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”