“We welcome this important decision”, said Minister of Lands Alfred Maoh.
“It that shows that the Court is prepared to remove the registration of leases over customary land that have not followed proper legal and administrative process. It is another decision which will help to clean up land leasing processes in Vanuatu and provides a legal path way for other custom owner groups who know that leases over their land also followed improper processes. ”
The court ruling was issued on 22 February 2019.
