Weibur v The Republic of Vanuatu - Orders [2021] VUSC 127; Constitutional Case 1912 of 2021 (14 June 2021)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU (Civil Jurisdiction)

Constitutional Case No. 21/1912 SC/CNST

BETWEEN:	Bob Loughman Weibur First Applicant
AND:	Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Second Applicant
AND:	Johnny Koanapo Rasou Third Applicant
AND;	Jay Ngwele Fourth Applicant
AND:	James Bule Fifth Applicant
AND:	Willie Daniel Sixth Applicant
AND:	Willie Pakoa Satearoto Seventh Applicant
AND:	Lenkon Tao Bruno Eighth Applicant
AND:	Seule Simeon Ninth Applicant
AND:	Mark Ati Tenth Applicant
AND:	Silas Bule Melve Eleventh Applicant
AND:	Samson Samsen Twelfth Applicant
AND:	Edward Nalyal Molou Thirteenth Applicant
AND:	Nakou Ianatom Natuman Fourteenth Applicant
AND:	Leonard Joshua Pikioune Fifteenth Applicant
AND:	Marc Muelsul Sixteenth Applicant
AND:	Edmund Julun Seventeen Applicant
AND:	Xavier Emanuel Harry Eighteenth Applicant
AND:	Anthony Iaris Harry Nineteenth Applicant
AND: AND:	The Republic of Vanuatu Respondent Gracia Shadrack, Speaker of Parliament Interested Party

Date of Conference:	14th day of June, 2021 at 1:30pm
Before:	Justice Oliver Saksak

In Attendance:

Mr Sakiusa Kalsakau for Applicants Mr Frederick Gilu and Mr Kent Tari for Respondent Mr Nigel Morrison and Ms Stephanie Mahuk for Interested Party

ORDERS

Having inquired into the Application pursuant to Rules 2.7 and 2.8 of the Constitutional Procedure Rules,

And Counsel for the Applicants upon instructions seeking a stay of the Reliefs sought in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Application pending further orders of the Court,

And upon there being no objections by Mr Gilu or Mr Morrison,

The Court orders that-

1. The balance of the Application be heard at 1:30pm on Tuesday 15^th June 2021 at the Court in Dumbea.
2. The Respondent and Interested Party will file and serve responses and submissions by 8:30am on 15^th June 2021.
   
3. The Applicants to file responses by 11:30am on 15^th June 2021.

DATED at Port Vila this 14^th day of June 2021

BY THE COURT

OLIVER.A.SAKSAK

Judge