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Procedural Guidelines of the Parliamentary Committees
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Parliamentary Handbook
This handbook was written in response to a request from the Vanuatu Parliament, after two workshops for Members of Parliament in 1997 and 1988. It does not pretend To tell you everything an MP needs to know. Rather, it is designed to introduce new Parliamentarians, and people planning to be candidates for election to Parliament, to the most fundamental aspects of the job. The serious student of Vanuatu politics will have to read more than this. However, I hope that new Members of Parliament will find this a useful document to keep beside them, to answer their many questions when they are first elected to the House of Representatives
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Constitution of Vanuatu
The Parliament of the Republic of Vanuatu came into existence by the virtue of the Constitution, which is the nation's supreme law: Articles 1 & 2 provide the framework for governing the Republic of Vanuatu and make it clear that the Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Vanuatu. This means that all other laws must be consistent with the Constitution.
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The House and Procedures Division of Parliament Division is a division of the Parliamentary Secretariat which is responsible for the management of parliament's procedures, legal advises and the security of Parliament.
The division is responsible for ensuring that the functioning of Parliament is governed by the laws, rules and practices that form the basis of the Speaker's authority when presiding over debates. These include the Constitution, the Parliament Administration Act, the Standing Orders and Procedural Guidelines.
The division has a legal team responsible for providing legal advice to the Speaker, the Committees, and Members of Parliament.
The division is managed by an Assistant Clerk who reports to the Clerk of Parliament.
What are the responsibilities of the Assistant Clerk House and Procedures?
- Supporting the Clerk to provide Clerk-at-Table support services to the Speaker of House
- Providing advice and assistance to Members and others on Parliamentary practice and procedure
- Supporting the Assistant Clerk (Committee Services) to provide services to parliamentary Committees and/or inquiries of the House
- Developing relevant guidance notes, manuals and handbooks for use by the Speaker and House and collating Speaker's precedents
- Prioritizing activities to develop and grow the Division, noting that the Division has very limited staff and resources
- Maintaining the security of Parliament and Members of Parliament
