Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Vanuatu
Vanuatu's National Building Code 2025 edition, prepared by the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning and empowered by the Building Act 2013, requires lift installations in Class 2–9 buildings to comply with AS 1735 Parts 1 and 2, sets accessible car sizes, a stretcher lift above 25 m effective height, fire/earthquake warning signs and an emergency lift (AS 1735.2, at least 612 kg) above 75 m. Building certificates come from approved building certifiers. No periodic in-service lift inspection rule was found.
Who regulates lifts
Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (DUAP); Approval Authority under the Building Act
Periodic inspection
Not found
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found (building certifiers approve building work)
Laws, codes and standards
- Vanuatu National Building Code 2025, Part NE3 Lift Installations (2025) — Vanuatu National Building Code – NE3 Lift InstallationsMandatory · Building Act 2013 (National Building Code Act No 36 of 2013) · DUAP, Government of Vanuatu
- AS 1735.1 and AS 1735.2 — Lifts, escalators and moving walks – Part 1 General requirements; Part 2 Passenger and goods lifts – ElectricReferenced by law · VNBC 2025 NE3.1, NE3.4 · Standards Australia
Lift associations and bodies
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.