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ISO and GRC certification in Solomon Islands at a glance
Fisheries, forestry and tourism shape certification work in Solomon Islands, and the rules behind them are specific. The Pure Food Act 1996 lets food exporters seek registration under a quality assurance programme built on good manufacturing practice or HACCP, and the Fisheries Management Act 2015 requires licences for fish processing and export. The Central Bank of Solomon Islands expects licensed institutions to follow its Prudential Guidelines on business continuity, outsourcing, IT security and cybersecurity. The Safety at Work Act and the Environment Act 1998 cover employers and developers, and the National Building Standards Act 2025 provides for a National Building Code. APAC's member list shows no accreditation body for Solomon Islands, so certificates usually carry accreditation from another economy. Sterling's Sydney office serves clients across Solomon Islands, on site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise, drawing on 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries, 20+ years of practice, and Effivity and Sterling Academy included with every engagement. Accredited certification bodies issue certificates, never Sterling.
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ISO and GRC standards Sterling delivers in Solomon Islands
Each card opens Sterling's guide to the standard: what it requires, how certification or compliance works and what sets the time and cost.
Quality & operational excellence
Information security, cyber & cloud
Privacy & data protection
AI governance & digital trust
Environment, energy & climate
Health & safety
Governance, risk & resilience
ISO 22301Sterling guide to the standardISO 37001Sterling guide to the standardISO 37301Sterling guide to the standard
Financial services, payments & AML
Food safety & agriculture
FSSC 22000Sterling guide to the standardHACCPSterling guide to the standardISO 22000Sterling guide to the standard
Healthcare, medical devices & life sciences
Laboratories, inspection & accreditation
Automotive, aerospace, rail & defence
Construction, energy, oil & gas
Regulators and laws that drive certification in Solomon Islands (12)
| Law or regulator | What it asks for | Standards it cites |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry responsible for public health: the Director (head of the Environmental Health Department or Division), health inspectors and analysts appointed under the Act, with provincial and local authorities inspecting in their areas Food businesses, food importers and food exporters | Pure Food Act, 1996 (No. 4 of 1996), whose long title is to make provision for securing the safety and wholesomeness of food for sale and for human consumption; section 1 provides that it takes effect on a date the Minister sets by Gazette notice. It bans adulterated or falsely described food, requires clean and sanitary handling and hygienic practices as the regulations prescribe, lets health inspectors enter, sample, seize and close premises, and requires importers to notify the Director and obtain clearance or an import permit. An exporter notifies the Director before export, the food must satisfy the Act, and under section 23(3) an exporter may apply for plant registration under a quality assurance programme, with a certificate of safety issued on the basis of good manufacturing practice or a hazard analysis and critical control point system or equivalent. The Act relies on prescribed food standards set by regulation and does not name ISO 22000 or any private scheme. | HACCP, ISO 22000 |
| Ministry responsible for fisheries: the Minister, the Permanent Secretary and the Director of Fisheries, who makes licensing decisions Fish and fish-product processors, storage facilities and exporters | Fisheries Management Act 2015 (No. 2 of 2015, passed 23 April 2015 and assented to 8 May 2015, repealing the Fisheries Act 1998; section 1 provides that it commences on a date the Minister appoints by Gazette notice). Section 43 requires a licence to export or import fish, to operate export facilities and to operate fish and fish-product processing or storage facilities. Section 44 bars fish processing for export without a licence. Section 28 requires fish sold or exported for human consumption to comply with all applicable food quality, health and sanitation standards. Section 63 requires an operator of a processing or storage facility to comply with the relevant health, sanitation and environmental laws and standards and not to accept fish caught by a vessel on an illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing list. The visible text does not mention HACCP or ISO standards. | HACCP, ISO 22000 |
| Consumer Affairs and Price Control Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration (MCILI) Consumer goods, measuring instruments and restricted electrical products | Consumer Protection Act (No. 2 of 1995), Price Control Act (No. 6 of 1982), Weights and Measures Act (No. 12 of 1973) and the Consumer Protection (Approved Standards for Restricted Electrical Products) Regulations 2016. The Division's page lists consumer complaints and redress, trade measurement services (inspecting and calibrating measuring instruments such as weighing scales), assistance to Honiara City Council health officers and provincial inspectors with shop inspections under the Pure Food Act, and Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Labelling for restricted electrical products such as refrigerators, air conditioners and light bulbs. None of these is recorded as citing an ISO management-system standard. | ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 50001 |
| Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) Banks, credit institutions, credit unions, insurers and other institutions licensed by the Central Bank | Prudential Guidelines issued by CBSI for licensed financial institutions: No.10 on Business Continuity Management (a Board-approved policy, a business continuity plan and a test of it at least annually, with CBSI notified of certain disruptions), No.11 on Outsourcing Requirements (due diligence, a binding agreement, consultation with CBSI and a no objection before material business activities are outsourced), No.13 on Information Technology Security Risk Management (its paragraph on information system audit and certifications says institutions should opt for a third-party IT security audit and that it is appropriate to go for internationally recognised certifications) and No.20 on Cybersecurity (a Board-owned cybersecurity risk management framework, independent review, security audits and tests, incident management, continuity of cybersecurity in the business continuity system, and quarterly reporting of cybersecurity incidents to CBSI). None of these guidelines names an ISO standard. They sit under the Financial Institutions Act 1998 and the Central Bank of Solomon Islands Act 2012. | ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 20000-1 |
| Central Bank of Solomon Islands, which the Act makes responsible for regulating and overseeing the national payment framework Payment system operators, payment service providers and electronic money issuers | Payment Systems Act 2022 (No. 2 of 2022, passed 27 July 2022 and assented to on 9 September 2022; section 2 provides that it commences on a day the Minister appoints by Gazette notice). Its Parts cover payment systems and payment services, the role of the Central Bank, licensing, payment system rules, settlement, monitoring and enforcement, electronic banking and funds transfer including electronic money, and consumer protection. A payment system operator or payment service provider must be licensed; the Central Bank may give directions, and approval is required for an outsourcing arrangement and for the use of agents. The Act sets no card-data security standard of its own, and CBSI's Prudential Guideline No.21 on Financial Consumer Protection covers digital financial services, including a paragraph on data protection and privacy that applies 'in accordance with applicable legal provisions'. | PCI DSS, ISO/IEC 27001 |
| Telecommunications Commission Solomon Islands (TCSI) Telecommunications and radio-spectrum licensees | Telecommunications Act 2009, under which TCSI describes itself as mandated to regulate the telecommunications sector. Its site lists licensing of services and radio spectrum, spectrum and numbering plans, equipment approval, enforcement, market surveillance and complaints about services and anti-competitive conduct. The page does not cite ISO standards. | ISO/IEC 20000-1, ISO/IEC 27001 |
| Commissioner of Labour, who enforces the Act; the Minister approves codes of practice and standards All employers and workplaces | Safety at Work Act (Chapter 74, Laws of Solomon Islands, 1996 Edition, originally Act 3 of 1982). Part II sets a general duty of employers to their employees, with further duties towards non-employees affected by the business and duties on those who control workplaces, manufacturers and suppliers. Part III covers harmful substances, exposure limits, pressure systems, lifting equipment, dangerous machinery, electrical installations, fire and explosion precautions and subcontractors. The Commissioner can enter workplaces, take samples, require documents, and issue remedial and prohibition notices. The Act does not mention ISO 45001 or management systems. | ISO 45001 |
| Environment and Conservation Division of the ministry responsible for conservation, headed by the Director, with an Environmental Advisory Committee Developers, industry and occupiers of premises that discharge waste, noise, odour or radiation | Environment Act 1998 (No. 8 of 1998), whose Part III requires consent for a prescribed development, with a public environmental report or an environmental impact statement and a monitoring duty, and whose Part IV controls pollution: it bars pollution and noxious discharges, requires occupiers of prescribed premises to obtain a licence for the discharge of waste or emissions of noise, odour or radiation, and lets the Director issue pollution abatement notices and environment inspectors serve stop notices. The Act does not cite ISO 14001. | ISO 14001 |
