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Vanuatu Teachers Union v Teaching Service Commission [2024] VUSC 392; Judicial Review 2752 of 2024 (17 December 2024)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
(Civil Jurisdiction)
JUDICIAL REVIEW NO. 2752 OF 2024


BETWEEN:


VANUATU TEACHERS UNION

First Applicant


Counsel: Andrew Bal, A Bal Lawyers

AND:


NORAH NAVITI WELLS
LEIWIA CAROLINE JAMES PAKOA
FRED OTTIMAN
SERAH HENRY
WALTER BONG
JEAN MARIE VIRELALA
TIMOTHY MAHIT
DANIEL STEEL
JOHN NOEL ALICK
RHONDA NATAPEI
KALO TASSO
FITU NATOUIVI
BRYENT FORAU
SIGAL IARUEL
PAUL SAM
JESSYNTA SARIBO BULEMAN
HONORE ENOCK
JOHN GRAHAM FREZHER
GEORGE KALMAN
MOLLEY ALICE AVOK
JACK MORRIS REUBEN
ALICE TOM
ARIANNE CYRIAQUE
EVA MELTERES
FELIX NIRUA
GINA BOULEURU
JEAN GABRIEL YAMAK
JEREMIAH JOSEPH HOSEA
LISA PANIEL
MARIE FRANCE BATICK TIOMAI
MNNIETOTO SILEYE
SERAPHINE MERANIE
TRINITA JELPAO
ANNIE PATRICK
KORAH ROBSON VAKOUMALI
ALICK THOMAS WILLIE
GERALDINE NIPTIR
SABRINA LISA TEVANU
ANNIELY KAITIP
LIVAN JACK PHILLIP
WINNIE MARIE JOE
GODWIN RYAIN JOE
CLAUDIE BULE
DICK TAIGO
FRANCOIS SAKAMA
GEORGE YALIMYAO
SYLVIE LAMOUREUX
URBAIN DAMETESSO
CALROS LUAN
CATHERINE LEINASEI KALO
CELINE KOMBE
CHRISTELLE TAVI
CHRISTIANE AMSTRONG
DELPHINE GIHIALA
ELINE MALILI
EUGENIE TITI
FABRICE TARI
GEORGE LINGTAMAT
GRELINDA QWEVIRA GARAE
LILIAN KOLOMULE MAJILOLE
MARIE LEA IAPATU
SYLVIE GIHIALA
EVELYN YAVIONG
ENDIS CLAUDINE KALSRAP
ANNE JOSEPHINE AMOS
OLIVIA MALSANGWUL
RAYLINE TARI
SUSSAN NARIS KASSOU
VERONICA TEMAR
ROBSEN ABEL
JULIE NATOU
VERIRI TOUWATA ANDREW
JANETTE VEVIRA KORAH
DOMINIQU NIALI
KALOTAP MARAE
MADLEN MORSEN
ANGELA LESSICA TOKIO
ANIKA NARI
CALO REGINA
ERIMA BORAU MOSES
FLORENCE OLUL
FRED AMOS BOSBOS ALVEA
JESSICA KALKANDI
LOUISA YELLIAH
MELTEN JACK NASSE
NETTIE MASSENG MAHIT
PHILIP NASSE
SHANE FRANCOIS VIRANAMANGU
DANIEL LALAU TAVOA
ALEX SUVOLI JACQUES
JAYLINE MARY ROBAN GESA MORRIS
NETTY GOH KALWORAI
ROSERLINA KUTA BETSESAI
ERNEST ALEXANDRE RAI
MACKLEN TUBENA HAKEBIHU
ANGELINA NAHAN
BERTHIER BONGNEBOU
CIRIAQUE TABIGURU
DELPHINO BATICKLAMAP
FREDDY CLARENCE ANIS
GEDEON SAWAN
HARRISON SOLOMON KALORAN
JEAN WILLIE MANWO
JOHNNY TEVANU
JULIEN FLOYTED SIGNO
LUAN CHRISTELLE
MHEDY LESSY
PITA KUSE
