THE CONSTITUTION - CHAPTER 4 - PARLIAMENT

The Legislature shall consist of a single chamber which shall be known as Parliament.

THEME "Parliament of the People, by the People and for the People"

PREAMBLE: WE, the people of Vanuatu, PROUD of our struggle for freedom, DETERMINED to safeguard the achievements of this struggle, CHERISHING our ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity, MINDFUL at the same time of our common destiny, HEREBY proclaim the establishment of the united and free Republic of Vanuatu founded on traditional Melanesian values, faith in God, and Christian principles, AND for this purpose give ourselves this Constitution.

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The House and Procedures Division of Parliament 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.

The Hansard and Information Services Division is established to provide accurate records of parliamentary proceedings, manage information and communication technologies, deliver library and research services, and promote civic education. Its mission is to strengthen transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement in the work of Parliament..

The Corporate Service Team is responsible for corporate strategy and planning under the direction of the Clerk Assistant Corporate services. It is also charged with providing efficient, accurate and management of human and financial resources. The department under Corporate Service includes: Human Resources, Finance, Information technology (ICT), Groundsman, Cleaners.

Parliament automatically resolves itself into the Committee of the Whole House under the chairmanship of the speaker when debating a private or government Bill. They are often referred to as the ‘workhorses’ of a parliament. It is at the committee stage that the text of parliamentary bills is revised and refined to ensure that it is correct and ready for debate by the full Parliament.

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Access Restriction to Public Gallery

ACCESS RESTRICTION to PUBLIC GALLERY

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Commencement of Parliamentary Works 2026

Port Vila, 15th January 2026, SHEFA Province – The works of the Parliamentary Secretariat have resumed for 2026.

In a short devotional program, the Speaker of the Parliament, Excellency Stephen

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Ensuring Efficiency and Transparency

The Pacific Floating Budget Office pools together in Port Vila for few days till October 15th analyzing the budget for the year 2026 prior to the second ordinary session of 2025 of the Parliament of the Republic of Vanuatu which dates will be made known after the second extraordinary session for this year 2025 commencing October 22nd.

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