Electronic Transactions Act 2000, intermediary liability limitation
Electronic Transactions Act No. 24 of 2000 (Vanuatu), Cap 263
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In force since 6 November 2000.
A linking and framing rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What this law does
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Section 26 provides that an intermediary, defined as a person who on behalf of another sends, receives, stores, or provides other services with respect to an electronic record, is not subject to civil or criminal liability for information in a record it carries if it was not the originator, has no actual knowledge that the information gives rise to liability, and is not aware of facts or circumstances from which the likelihood of liability ought reasonably to have been known; section 26(2) states the intermediary is under no duty to monitor the information it carries to establish such knowledge.
Section 27 requires an intermediary that acquires actual knowledge that carried information gives rise to civil or criminal liability to remove it as soon as practicable and notify the Minister or the appropriate law enforcement agency, and requires an intermediary that becomes aware of facts suggesting a likelihood of liability to follow an approved code of conduct or notify the Minister, who may then direct removal.
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