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First Extraordinary Session of 2019 (3-6 September).Pdf PARLEMENT DE LA PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIQUE DE VANUATU REPUBLIC OF VANUATU ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 2019 3-6 SEPTEMBER 2019 ONZIEME LEGISLATURE PREMIERE SESSION EXTRAORDINAIRE DE 2019 3-6 SEPTEMBRE 2019 SUMMARISED PROCEEDINGS PROCES -VERBAUX CERTIFICATION The Minutes of Proceedings, which appear in the following book have been established by the Clerk of Parliament, have been amended and confirmed by Parliament in accordance with the provisions of the Standing Order 18 of Parliament. Raymond MANUAKE Speaker of Parliament Clerk of Parliament ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF PARLIAMENT FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 2019 3 September 2019 Speaker of Parliament His Excellency, Hon. Esmon SAIMON Parliament Office-Holders First Deputy Speaker -Hon. Edwin Amblus MACREVETH Second Deputy Speaker - Hon. Toara Daniel KALO Third Deputy Speaker - Hon. Jack WONA Fourth Deputy Speaker — Hon. Marcellino BARTHELEMY Leader of the Government in the Parliament - Hon. Chariot SALWAI Tabimasmas Deputy Leader of the Government in the Parliament — Hon. Jotham NAP AT Leader of the Opposition — Hon. ALATOI Ishmael Kalsakau Deputy Leader of the Opposition - Hon. William Fred TASSO Leader of Government Business - Hon. Gillion WILLIAM Government Whip - Hon. - Jimmy Nipo NANUMAN Opposition Whip - Hon. — Jay NGWELE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU (These Ministers constitute the Cabinet and were in office on 3 September 2019) Prime Minister and Minister of Public Hon. Chariot SAL WAI Tabimasmas Service Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Hon. Jotham NAP AT Trade Industry and Commerce Minister of Infrastructure and Public Hon. Christopher EMILEE Utilities Minister of Foreign Affairs, External Hon. Ralph REGENVANU Trade and Telecommunication Minister of Internal Affairs Hon. Andrew NAPUAT Minister of Finance and Economic Hon. Gaetan PIKIOUNE Management Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Hon. Matai SEREMAIAH Fisheries Minister of Health Hon. Norris KALMET Minister of Education Hon. Jean Pierre NIRUA Minister of Lands, Geology and Mines Hon. Alfred MAOH and Water Resources Minister of Justice and Social Welfare Hon.Don Ken NMALAMUMOMU Minister of Youth and Sports Hon. Francois Chani TABISAL Minister of Climate Changes Hon. Ham LINI Vanuaroroa. 11 ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF PARLIAMENT FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 2019 3 September 2019 ALATOI, Hon. Ishmael Kalsakau Member for Port Vila UMP ATI, Hon. Marc Member for Luganville VP BARTHELEMY, Hon. Marcellino Member for Malekula RMC EDWIN, Hon. Amblus Macreveth Member for Santo FMP EMELEE, Hon. Christopher Claude Member for Torres VNDP KALMASEI, Hon. Ronald Warsal Member for Santo VP KALMET, Hon. Norris Member for Efate RMC KALO, Hon. Toara Daniel Member for Shepherds VP KALO, Hon. Seule Member for Port Vila VP KALSAKAU, Hon. Joshua Tafura Member for Efate VLP KALSAKAU, Hon. Ephraim Member for Efate PTV KALORISU, Hon. Edwin Member for Efate LPV KILMAN, Hon. Sato Member for Malekula PPP KOANAPO, Hon. Johnny Rasou Member for Tanna VP LANO, Hon. Kalo Pakoa Songi Member for Tongoa VP LENGKON, Hon. Bruno Member for Ambrym NUP LINI, Vanuaroroa, Hon. Ham Member for Pentecost NUP LOUGHMAN, Hon. Bob Member for Tanna VP LUDVAUNE, Hon. Jerome Member for Malekula RMC MAHE, Hon. Rick Tchamako Member for Santo RMC MAOH, Hon. Alfred Member for Santo GJP iii MATA, Hon. Jacob Member for Ambae NAG MELVE, Hon. Silas Bule Member for Pentecost NUP NALING, Hon. Tomker Netvunei Member for Tafea Outer Islands RMC NANUMAN, Hon. Jimmy Nipo Member for Tanna LPV NAP AT, Hon. Jotham Member for Tanna LPV NAPUAT, Hon. Andrew Solomon Member for Tanna GJP NATAPEI, Hon. Kenneth Member for Port Vila VP NATUMAN, Hon. Nakou Member for Tanna RMC NEVU, Hon. Hosea Rothul Ovock Member for Santo VP NGWELE, Hon. Jay Member for Ambae VP NIRUA, Hon. Jean Pierre Member for Port Vila RMC NMALAMUWOMU, Hon. Don Ken Member for Malekula PSP PIKIOUNE, Hon. Gaetan Member for Santo VLM REGENVANU, Hon. Ralph Member for Port Vila GJP SAIMON, Hon. Esmon Member for Malekula VP SALA, Hon. John Member for Malekula GJP SAL WAI, Hon. Chariot Tabimasmas Member for Pentecost RMC SAMSEN, Hon. Samson Member for Santo VPP SEOULE, Hon. Simeon Member for Epi RMC SEREMAIAH, Hon. Matai Member for Luganville LPV SHADRACK, Hon. Gracia Member for Malekula LPV TABISAL, Hon. Chani Francois Member for Pentecost LPV TASSO, Hon. William Fred Member for Paama PTV TONGOLILU, Hon. Daniel Isaac Member for Epi VP IV VIRA, Hon. Alickson Member for Ambae AIP WARAWARA, Hon. Uri Member for Malo/Aore GJP WILLIAM, Hon. Gillion Member for Efate GJP WILLIAMS, Hon. Albert Abel Member for Ambrym VP WILSON, Hon. Ian Member for Maewo LPV WONA, Hon. Jack Member for Banks VNDP NOAM, Hon. Iouni wan Tom Member for Tanna VNDP Political Party Abbreviation Angai - Tagaro Indigenous Party AIP (1) PTV Parti Travailliste du Vanuatu (2) FMP Fren Melanesian Party (1) Rmc Reunification Movement for Change (9) GJP Graon mo Jastis Party (6) UMP Union of Moderate Party (1) LPV Leaders Party of Vanuatu (7) VLM Vanuatu Liberal Movement (1) NAG Nagriamel (1) VLP Vanuatu Labour Party (1) NUP National United Party (3) VNDP Vanuatu National Development Party (3) PPP People’s Progressive Party (1) VP Vanua’aku Party (13) PSP People Service Party (1) VPP Vanuatu Presidential Party (1) PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF PARLIAMENT FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 2019 TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPEAKER : The Hon. Esmon SAIMON, Member for Maleukla PRESENT : 26 Members ABSENT : The Hon. ALATOI Ishmael Kalsakau, Member of Port Vila The Hon. Marc ATI, Member for Luganville The Hon. Ronald Warsal KALMASEI, Member for Santo The Hon. Norris KALMET, Member for Efate The Hon. Ephraim KALSAKAU, Member for Port Vila The Hon. Joshua KALSAKAU, Member for Efate The Hon. Sato KILMAN, Member for Malekula The Hon. Bob LOUGHMAN, Member for Tanna The Hon. Jacob MATA, Member for Ambae The Hon. Kenneth NATAPEI, Member for Port Vila The Hon. Nakou NATUMAN, Member for Tanna The Hon. Hosea NEVU, Member for Santo The Hon. Jay NGWELE, Member for Ambae The Hon. Tom NOAM, Member for Tanna The Hon. Pakoa Songi LANO, Member for Tongoa The Hon. Johnny KOANAPO, Member for Tanna The Hon. John SALA, Member for Malekula The Hon. Samson SAMSEN, Member for Santo The Hon. Matai SEREMAIAH, Member for Luganville The Hon. Kalo SEULE, Member for Port Vila The Hon. Fred William TASSO, Member for Paama The Hon. Toara Daniel KALO, Member for Shepherds The Hon. Isaac TONGOLILU, Member for Epi The Hon. Albert WILLIAMS, Member for Ambrym The Hon. Ian WILSON, Member for Maewo 1. The sitting commenced at 9.25a.m. 2. The Hon. Speaker SAIMON announced that in accordance with Article 21(4) of the Constitution, the quorum required at any session is 2/3 of the Members and, since the quorum was not established, Parliament was adjourned to meet again on Friday 6 September 2019 at 8a.m. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 3. The Hon. Speaker SAEMON announced that there were two convocations of parliamentary sessions, been sent to the Members. The first convocation on the First Extraordinary Session, from Tuesday, 3 September to Friday, 6 September, and the second convocation on Second Special Session, on Wednesday, 4 September at 2p.m. He, therefore, declared that Parliament would sit tomorrow at 2p.m to discuss the business of the special sitting. He continued that tomorrow, from 9a.m to 12p.m, members were invited to participate in a conference concerning the revision of the provisional copy of the Standing Orders made by some staff of the Parliamentary Secretariat with the assistance from the responsible Consultant. He added that this revision would allow the Standing Order Committee and the Clerk to prepare the final copy of the Standing Order to be tabled in the Second Ordinary Session of 2019 for approval by Parliament. He concluded that the meeting would be adjourned until Friday. 4. The sitting was adjourned at 9.30a.m 2 PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU ELEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF PARLIAMENT FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 2019 FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPEAKER : The Hon. Esmon SAIMON, Member for Malekula PRESENT : 52 Members ABSENT : LATE : 1. The sitting commenced at 9.00 a.m. 2. The Hon. Speaker Esmon SAIMON stated that according to Article 21(4) of the Constitution that Parliament shall meet three days later if there was no quorum at the first sitting in any session, a simple majority of members shall then constitute a quorum. He then explained that as there was no quorum on Tuesday 3 September 2019, thus, Parliament was adjourned. He added that a simple majority was required and as there was a required number of Members present, he declared that Parliament was quorate to proceed with the business it has been summoned to deal with. Thus, he also declared that the sitting was legally and constitutionally constituted to proceed with the agenda. The Hon. Speaker asked the Members of Parliament to raise and have a minute of silence in respect for the Late Donald KALPOKAS, former Member of Parliament and Prime Minister, and Late Jerry KANAS, former Member of Parliament. 3. The Hon. Speaker SAIMON, said the prayer and then read the agenda of the day. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER 4. The Hon. Speaker announced the new Member for Efate, the Hon. Edwin KALORISU, following the results of the by-election of Efate, to take his allegiance of oath to the nation. 5. The Hon. Edwin KALORISU, newly elected Member for Efate, took his oath of allegiance conducted by His Lordship Chief Justice LUNABEK then signed the Roll of Members. 6. The Hon. Speaker SAIMON said since there was a motion deposited to remove the Speaker, it would be proper that he would not preside over the sitting but rather a Deputy 3 Speaker. He thanked the Members for their cooperation and advice over the 3 years of being the Speaker of the House.
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