| Minister responsible, with a Chief Building Inspector and authorised officers enforcing the National Building Code, and a National Building Code Advisory Board chaired by the Director of Architecture and Building Management Services Building developers, contractors and designers | National Building Standards Act 2025 (No. 4 of 2025, passed 14 August 2025 and assented to on 2 September 2025; section 2 provides that it commences on a day the Minister appoints by Gazette notice). The Act provides for a National Building Code that sets minimum standards for buildings and building construction work, structural sufficiency, fire safety, sanitation, amenity and accessibility, environmentally efficient and climate-resilient buildings, and compliance with the Code. The Code may adopt a rule, code or standard prescribed by a body in Solomon Islands or another country. The Act does not cite ISO 9001. | ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 |
| Registrar of Foreign Investment (InvestSolomons, the Foreign Investment Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration); the Special Economic Zones Authority under the 2025 Act Foreign investors and businesses in special economic zones | Foreign Investment Act 2005 (No. 7 of 2005) provides for registering and monitoring foreign investors: a Registrar of Foreign Investment, a register of investment activities, certificates of registration, annual surveys and a reserved list of activities kept for citizens. The Special Economic Zones Act 2025 (No. 1 of 2025, passed 26 May 2025 and assented to on 12 June 2025) provides for special economic zones to be designated, for development zone and operation zone licences, zone permits for other zone businesses, supervision, investment incentives and a Special Economic Zones Authority. Neither Act cites ISO standards. | ISO 9001 |
| Solomon Islands Independent Commission Against Corruption Public bodies and private organisations exposed to bribery and corruption complaints | Anti-Corruption Act 2018 (No. 2 of 2018, passed 25 July 2018 and assented to on 22 August 2018). Its object is to combat corruption in all its forms by establishing the Commission to prevent, investigate and prosecute corruption offences, a system for complaints about potential corruption by persons in the public or private sector, and prevention measures. The Commission must provide advice and issue guidelines to public and private bodies about preventing and detecting corruption, and the Act provides for integrity officers. It does not cite ISO 37001 or ISO 37301. | ISO 37001, ISO 37301 |
| Solomon Power, which InvestSolomons states manages grid operations, with generation and licensing governed by the Electricity Act Electricity generators, power users and renewable-energy investors | InvestSolomons states that the Electricity Act governs generation and licensing, that Solomon Power manages grid operations, and that the Renewable Energy Roadmap (2024) sets a pathway to 100% renewable electricity generation for the main grid by 2030, alongside a Renewable Energy Investment Framework for independent power producers. The page does not cite ISO 50001. | ISO 50001 |
Accreditation and recognition
- Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC): Regional cooperation of accreditation bodies whose published member list shows no accreditation body for Solomon Islands.
Look for a certification body whose accreditation scope covers your standard and sector, from a national accreditation body recognised under the international arrangements of Global ACI (Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated, formerly the IAF MLA). Sterling does not certify.
Tenders and procurement
- Solomon Islands Government tenders, published on the government portal and conducted under the SIG Standard Competitive Tendering Procedures (Ministries and the tender boards identified on each notice, through the Solomon Islands Government portal): A construction tender invitation on the portal lists eligibility criteria: a business registered under Solomon Islands law, a tax identification number, evidence of tax compliance, a bank account, no blacklisting, at least one similar completed contract of comparable size and complexity, and no record of poor or failed contract performance. It does not list a management-system certificate, so read the qualification clause of each tender.
Sterling in Solomon Islands
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Questions Solomon Islands clients ask
Who controls food exports from Solomon Islands?
It depends on the product. Food in general falls under the Pure Food Act 1996, where exporters notify the Director of Environmental Health and may seek registration under a quality assurance programme. Fish processors and exporters need licences under the Fisheries Management Act 2015. Importing markets and buyers add their own rules, so ask the relevant ministry what applies to your product.
Which rules cover bank cybersecurity in Solomon Islands?
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands issues the rules through its Prudential Guidelines. Number 13 covers IT security risk management and Number 20 covers cybersecurity, with Board responsibility, security audits and tests, incident management and reporting of incidents to the Bank. Neither guideline names an ISO standard, so ask the Bank how it expects your institution to evidence compliance.
Does Solomon Islands have a national accreditation body?
APAC's published member list shows no accreditation body for Solomon Islands. Certificates for local organisations therefore usually carry accreditation from a body in another economy. Ask any certification body you shortlist for its accreditation certificate and scope, and check with your buyer or regulator that it accepts that accreditation.
