Foreshore Development Unit

The Foreshore Development Unit is a unit under the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning and it is responsible to manage and implement the Foreshore Development Act CAP 90 to better regulate the developments along the foreshores in all islands in Vanuatu. Its objective is to administer and enforce the Foreshore Development Act by developing new guidelines, review and make improvements to the existing legislative frameworks and provide secretariat support to the Foreshore Advisory Committee.

Loa Blong Foreshore Comic (Bislama) The Foreshore Act Comic (English)

There are four (4) positions under this unit:

• 1

  Principal Foreshore Development Officer

  – plays an important role in lead to oversight the unit to effectively deliver its mandate.
• 2

  Senior Foreshore Development Officer

  - implements the Foreshore Development Act CAP 90 by formulating Policy guidelines, regulations, managing database system and providing sound technical advice.
• 3

  Senior Foreshore Enforcement Officer

  – implements the Foreshore Development Act CAP 90 by executing monitoring and evaluation of Foreshore Development legislation and enforce penalties on illegal offence throughout Vanuatu.
• 4

  Foreshore Development Officer

  – plays a role in assisting the enforcement of the Act and making sure that policy guidelines are implemented and regulations developed.