Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Fiji
Fiji's Factories Act (Cap. 99) has a lift rule: s.44 requires every hoist or lift to be of sound construction, properly maintained and thoroughly examined by an authorised person (appointed by the Minister) at least once every six months, with a signed report entered in the general register and defects requiring repair reported to the chief inspector within 28 days; it also requires enclosed liftways with interlocked gates and a marked maximum load, and s.45 sets passenger-lift conditions (overrun devices, gated cage). PacLII marks Cap. 99 'To be repealed – see Part 10 Health and Safety at Work Act 1996', and the Health and Safety at Work (General Workplace Conditions) Regulations 2003 repealed only ss.24 and 63 (per a 2013 High Court record), so whether s.44 is still enforced is not confirmed. Workplace safety is under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1996, enforced by the Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations (National OHS Service); the 2024 amendment to the 2003 Regulations adds a duty to keep plant safe and risk-based workplace inspections, without naming lifts in what was seen. The National Building Code (Public Health (NBC) Regulations 2004, Regulations of Building Permits Act 2017) mostly references Australian/New Zealand standards; no clause adopting AS 1735 was found. Standards are adopted from Standards Australia by DNTMS and become mandatory only when referenced by law.
Who regulates lifts
Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations (National OHS Service; chief inspector under the Factories Act); building permits under the Public Health (NBC) Regulations
Periodic inspection
Factories Act Cap. 99 s.44(2): thorough examination by an authorised person at least every 6 months, report in the general register (in-force status under the HSW Act transition not confirmed)
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found
Laws, codes and standards
- Factories Act (Cap. 99) — Factories Act, Laws of Fiji Chapter 99 – ss.44 (Hoists and lifts) and 45 (Passenger hoists)Mandatory · Act of Parliament; s.44 six-monthly thorough examination by an authorised person, s.45 passenger hoist conditions · Parliament of Fiji / Minister responsible for labour
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1996 (1996) — Health and Safety at Work Act 1996Mandatory · Act of Parliament · Government of Fiji
- Health and Safety at Work (General Workplace Conditions) Regulations 2003 (2003) — Health and Safety at Work (General Workplace Conditions) Regulations 2003 (amended 2023, 2024)Mandatory · Made under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1996; in force 1 July 2003; Legal Notice 22 of 2024 (in force 1 Aug 2024) amended reg 66 · Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations
- Fiji National Building Code — Fiji National Building CodeMandatory · Public Health Act 1935; Public Health (NBC) Regulations 2004; Regulations of Building Permits Act 2017 · Government of Fiji
Lift associations and bodies
- National Occupational Health and Safety Service (Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations)
- Department of National Trade Measurement and Standards (DNTMS)
Last verified 2026-10-21. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.