Current Version
| Region | Vanuatu |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Legal protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation, sexual preference and sexual life, under: -The Teaching Service Act (2013) -The Right to Information Act (2016) -The Harmful Digital Communications Act (2024) - Data Protection and Privacy Act (2024) |
| Sources | https://moet.gov.vu/docs/acts/Teaching%20Service%20Act_No.%2038%20of%202013.pdf http://www.paclii.org/vu/legis/num_act/rtia2016234/ https://digital.gov.vu/images/Docs/legislation/Harmful_Digital_Communications_Act_No14_of_2024-EN.pdf https://digital.gov.vu/images/Docs/legislation/Data_Protection_and_Privacy_Act_No13_of_2024-EN.pdf |
Revision History (8)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2013 |
| Description | The Employment Act does not provide explicit protections for LGBT people. | Legal protections from discrimination based on sexual orientation, sexual preference and sexual life, under: -The Teaching Service Act (2013) -The Right to Information Act (2016) -The Harmful Digital Communications Act (2024) - Data Protection and Privacy Act (2024) |
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| Sources | https://dol.gov.vu/images/documents/laws/160_Employment_Act.pdf | https://moet.gov.vu/docs/acts/Teaching%20Service%20Act_No.%2038%20of%202013.pdf http://www.paclii.org/vu/legis/num_act/rtia2016234/ https://digital.gov.vu/images/Docs/legislation/Harmful_Digital_Communications_Act_No14_of_2024-EN.pdf https://digital.gov.vu/images/Docs/legislation/Data_Protection_and_Privacy_Act_No13_of_2024-EN.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | No protections |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2013 | (unknown) |
| Description | Under the revision of the constitution. | The Employment Act does not provide explicit protections for LGBT people. |
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| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf | https://dol.gov.vu/images/documents/laws/160_Employment_Act.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Description | Only in Employment. | Under the revision of the constitution. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | no protections involving gender indentity. | Only in Employment. |
| Sources | No | https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | no protections on the basis of Sexual Orientation or gender identity. | no protections involving gender indentity. |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |