RTI law

Right to information becomes law in Vanuatu

RNZ reports the Right to Information Act was gazetted yesterday establishing an Information Commissioner and putting Vanuatu alongside 105 countries around the world with similar legislation.

The Media Director of the Vanuatu Daily Post Dan McGarry said he had asked his journalists to test the system and to put in requests for information.

He said questions still hung over how the law will be implemented and there was a possibility bureaucrats could drag out requests.