Custom Land Management Office

Custom Land Management Office Custom Land Management office is a government office under the Vanuatu Ministry of Justice and and Community Services.

It is responsible for facilitating, resolving and providing determination of custom land owners. This office also involve the oblig*tion of raising awareness and trainings on the CLM Act to chiefs and people throughout Vanuatu.Lastly, It has a mandate to perform and implement the Land Reform (amendment) act on the leasing process.

29/07/2026

The Office of the Custom Land Management wishes all the people of Vanuatu a happy 46th Independence Anniversary

As we celebrate our nation's freedom and achievements, let us continue to stand together in unity, peace, and respect for our customs and traditions.

Long God Yumi Stanap. 🇻🇺

Happy Independence Day, Vanuatu!

Conference blo kito custom land lo South West Epi i bin done vnz lo 29 June 2026. Ol parties oli agree lo panel we pa s...
01/07/2026

Conference blo kito custom land lo South West Epi i bin done vnz lo 29 June 2026. Ol parties oli agree lo panel we pa sitaon lukluk lo case mo date blo nakamal meeting. So date blo nakamal meeting we pa tekem ples hemi lo 16 of september 2026..

21/06/2026

Ol kommon land tenure long Vanuatu

Team blo CLMO hemi stap ko raon long Central Pentecost mo explainem ol tinktink ia blo ol people oli aware about olketa raet we oli kat long constitution folem nomo land tenure system we olketa oli kat long ol kastom land. Lo olketa Ples we Mifala i ranem Awareness lo hem finis, please tinkbaot olketa tinktink ia.

Wanem hemi lan Tenure?
Long simple lukluk blong hem, hemi ol fasin blong tokbaot Hao wan man,woman,group i g*t raet blong holem or stap long kraon,hemi talem Hu hemi save usum kraon, hamas yia hemi usum, ol wanem terms mo condition. Land tenure hemi save happen long fasin blong kastom or folem fasin blong loa blong kantri blong yumi we parliament hemi passem.
Long vanuatu I g*t ol different kaen tenure;

(1) kastomary onasip blong kraon: kraon we wan tribe or clan onem folem fasin blong kastom, some fala oli folem laen blong papa (partrilinial) some fala ples oli folem mama ( Matrilineal). Kraon ia ol indigenous kastom ona oli onem wetem descendant blong olgeta. Loa we yumi onem kraon wetem hemi kastom we stap finish, parliament hemi no mekem loa ia be instead konstitusen Olsem mama hemi luk save existing kastom loa ia from i stap finis
(2) lease long kastom kraon: man, woman,companies or group oli pem raet blong usum kraon long kastom ona, we g*t terms and condition long hem, I g*t also number blong yia blong usum kraon ia. Rod blong tekem lis i stap long land leases Akt we parliament hemi bin passem .land rent oli pem long kastom ona
(3) lease long state land, wan wan man ,woman or group i pem kraon,raet blong usum kraon long state area mo oli stap long hem. Oli pem land rent ko long kavaman
(4). Informal tenure sistem: hemia hemi folem ol arrangement we yumi stap mekem long ol different islands blong yumi, hemia hemi also wan fasin blong accessem raet long stap long wan kraon. Long konstitusen article 75 hemi tokbaot

Kastom hemi givim yumi kraon finis, ol tenure system oli stap, time yu save gud ol tenure system ia, Bae yu save wanem kaen raet now yu g*t long kraon we you stap long hem naia, weather hemi ownership raet or user raets, taem yu save ol raets blong yu Bae yu save understanem boundary blong wok mo toktok long kraon.

Update long 3fala case long Pangpang Village long Ekalep Nakamal Meeting Cases complete just wait for the boundary inspe...
19/06/2026

Update long 3fala case long Pangpang Village long Ekalep Nakamal Meeting

Cases complete just wait for the boundary inspection this afternoon

- Malmu land case bae written judgement bae I kamaot after 21 days .

- Etok land case bae written judgement bae I kamaot after 21 days

- Menlep Land Case, declaration I kamaot finis this morning and consensus been reached 🙏

Ekalep Nakamal Meeting long Pangpang Village blong Lukluk long 3 cases 1 . Malmu Custom Land, ples Area Council Centre b...
16/06/2026

Ekalep Nakamal Meeting long Pangpang Village blong Lukluk long 3 cases

1 . Malmu Custom Land, ples Area Council Centre blong Silotol bae I stap long hem

2 Etok Custom Land mo

3 Menlep Land Case

Nakamal Meeting bae i hearing 3 seperate cases we listed long Farea

First awresness blo CLMO Team tedei long Area blo Surukavian long Vanwanas village, Central PentecostPurpose blo Awarene...
15/06/2026

First awresness blo CLMO Team tedei long Area blo Surukavian long Vanwanas village, Central Pentecost

Purpose blo Awareness ia hemi;
- To undetstand the duties and responsibilty blo Customary Land Management Office
- To be able to understand the true meaning strugle for the political independence

- Be able to understand the power under the consititution, and the foundamental rigts and duties.

- understand each article eac article of the constitution in chapter 12, lands belong to custom owners and their decendents

- Be able to understand the history of courts that establish in Vanuatu

- Understand the difference between custom ownership and user rights

- Diffrentiate the difination of of governance system and ownership system

- To be able to understand the meaning of custom ownership and lease ownership

Today office e putum up wan billboard notice lo area blo Tebakor folem wan application we e pass tru lo Land Management ...
10/06/2026

Today office e putum up wan billboard notice lo area blo Tebakor folem wan application we e pass tru lo Land Management Planning Community(LMPC)long Lands Department e kam lo office blo Custom Land Management.Hemi wan Lease Application we Joyce Ayong e apply.
Name blo Custom kraon: Tamalasi
E stap inside lo area blong Tebakor.
Spos any wan e ting c hemi part blo kastom kraon ia hemi g*t raet blo submitm claim blo hem e ko lo chief blo Ifira Island or submitim e kam lo office blo CLMO.
Notice or billboard pa e put up for 30 days stat long 10 June 2026 kasem 10 July 2026.
Thank you tumas .

Anbage Joint Nakamal Meeting hemi bin mekem declaration blo Custom Land ia "Avtatabanga we both Primary and Secondry Sch...
10/06/2026

Anbage Joint Nakamal Meeting hemi bin mekem declaration blo Custom Land ia "Avtatabanga we both Primary and Secondry School i situated lo hem. Declaration i bin made long namba 8 June 2026 and i kat consensus

Custom Land Management Office hemi stap conductem wan training blo ol chiefs mo People lo Biltakan Custom Area Council h...
10/06/2026

Custom Land
Management Office hemi stap conductem wan training blo ol chiefs mo People lo Biltakan Custom Area Council hemia long Central Pentecost.

Purpose blo training ia hemi blong lanem olketa Chiefs mo People about process mo procedures blo Custom Land Management Act mo ol narafala related land laws blo hao oli save facilitatem ol Nakamal Court mo Area Tribunal
Training ia hemi stat tedei long 10 kasem 12 June 2026, long Bwatnapni Area.

09/06/2026

Starting from now, the Custom Land Management Office (CLMO) will regularly provide updates on office work and activities carried out across the different islands.
These updates will include: • Nakamal Meetings
• Area Land Tribunal activities
• Consultations
• Awareness programs
• Training of Adjudicators
We thank everyone for their understanding and continued support as we work to keep communities informed about our activities and services.
Thank you.

Address

George Pompidou Area, Lands Department Building
Port-Vila

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday 08:00 - 12:00

Telephone

+67827297

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