Commissioner Iavro and President Pastor Obed Moses Tallis inspected a guard of honour by officers of Vanuatu Police and Vanuatu Mobile Force as part of the ceremony.
This was followed by the swearing of oath of office and handing over of the sword to Iavro.
The new Police Commissioner was formerly the Director of the Police Training College and Commander of VMF.
Iavro is a graduate from the New Zealand Army Officer Cadet School in the 1990s.
