Samoa Law

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 14:20

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Pacific news in brief for April 17

RNZ 17 Apr 2024

During sentencing, he suggested the Samoa Law Reform Commission look into the jail term for theft and consider if it was time to have a special category for large-scale thefts ... The Samoa Law Reform ...

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Samoa citizenship bill passes first hurdle in Parliament with help of ACT and NZ First

RNZ 10 Apr 2024

... by supporting a bill to select committee that would provide entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for a group of people born in the then Western Samoa whose citizenship was removed by law in 1982.

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Parliament shock: ACT, NZ First side with opposition as Nats vote against bill

NewstalkZB 10 Apr 2024

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'Not looking for money': Samoa citizenship bill 'about trust and fairness' - community leader

RNZ 10 Apr 2024

In 1982, the Privy Council ruled that because those born in Western Samoa were treated by New Zealand law as "natural-born British subjects", they were entitled to New Zealand citizenship when it was first created in 1948.

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U.S. Coast Guard says boardings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal

Asahi News 10 Apr 2024

Reuters reported last month that six Chinese fishing boats were found to be violating Vanuatu’s fisheries law after being inspected by local police who were on board the first U.S ... international law.

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Pacific news in brief for April 9

RNZ 09 Apr 2024

Nationwide riots occurred in January, when around 200 law enforcement and military units protested pay deductions. Samoa - Starlink ... Samoa's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries last month said Cabinet ...

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Samoa, US extend ship rider agreement

RNZ 08 Apr 2024

"It allows Samoan maritime police to use US Coast Guard and Navy assets with embarked US Coast Guard Law Enforcement teams, when they are in Samoan waters, to enforce the maritime laws of Samoa.

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Samoa Grants USCG Expanded Enforcement Powers in its EEZ

The Maritime Executive 08 Apr 2024

... nations’ maritime laws. On Friday, the government of Samoa and the U.S signed an update to their existing 2012 maritime law enforcement agreement, commonly known as the Shiprider Agreement.

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Pacific news in brief for April 2

RNZ 02 Apr 2024

Samoa - budget ... Uelese Vaai and Australia's High Commissioner to Samoa William Robinson ... Samoa - police. More than 200 law officers from across the Pacific are set to assist Samoa for CHOGM in October.

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'Amazing times, dark times': Dawn Raids lawyer calling time on his 44-year career

NewstalkZB 01 Apr 2024

Laybourn, who’s now 70 years old, had just returned from a year working in Samoa through Volunteer Services Abroad and had zero law contacts in hand, but he was well-known amongst the Samoan community.

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Pacific news in brief for March 21

RNZ 20 Mar 2024

Samoa - guns. An opposition MP in Samoa's parliament has raised questions around gun laws needing to be updated. There was a fatal drive-by shooting in Samoa at the weekend. As the Samoa Observer ...

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'Don't think it's fair': Samoa opposition unhappy about voting law changes

RNZ 18 Mar 2024

Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi told RNZ Pacific that components of Samoa's electoral laws allowing overseas voters to register in elections had been meant for voters who had a residence in Samoa.

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Voting rights for the Samoan diaspora

RNZ 14 Mar 2024

New laws will allow the Samoan diaspora to vote ... Changes to electoral laws in Samoa will allow overseas voters for the first time, and opponents say it could shift the balance of power, allowing the Samoan diaspora to decide elections.

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Concerns raised over Samoan diaspora's participation

RNZ 14 Mar 2024

Changes to Samoa's electoral law has become a divisive issue in the country. Last Friday, Samoa's ...

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Samoans over 21 at home or abroad must register to vote or be penalised

RNZ 11 Mar 2024

Faualo said under the law compulsory registration is for all Samoans who have turned 21 years old, whether they reside in Samoa or not ... He said the only difference in the application of the law is that ...