What workplace safety law applies to employers?
The Safety at Work Act, Chapter 74, applies. It places a general duty on employers towards employees and others affected by the business, adds specific duties for machinery, pressure systems, lifting equipment and fire precautions, and lets the Commissioner of Labour inspect and issue remedial and prohibition notices. ISO 45001 is voluntary; the Act does not mention it.
Are audits in Solomon Islands conducted in English?
Normally, yes. Acts, prudential guidelines and tender notices are published in English, so audit documents and reports usually run in English, while interviews can be held in Solomon Islands Pijin or a local language where people are more comfortable. Agree the audit language and any interpreter with the certification body at application, since the body decides what it can staff.
Must foreign investors register before they operate?
Yes, the Foreign Investment Act 2005 provides for registering and monitoring foreign investors through the Registrar of Foreign Investment, with certificates of registration and a reserved list of activities kept for citizens. InvestSolomons, within the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration, handles applications. Check your own activity against the reserved list with the Registrar.
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- Pure Food Act, 1996 (No. 4 of 1996), whose long title is to make provision for securing the safety and wholesomeness of food for sale and for human consumption; section 1 provides that it takes effect on a date the Minister sets by Gazette notice. It bans adulterated or falsely described food, requires clean and sanitary handling and hygienic practices as the regulations prescribe, lets health inspectors enter, sample, seize and close premises, and requires importers to notify the Director and obtain clearance or an import permit. An exporter notifies the Director before export, the food must satisfy the Act, and under section 23(3) an exporter may apply for plant registration under a quality assurance programme, with a certificate of safety issued on the basis of good manufacturing practice or a hazard analysis and critical control point system or equivalent. The Act relies on prescribed food standards set by regulation and does not name ISO 22000 or any private scheme. — pacliirms.austlii.edu.au (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Fisheries Management Act 2015 (No. 2 of 2015, passed 23 April 2015 and assented to 8 May 2015, repealing the Fisheries Act 1998; section 1 provides that it commences on a date the Minister appoints by Gazette notice). Section 43 requires a licence to export or import fish, to operate export facilities and to operate fish and fish-product processing or storage facilities. Section 44 bars fish processing for export without a licence. Section 28 requires fish sold or exported for human consumption to comply with all applicable food quality, health and sanitation standards. Section 63 requires an operator of a processing or storage facility to comply with the relevant health, sanitation and environmental laws and standards and not to accept fish caught by a vessel on an illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing list. The visible text does not mention HACCP or ISO standards. — pacliirms.austlii.edu.au (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Consumer Protection Act (No. 2 of 1995), Price Control Act (No. 6 of 1982), Weights and Measures Act (No. 12 of 1973) and the Consumer Protection (Approved Standards for Restricted Electrical Products) Regulations 2016. The Division's page lists consumer complaints and redress, trade measurement services (inspecting and calibrating measuring instruments such as weighing scales), assistance to Honiara City Council health officers and provincial inspectors with shop inspections under the Pure Food Act, and Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Labelling for restricted electrical products such as refrigerators, air conditioners and light bulbs. None of these is recorded as citing an ISO management-system standard. — commerce.gov.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Prudential Guidelines issued by CBSI for licensed financial institutions: No.10 on Business Continuity Management (a Board-approved policy, a business continuity plan and a test of it at least annually, with CBSI notified of certain disruptions), No.11 on Outsourcing Requirements (due diligence, a binding agreement, consultation with CBSI and a no objection before material business activities are outsourced), No.13 on Information Technology Security Risk Management (its paragraph on information system audit and certifications says institutions should opt for a third-party IT security audit and that it is appropriate to go for internationally recognised certifications) and No.20 on Cybersecurity (a Board-owned cybersecurity risk management framework, independent review, security audits and tests, incident management, continuity of cybersecurity in the business continuity system, and quarterly reporting of cybersecurity incidents to CBSI). None of these guidelines names an ISO standard. They sit under the Financial Institutions Act 1998 and the Central Bank of Solomon Islands Act 2012. — cbsi.com.