THIS PETITION of the undersigned Rotumans and Friends of Rotumans, HUMBLY ASKS you to STOP AND DEFER the tabling, reading or further reading and the PASSING INTO LAW of the two current Bills before the Parliament with respect to Rotuma and Rotumans, namely, ROTUMA BILL 2015 (Bill no. 6 of 2015) and ROTUMA LANDS BILL 2O15 (Bill no. 7 of 2015),

UNTIL these Bills have been fully and widely discussed by and amongst the Rotumans in Rotuma, Fiji and elsewhere,

SO THAT they can give their FULL AND INFORMED CONSENT TO BE GOVERNED BY THESE LAWS as IT IS THEIR RIGHT under your CONSTITUTION and INTERNATIONAL LAW and THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO ALL ROTUMANS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE,