The bill to amend the iTaukei Land Trust Act has been passed by parliament to allow the iTaukei Land Trust Board (TLTB) to appoint a CEO as the current act only provides for the appointment of a manager and officers of the Board.
The Board has already gone ahead and appointed a Chief Executive Officer which is not provided for in the current act.
Therefore, it was pertinent to amend the law to cater for this change.
Amendments are also proposed to allow for suitably qualified persons to be appointed and to also provide for provisions regarding their functions, responsibilities and remuneration.
A consequential amendment was also proposed to the Higher Salaries Act to include the Board as one of the bodies for which the salary and benefits of its Chief Executive Officer are subject to sections of the Higher Salaries Act.
Twenty seven MPs voted for the bill, 23 voted against it while one MP did not vote.