THIERRY WORWOR
YOSINA BOROROA
YVES SIZAI
BOE BARRY PATRICK
LYN MAROU
ROBERT GEORGE
SHEENA MARIA MALA
BELINDA WOGIS KALORIS
BETTY TARIPU
EVELYNE KARL JOEL
IREENE GAVIGA
JULIETTE NAVITI
KLINDER TOI
TONY RAYMOND
PAUL JOE STEPHEN
HERVE NAKO
JOSEPH STEVENS BONGNEMBU
KENSY BILNET
LYDIE MALTAPIE
LYN SIBA SAMANA
PAYATO JIMMY
ROSE EREVOKE
TONY BULE BEBE
WEMA MATAVUSSI
JOHNNY KALOMOR
ALICK KASPA
ALICK JIMMY
TASSO MOWA
JOHN JAV KENNETH
CLOTILDE HIVIRD
ELLA PETER DAJOE
GEORGE REUBEN SONGI
JOEME PETER
JOHN ROY UMOU
LISE TAMATH
MARIE EUGENIE BEBE
MARIE LAURE VIRA
ROSINE SARAFINA ARIKI
ABDON TERONG
DOROLINE MALEB
ERNESTINE LINGSAREY
LILONE ROSALEE PETER
MARIUS TEVANU
RUTH LAMUN
URBAIN DAMASSING
ERNEST MERA
CARMINA HAKEBIHU NIOWENMAL
ESTHER BENAMIE
GRAEM CARL TARIVUGE
MAGRET ROSE ARU AVOCK
NAILEEN TAVI
NAIME SAWAN
REGINA BUMSENG
ROSINA TUBI
JENNY MALESSY
ARMELLE LEYMANG
CARINE SESE
MARIE PATRICK MASSI RAGUI
MASDEN GARAEBITI
ALBERTINE LINGBAN
CLAUDINE BELBONG
DIANA MALEB
ELISABETH KURAS
JEAN YVES VALIVU
LETITIA MANWO KALORAN
MARCELINA BATHELEMY
MARILY METMETSAN
MARYLENE THERESE RAUPEPE
MARYSE SIGNO
MIREILLE MESTAN
MYRIAM LOP
PASCALINE AXAM
RENE TEVANU
RORY AGNES
VIVIAN ROUVOUNE
EUGENIE NAFIAU KUAU
ALICE SANDERSON TARI
APELLE WILLIAM
ASTRIDE JACQUES
BETHEL BANZA WELLS
CHARLEY TARI
DYREN ARUKELANA
ELTON ARU
FRISCO CEBASTIEN LINI
HELEN MOREA GAROLEO
JENNY WILSON
LOISE BULE MABON MELVE
PAUTE NIMISSA
ROBSEN MANA
SHIROFANUA FLOYED
STUART MARIO WILLIAU
YONEL NIMBWEN YONEL
PAUL POITA
SAMUEL SANDY
KEITH SILONA
DONALD TOM
LEIMAN WILLIE
FLINCE BENEDICK MATA
MORRISON AVUSA SEGKEN
STEPHANIE JAMES
BENSON TALAGH RAPTGH
HANSON MATA ARU
HELEN DANIEL
JEANNOT APTIN ANKEY
MAKI REUBEN
NOELLA YONA
KALO YONA
ROYSON YONA
MARCIE ERIC
MOLI BEN
LINA NAOUGA
LENCY YONA
WILLIE ALICK
SABRINA TURERE
JIMMY YONA
GIDEON BEN
PITA KELIU
TOM JACK
HENRY ORAH
SAMSON KENNETH
BARBRA NOELLINE THOMAS
SERONA ROY
CHARLEY PAKOA CAROLYN
NORAH BOUAS
JOSEPH KALO
RONOLEA BENJAME
MIGUEL TARISUP
CATHERINE NIOWENMAL
FATIMA BURORO
PAUL BEN
EDMOND JAMES VUROBARAVU
EMORY WILLIAM
FIONA NGWELE
IVANA TAMATA
JOHN KONALI
JOSHUA MOVETH
JOSIANNE CLAIRE WOI VIRE T
MARKWARD NATU
MORINE LAPSAE
CHARITY FAITH IHU
GLENNA MOLI
VICTORIA SANDY ROSLYN
