Official name of the country:
Ripablik blong Vanuatu / Republic of Vanuatu
/ République de Vanuatu
Official languages: Bislama, English,
French
Official name of Parliament:
(Technically, a bicameral system exists, although only the elective
Palemen is the
supreme legislative authority, whereas the advisory National
Council of Chiefs
tenders advice on matters affecting customary law and
practice)
Official names of Chambers:
National Council of Chiefs (1)
Palemen / Parliament / Parlement
(2)
The Parliamentary Library also serves the National Council of
Chiefs
2. Address
Palemen
The Library
Parliament House
P.M.B. 052
Port-Vila
Tel.: *(678)22229 ext 267
Fax: *(678)24530
Telex: 1040 Vangov
3. Details
on the Library
Year of foundation: 1985
Number of library staff: 1
Size of collection: 500
Number of current newspapers: 3
Indexing of Parliamentary Papers:
Yes, by the Library
Library in charge of the archival materials
of the Parliament: Yes
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification
system for subject indexing: Classification system
Automation of cataloguing: No
Clientele: Members, parliamentary
staff; Government officials; scholars
Number of loans per year: 20
Reference services: 10
IFLA membership: No
6. Parliamentary documents
Parliamentary
proceedings
The minutes of proceedings of Parliament are a record of all
business transacted by the House. - Issued daily (proof) and
following each sitting. - A final edition is bound and published at
the end of each session in English and French
Books of
proceedings
Summarised records of the debates of each parliamentary
sitting
Standing orders of
Parliament
Notes on standing orders and rules of Parliament. - In English and
French
Annual report on Government
revenue and expenditure
Special report concerning investigation and security of public
finance in governmental departments and an annual report of the
Committee's work
Reports of select committees
These are conducted, not annually but when a major topic is being
raised for the particular committee to discuss
(last update: April 1994)
