12. Is there a ban on donations from corporations with partial government ownership to candidates?
Fiji
Art 21, '(6) It shall be unlawful for any? (a) political party; (b) office holder of a political party; (c) candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate); or (d) agent, campaigner or servant of a political party or candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate), to accept any political donation or any contribution unless the political donation or contribution is from an individual. (7) It shall be unlawful for any? (a) political party; (b) office holder of a political party; (c) candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate); or (d) agent, campaigner or servant of a political party or candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate), to accept any political donation or any contribution from a company, a body corporate or any other entity. (8) It shall be unlawful for any company, body corporate or any other entity to make any political donation or any contribution to? (a) a political party; (b) any office holder of a political party; (c) any candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate); or (d) any agent, campaigner or servant of a political party or candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate). (9) It shall be unlawful for any company, body corporate or any other entity to make any payment or contribution to any individual for the purpose of that individual making a political donation or a contribution to? (a) a political party; (b) any office holder of a political party; (c) any candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate); or (d) any agent, campaigner or servant of a political party or candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate). (10) It shall be unlawful for a company, a body corporate or any other entity to make, and for any political party or candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate) to accept from a company, a body corporate or any other entity, any of the following contributions to a political party or a candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate)? (a) the provision of accommodation (including office accommodation), vehicles, computers or other equipment for no consideration or inadequate consideration for use solely or substantially for election campaign purposes; (b) the full or part payment of expenditure for advertising by a political party or a candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate); (c) the waiving of all or any part of payment of expenditure for advertising by a political party or candidate for election to Parliament (including an independent candidate); (d) any other goods or services of a kind prohibited by Regulations.' (Source: Political Parties (Registration, Conduct, Funding and Disclosures) Decree 2013, Decree 4 of 2013)
All corporate donations are banned
