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The R.A. conceded that subject to the Constitution, the Parliament of Vanuatu is given plenary powers by Article 16 (1) of the Constitution and in the exercise of those powers it may repeal or alter existing laws: see Article 95 of the Constitution; see Attorney General v Timakata [1993] VUCA 2; President v Speaker [2012]VUSC183; and in Re: Presidential Referral, President of the Republic of Vanuatu -v- Attorney General [1998] VUSC 18. The Item 1A of the Constitution (Ninth) Amendment Act No. 7 of 2025 (“the Bill”) is not inconsistent with Article 16 (1) of the Constitution. The Amended Constitutional Referral is, hereby, dismissed. There is no order as to costs. 11 57. The President of the Republic is authorised to assent to the Constitution(Ninth) (Amendment) Act No. 7 of 2025. 12