Penal Code (s 193) Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life - Any person who unlawfully or negligently does any which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe to be, likely to spread the infection of any disease dangeorus to life, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

Penal Code (s 277) Grievous harm - Any person who unlawfully and maliciously does grievous harm to another is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprsonment for seven years, with or without corporal punishment.

Government of Fiji. HIV/AIDS Decree 2011. Deliberate or attempted infection

Section 40 (1). The deliberate or attempted infection of a person by a person who knows he or she carries HIV is an offence under this Decree.

(2). Where a person who knows he or she carries HIV virus acts in amanner which in the opinion of the Permanent Secretary may on the balance of probabilities transmit HIV to another person or persons the Permanent Secretary may seek an ex-parte injunction requiring the person to cease and desist from such behaviour.

(3). A failure by the person to cease and desist from such behaviour as in subsection (2) the person shall be liable for imprisonment for a term not less than 14 days and not more than 6 months.

The law was likely inspired by a 2008 case that created moral panic and highlighted lack of legislation.

To our knowledge there have been no prosecutions or convicitons for the transmission of HIV occuring under this law so the application of the law to alleged HIV transmission is, at present, merely theoretical.