Lord Fakafanua, Noble’s Representative no.2 for Ha’apai introduced the Legislative Assembly (Amendment) Bill 2021 which proposed to reduce the time in which Members are allowed to be absent before their seat becomes vacated. This was reduced from 12 consecutive calendar months to 3 consecutive calendar months.
‘Oku ou tuku ‘a e fakafeta’i ki he ‘Otua Mafimafi ‘i he ‘ene tataki pea tau tu’uta mai ki he ‘aho ko eni.