RAELLA MALISA RAAIA SELA. S
ROLINE BIHU
ROSE HINGE
VOKARAI VANUA
KLETON ALBERT NAVAT
BRANSON GARAE
DOMINIQUE MAHURI BRUCE
KEITHSON FRASER TETE
KALOMAN GEORGE
RAYLEEN JOY BOTLENG
DAVID WILLIE TIEN
SYLVEO LAMOUKLI
JEAN DOMINIQUE
REX TAKATEVI
ALISON PAUL
PATRICK GILU
LAURI BOE
LEONARD TARI
FREDERIC MAETO
JOEL TABI
PAUL VUHU
VICTOR NOVATALIAWKE KORISA
ALEX JILL MALA
MARIE OMELIU NASERE
MELODY AVOCK
NASER TEVANU
GRAHAM MILLER
BRANSON GIDEON
DIALLO WABBAK
JULIENNE NEVY
ARNAUD MASSINGKON
SYLVIANE PAULULUM
JESSICA LIWUSLILI
LAURA VIRAKI
EUGENIE KAVICK
GERMAIN SAM
MARIE ANTOINETH
VOILET JOEL
FIONA MANGUE
GERTRUDE NGWELE TUGU
ALPHINE JIMMY
THERESINA MALTAUS
PIERROT LESTEOUR
PETER JACK
ASAL TINO BULEBAN
FRANCOIS TARIVONDO
JEROME SIOM
FLORNECE KALPUKAI
LYSIANE MELTETAKE
FRANCKY ROUVOUNE
VORAKES BANIURI
JUDYSON NGWELE
JOSEPH KEMUEL
DELINA BOSARA
JESSICA PATRICE
DONNA BANGTOR
LEWIA WASPRE
LEINASE KARPUS
SHIRLEY BANGTOR
LIDIA MASO
JINETH HOMAL
KLERA EDWIN
JUDITH TOA
SONIA WILSON
LINDA GARAE
CASSANDRA DONO
SALOME ANDREW
KRE WILLIAM
MARY ALA
ELENA ULAS
LUISA PAUL
LEO TASSO
CINDERELLA TOA
RODCHELEEN MORSEN
NADIA AMELIU
LUDVINE MARVIR LANI
LEONIE BONG
ROLLINE ENREL
MELINDA ELTON
GRATIEN MELTECK
BETTY BULEURU
ERNEST MERA
RODNYE MANSALE
SILAS SESE
ELSIE SESE
KNOX TUGU
KAMUEL DINIWOK
JOEL DANIEL
JOHN KEN HOPKINS
FIONA GRIMOUND
TAPSI NGWELE MAETO
EMOSI PAKORO
YUEN VATU
ROSELYN FOX GAIHALA
MARIE TAVUSIMOLI
LEONIE VUTI
PATRICK RAVO
MASSOSOH LENNY
VATU SANDRINE
RITE NINIE
WABACK FLORINA
MOLVIDO CHRISTOPHE
BOMWEL NIVA
KYLIE HELEN STEPLON
JANET LIVO
JULIE JOHNNY
GLORIA PAUL
VOMBANI VIRAMATA
VALENTINE TEGUEBOU
ESTHER TAL
SELVIN TALO
PRESCILLA BEN
LYLLY JACOB
SEVERINE MICHEAL
SALOME GARAVI
ELISA MOLIRONG
SIMRAI SHIRLEY
SABRINA TAIKWARY
LEITORA JACOB
VIOLETTE EDGAR
CEDELLA LESAH HENRY
JULIE WALLA BEMATAKASI
FIONA NEVY
DIANA KENCY
ANNA MABON SUE
DANELLA TARI
SUSANNA PALAUD
CHRISTIAN LESSA
SANDRA GOERGE
VERONIQUE BILLY
SOKSOK MELUCINE
CECILE MATANSUS KAWOL
HUBERT KARU
JOYCE ASERO NIAL
JENIFER UNITY LOKAI
KATHIE GEORGE MORSEL KAOT
SALE BANIURI
JOANA SUMBETO
ROSANA ROSBONG
MARIUS NELROVE
NELLY NIALA
SUSAN VARU
SOPHIE SERI
JEAN PAUL VAVAHARU
VALERIE BUTACOL
RACHEL NARU
MICHELLINE ARABELA
EMELYN MANHE
ADLINE NIAL
