Vanuatu journalists are preparing their first requests under Vanuatu's new freedom of information rules.

The Right to Information Act was gazetted on Monday establishing an Information Commissioner and setting rules for the media and the public to request information from the government.

It puts Vanuatu alongside 105 countries around the world with similar legislation.

The Media Director of the Vanuatu Daily Post Dan McGarry told Sally Round the legislation has been a priority for the two most recent governments.