Tonga's King Tupou VI assented the Vaccination (Amendment) Act 2021 and the Public Health (Amendment) Act 2021, giving government the power to declare that vaccination is compulsory. The Acts (16 & 17 0f 2021) were among 13 pieces of legislation Gazetted by the Tonga Government on 5 November. However, Health officials have said that vaccination will not be forced, while the focus now is for Tonga to attain a voluntary 70% vaccination of its 103,000 population by the end of 2021.
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Results for Tonga Legislation
Thursday 11 November 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 16 July 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga'sParliament will remain closed until August 3, the House decided, voting unanimously 21-0 to extend parliament's closure for another two weeks from July 13. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Saturday 25 May 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Last night at Kolomotu‘a, a well-attended and lively public consultation on six government bills showed that a great majority was not supportive of a move by government to take on more power. The bills proposed to establish new bodies to appoint officials.
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Tuesday 12 March 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A landmark Family Protection Bill is set to be introduced to Tonga's Parliament soon and is currently undergoing public consultations.
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