/2020). "More drug raids in the North", Communications Fiji Limited, https://www.fijivillage.com/news/More-drug-raids-in-the-North-5f4rx8

External links

• Official website of the Fiji Police Force