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The Respondent, in essence, says that the issue in this case is about the interpretation of the Constitution and in particular Article 5(1)(k). The interpretation of the Constitution must be sui generis. The starting point is the Constitution itself; and the ending point of interpreting the Constitution is the Constitution itself [see Silas _v Public Service Commission [2014] VUCA 9 and Kilbride Limited v Republic of Vanuatu [2020] VUCA 24. Those cases dealt with the issue of interpreting the Constitution when a provision is ambiguous. In the case of President Moses Tallis v Speaker of Parliament [2019] VUSC 39, the President referred the Constitution (Seventh) Amendment Act No. 01 of 2019 to the Supreme Court for its opinion under Article 16(4). The amendment inserted a new additional Article 46A in the Constitution. The new additional Article 46A was in respect to Parliamentary Secretaries. In that case, the Court observed that to provide interpretation of this new Article 46A, the Court must look at the language of the new