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Right to Information (Amendment) Act 2019

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

RIGHT TO INFORMATION (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 4 OF 2019

Arrangement of Sections

1 Amendment
2 Commencement

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

Assent: 24/06/2019
Commencement: 24/06/2019

RIGHT TO INFORMATION (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 4 OF 2019

An Act to amend the Right to Information Act No.13 of 2016.

Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-

1. Amendment

The Right to Information Act No. 13 of 2016 is amended as set out in the Schedule.

2. Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION
ACT NO. 13 OF 2016

1. Subparagraph 44(1)(b)(ii)

Delete “; or”, substitute “.”

2. Subparagraph 44(1)(b)(iii)

Repeal the subparagraph.

3. After section 50

Insert

“50A Information that is confidential under an International Agreement

(1) A Right to Information Officer must not grant access to any information that is required to be treated as confidential under an International Agreement.

(2) For the purposes of this section,

International Agreement means an agreement between the Government of Vanuatu and a foreign government or governments, international organisation;

international organisation means an organisation with an international membership, scope or presence.”

4. Subsection 51(2)

After “third party”, insert “or to information that is exempt under section 50A”