BESIVON HINGE
CATSILENDA TOMUA
MICHAEL BEBE ROB
AUGUSTINE GARAVI
JOY WOMAK
TOM WILLY LAE
STEPHANIE KARAE
EVELYNE KARAE
HERVE KAVICK
MAUELA BONG
MADALAINE LIVOHOLO
MADLEINE ZONARZURU
NOEL RURUELY
ROSE OLOVELA
MICHAEL LIROHOU
ZAZA GUY
ANNIE TANAVUSI
MARIE MALIU
MAYLIN WILSON
RONAL SAVA LEVU
LORRES NINISA
MERRY NEWMAN
REBBECCA IMBERT
JUDAH KARAE VOYAMERE
SOPHIA SUMBERTORI
KYLINE HINGE
CLARISSA EREVOKE
FRANCIS REGINALDS MERA ARU
BENJAMIN KOMBE
DIDIER BILA
JOHNNY SHEM
REBEAKE TASI PAUL
GLORIA LUSS
DENISE PISROI
JINNIFER ANDREW SEWEN
ROY AMON KON
RAYNOLD VIRA
LEAH MUHANGO TOA
JEAN DANIEL MATAN
MARK TOANAURE
CHRISTOPHE NAUTA
GELNDA MATAN
FLOYD RAVO
VALORY VOGOL
TIFFANY GARAE
LIVIANA LIGO
LORA SER
JEAN ALRUA
WILLIEN SARISETHS
SYLVANO MAKALI S
LORIN TAWI
REX TAVI
PETER KAMS KAIAR
JEAN MARIE MALVARU
MARTHA HARNPEL
FABIOLA NGUEN
RICHARD SAMSON MALSALE
JEAN PATRICE NIOWENNMAL
NATHAN DANIEL KALI
FATHLEY ALERES
LEO MERMER
AUKEN ROMASSING
FRANK KENNETH
RENESI STEPHEN
NICHSOLSEN GARAE KAPDUM
REVANNA KEKE
DERICKSON JACOB
TIMOTHY MAHIT
PAVELIANI MALVIRLANI
VINABIT PAOLO
ALGIANE MASSINGMAN
ANTHONY TULILI
CLAIRE MARIE NALET
COSETTE ARCKNAVETH
DEPHINE KILITEIR
EDRICO MALTERONG
FRANCOIS SIZAI
JEAN BAPTISTE LITENMAL
MARIETTA VITEPTIR LINGSARE
OBED SLEE ALBERT
RORY RENIE
RUTH BOAS NOUBE
SLEE OBED FRANCOIS
SYLVIA MATANSANGUL MALRES
WILSON WILLOW NGUEN
MARIE LAURE MARIE SAGAN
CLAIRE SEWERE
ALBERT RAPTIH
ESTELIO BAE
FIRMIN NAMOL
FRANCKY WOLLAERANG
GEOFROY VIANEY
JACKSON HOSEA JOSEN
JEAN LUK SEWERE
JOSIANE WARI
NATHALIE NALE
WILLY NAGUY
JOHN K KAMPAI
BATICK BERTRAND
JAMES LOSE LAUS
HENCELY KAUM TIWOR
MELISA TERENABIT
JOSEPH JOE NUMAIMEIMEI
RICHARD VAKAS
CAROLINE SAILAS
CYNTHIA BULE
LINDONG AMET
CLAUBERT EMILE MELTEROH
GEORGE NIAL MALTERA
DARIUS BETSESAI
JOHNSEY RAMBEY
HONORE ENOCK
ELSON JOHNWELL JACK VAKAS
EMELYN MALTAUS
TAMAT NIPTICK
ETIENNE MALTAUS
NADINE BANI
LAURENT DONTS HUGAISIVE
GISELDA BASILIO
JACK LAWAC
MARIA MOLWAIT
MARIE LOUISE MIRENE MALTAUS
WILFRED TOMO
JEMNION JOHNNY ANTOINE
IGRIND HIRVIR
ALBERT LALDAM BULE
OLIVIER BULE
DAISON NARI
MYRIAM WARE WILLIAMS
CLIFFORD SIRO
STELIN LEO
JEAN PIERRE OLUL
MOSES SALI PATRICK
AUGUST VERONKES LOUIS
ERMAN KAENBO
LOUIS MARIE SUMPTOH
LUCIEN MOLVES
JOSEPH KALO
