Bills before Parliament

    Bills are draft acts of Parliament which are introduced into the House for discussion. A law begins its life as a Bill. This is a proposal for a new Act of Parliament. However before a Bill can become an Act it must pass through several stages in the Parliament. As it passes through Parliament a Bill can be amended during the Committee stages.All actions taken by a government must always be lawful in terms of the Constitution. That means that no Bill can be in conflict with what is in the Constitution. The only exception to this is a Bill to amend the Constitution.

    There are two main types of Bills in the Vanuatu Parliament. These are Government Bills and Private Bills. The Budget is simply a rather complicated form of Government Bill and it will be dealt with separately. Government Bills are by far the most common. They may arise from party policy, or because interest groups have asked for them or because the Administration has decided it needs them or they may be to make Vanuatu follow a new international agreement or United Nations resolution.

    2022 Bills

    These are the bills put before Parliament in 2022

    First Ordinary Session: 12 May 2022
    Bill No. Bill Tittle English version Version Française
    Status
    1

    Bill for the Broadcasting & Television (Amendment) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Withdrawn
    2

    Bill for the Electrical Works Safety Act No. of 2022

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    3

    Bill for the Government (Amendment) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Withdrawn
    4

    Bill for the Liquor Licensing (Amendment) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    5

    Bill for the Maritime (Amendment) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    6

    Bill for the Maritime Sector Regulatory (Amendment) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    7

    Bill for the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (Ratification) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    8

    Bill for the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu (Amendment) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    9

    Bill for the State Flag and Armorial Bearings (Amendment) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    10

    Bill for the Statistics Act No. of 2022

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    11

    Bill for the Shipping (Amendment) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    12

    Bill for the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    13

    Bill for the Supplementary Appropriation (2022) Act No. of 2022

    Download Télécharger Passed
    14 Bill for the National Audit Office No. of 2022 Not Available Non-Disponible Withdrawn
    15 Bill for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act No. of 2022 Not Available Non-Disponible Withdrawn
    16 Bill for the Price Monitoring and Consumer Affairs Act No. of 2022 Not Available Non-Disponible Withdrawn

     

    First Special Session: 10 June 2022
     Bill No.  Bill Title  English Version Version Française Status
     1 Bill for the Constitution (Eighth) (Amendment) Act No. of 2022 Download Télécharger Pending