MPs no longer entitled to a 12-month absence from Parliament

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Published: 09 September 2021

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Lord Fakafanua, Noble’s Representative no.2 for Ha’apai introduced the Legislative Assembly (Amendment) Bill 2021 which proposed to reduce the time in which Members are allowed to be absent before their seat becomes vacated. This was reduced from 12 consecutive calendar months to 3 consecutive calendar months.

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Tonga general election set for November 18

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Published: 07 September 2021

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TONGA’s general election has been set for November 18, 2021.

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Parliament passes the Illicit Drugs Control Bill 2021 but did not endorse the death penalty.

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Published: 01 September 2021

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Lord Fakafanua, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly submitted the Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) Bill 2021, which proposed the death penalty for certain offences. This included adding the death penalty for the offence of unlawful import and export of 5kg or more of a Class A illicit drug. It also added the death penalty on the third or consequent strike for any person who without lawful excuse supplies, administers, compels or engages, employs or uses a child for illicit drugs offences.

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