NORAH BUS
CHARLEY PAKOA CAROLYNE
SAMUEL LIBEN
JONAH KERRY
GUILAIN HARRY
DIANA KOTA
YAN MANU
ARISTIDE MALONE
CELESTINE TAU NIERE
TOM BROWN SAUTE
CAROLINE KASSO
NAMAHA TAKIFU
JELSON TAWEA
MOISE ANITA
ALEXIS KAPALU
FIGO LOUGHMAN
SAWIA LUK STEPHEN
TIMOTHY KAWIA
MARY VIRA IATI
GINETTE YANIMUL
HARRY NAKEK MULEK
DAVID BILL
MAKOYA NIAGARUM BEN
SAMSON HIWA
BOB SANGA
SERGIO POITA
IAN IARUEL
JIM RIANDO IAUKAWAI KALUA
JOEL NIRUA
ROGER HIWA NALAU
SEBASTIAN IARAPIA
CHARLEY KAUTEA
JOHN SELWIN GARAE
BLANDINE LOP
LAVINIA LIGO
LORAH SER
HARRY JIMMY MOJU
MARIE CLAIRE VOYATE
FRIDA VELOUVU RAPHAEL
JOSIANE MAURI TIEYA
LAVINIA LOVELIU
TARI PIERRE
ELINA VETAVUL VALIVU
DENNIS LIVINGSTON
KALISTAR PANTUTUN
LANCELOT WOTIEMARO
RAYCLERENCE NORVAGLEA W
WINISTONE ALICE VOVEI
JUDITH META MOL
KENSLEY NOAH BOLENGA
SOPHIA RODARABAN RAY
WILSON TALO
JOHN FOX WEBAS
ELSION TOSWEL FRED
FRAZER TUSE MALCOM
ESTHER MERA
CHARLES VANLER
MARIE HANSON TOWBAH
JEAN MARIE WOLEG
LOUIS JOHN
ALICE SAVOA

Second Applicants


Counsel: Andrew Bal, A Bal Lawyers, Port Vila





TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION

First Defendant


Counsel: Office of the Attorney General


REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

Second Defendant


Counsel: Office of the Attorney General




INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS


Having heard Mr. Bal for the Applicants and Mr. Aron for the Defendants and having read the materials filed herein the Court is satisfied and grants the following orders:


  1. That the Suspension of the Second Applicants issued by the First Defendant be STAYED pending the determination of the Judicial Review Claim.
  2. That the Termination of the Second Applicants issued by the First Defendant be STAYED pending the determination of the Judicial Review Claim.
  3. That First Defendant continues to pay Salaries and other entitlements of the Second Applicants until the determination of the Judicial Review Claim.
  4. The order is amended to reflect the leave granted to add additional parties as second defendants today.

Dated at Port Vila this 17th day of December 2024
BY THE COURT


______________________
JUDGE


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