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Payment Systems Act 2022 (No. 2 of 2022, passed 27 July 2022 and assented to on 9 September 2022; section 2 provides that it commences on a day the Minister appoints by Gazette notice). Its Parts cover payment systems and payment services, the role of the Central Bank, licensing, payment system rules, settlement, monitoring and enforcement, electronic banking and funds transfer including electronic money, and consumer protection. A payment system operator or payment service provider must be licensed; the Central Bank may give directions, and approval is required for an outsourcing arrangement and for the use of agents. The Act sets no card-data security standard of its own, and CBSI's Prudential Guideline No.21 on Financial Consumer Protection covers digital financial services, including a paragraph on data protection and privacy that applies 'in accordance with applicable legal provisions'. — parliament.gov.sb; cbsi.com.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Telecommunications Act 2009, under which TCSI describes itself as mandated to regulate the telecommunications sector. Its site lists licensing of services and radio spectrum, spectrum and numbering plans, equipment approval, enforcement, market surveillance and complaints about services and anti-competitive conduct. The page does not cite ISO standards. — tcsi.org.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Safety at Work Act (Chapter 74, Laws of Solomon Islands, 1996 Edition, originally Act 3 of 1982). Part II sets a general duty of employers to their employees, with further duties towards non-employees affected by the business and duties on those who control workplaces, manufacturers and suppliers. Part III covers harmful substances, exposure limits, pressure systems, lifting equipment, dangerous machinery, electrical installations, fire and explosion precautions and subcontractors. The Commissioner can enter workplaces, take samples, require documents, and issue remedial and prohibition notices. The Act does not mention ISO 45001 or management systems. — pacliirms.austlii.edu.au (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Environment Act 1998 (No. 8 of 1998), whose Part III requires consent for a prescribed development, with a public environmental report or an environmental impact statement and a monitoring duty, and whose Part IV controls pollution: it bars pollution and noxious discharges, requires occupiers of prescribed premises to obtain a licence for the discharge of waste or emissions of noise, odour or radiation, and lets the Director issue pollution abatement notices and environment inspectors serve stop notices. The Act does not cite ISO 14001. — parliament.gov.sb; mecdm.gov.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- National Building Standards Act 2025 (No. 4 of 2025, passed 14 August 2025 and assented to on 2 September 2025; section 2 provides that it commences on a day the Minister appoints by Gazette notice). The Act provides for a National Building Code that sets minimum standards for buildings and building construction work, structural sufficiency, fire safety, sanitation, amenity and accessibility, environmentally efficient and climate-resilient buildings, and compliance with the Code. The Code may adopt a rule, code or standard prescribed by a body in Solomon Islands or another country. The Act does not cite ISO 9001. — parliament.gov.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Foreign Investment Act 2005 (No. 7 of 2005) provides for registering and monitoring foreign investors: a Registrar of Foreign Investment, a register of investment activities, certificates of registration, annual surveys and a reserved list of activities kept for citizens. The Special Economic Zones Act 2025 (No. 1 of 2025, passed 26 May 2025 and assented to on 12 June 2025) provides for special economic zones to be designated, for development zone and operation zone licences, zone permits for other zone businesses, supervision, investment incentives and a Special Economic Zones Authority. Neither Act cites ISO standards. — parliament.gov.sb; commerce.gov.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Anti-Corruption Act 2018 (No. 2 of 2018, passed 25 July 2018 and assented to on 22 August 2018). Its object is to combat corruption in all its forms by establishing the Commission to prevent, investigate and prosecute corruption offences, a system for complaints about potential corruption by persons in the public or private sector, and prevention measures. The Commission must provide advice and issue guidelines to public and private bodies about preventing and detecting corruption, and the Act provides for integrity officers. It does not cite ISO 37001 or ISO 37301. — parliament.gov.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- InvestSolomons states that the Electricity Act governs generation and licensing, that Solomon Power manages grid operations, and that the Renewable Energy Roadmap (2024) sets a pathway to 100% renewable electricity generation for the main grid by 2030, alongside a Renewable Energy Investment Framework for independent power producers. The page does not cite ISO 50001. — investsolomons.gov.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) — apac-accreditation.org (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Solomon Islands Government tenders, published on the government portal and conducted under the SIG Standard Competitive Tendering Procedures — solomons.gov.sb (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
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