The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service recorded 29 cases investigated by its Ethical Standards Unit, including disciplinary matters and one referral to the Fiji Police Force, according to its 2024–2026 Annual Report review.
The figures are contained in the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs’ review report presented to Parliament.
Responding to questions on whether FRCS officers had been investigated, disciplined, suspended or prosecuted, the committee was told that of the 29 cases, six resulted in disciplinary cases.
Another three cases were referred to FRCS’s People, Capability and Culture division, while one was referred to the Fiji Police Force.
Fourteen cases were found to have no merit, while five resulted in improvements to internal processes.
However, the report noted that the figures covered FRCS operations organisation-wide and did not identify how many cases specifically involved officers working at Fiji’s border operations.
The committee also sought details on measures being taken to strengthen integrity at border points.
FRCS identified a range of safeguards, including segregation and rotation of duties, restricted system access, electronic audit logs, supervisory reviews, CCTV and physical security.
Other measures include declarations of conflicts of interest and gifts, ethical standards training, intelligence-led targeting, joint agency operations and whistleblower and complaint channels.
FRCS said further improvements would include stronger automated controls, enhanced background screening for high-risk roles and more consistent monitoring of privileged system access.
