Update: 12:44PM THE application of recovery tools such as the Departure Prohibition Order (DPO) within the customs environment is a recent initiative that has only been in effect since 2012, says Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority.
FRCA clarified this in response to the article published on Departure Prohibition Order (DPO) titled “Board intervention into operations proper” in the Fiji Times on Sunday November 22, 2015.
It said it was a recovery instrument that had been applied for a much longer period for tax purposes.
“Section 31 (1) of TAD 2009 allows amongst other things, for the co-signing of the DPO. This amendment came into effect from 2012,” FRCA CEO Jitoko Tikolevu said.
