Objects of the Association
20/05/2020
105. – (1) The Objects of the Fiji Medical Association are:
a) To maintain and improve the standards of conduct and learning of the medical profession in Fiji
b) To promote the welfare and to preserve and maintain integrity and status of the medical profession
c) To represent the views, interest and wishes of the medical profession
d) To represent. Protect and assist members of the medical profession in Fiji as regards conditions of
practice and otherwise
e) To settle points of practice and to provide means of the amicable settlement of professional
differences
f) To protect and assist the public and the medical profession in all matters touching, ancillary or
incidental to the practice of medicine
g) To assist needy members and former members of the Fiji Medical Association or their relatives and
relatives of deceased members
h) To acquire, hold, develop or dispose of property of all kinds, whether real or personal, and to derive
capital from income therefrom, for all or any of the foregoing objects
i) To raise or borrow money for all or any of the foregoing objects in such manner and upon such
security as may from time to time be determined by the Fiji Medical Association
j) To invest and deal with moneys of the Fiji Medical Association not immediately required in such
manner as may from time to time be determined by the Fiji Medical Association
k) To pay the whole or any part of the expenses incurred by members in attending meetings of the Fiji
Medical Association or any committee appointed by the said association
l) To pay all costs and other payments incidental to or connected with the discharge of any function of
the Fiji Medical Association
m) To cultivate a generous professional spirit among medical practitioners by encouraging meetings of
members of the Fiji Medical Association and persons connected with matters of medical interest.
n) To do all such things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of the foregoing
105. - (2) The Association is the negotiation body for its members as regards terms and conditions of
employment in the public sector.
