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Atlas v0.1 · Right to information · Right to service

Palau

Republic of Palau · ISO PLW

Palau has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 2014, scored 33/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and no general right-to-service law has been found for it yet. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.

Your first move, anywhere

Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.

Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.

Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency

Right to information

Sourced

National lawAccess to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
RTI Rating score33/150 · rank 142 · Very weak legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 4/6 · Scope 16/30 · Requesting procedures 2/30 · Exceptions and refusals 5/30 · Appeals 5/30 · Sanctions and protections 1/8 · Promotional measures 0/16

Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05

Right to service

Not found yet

StatusNo general RTS found yet; verification queue
Legal familyGeneral administrative law / ombudsman / digital service / sectoral service standards search route
Candidate route (to confirm)Search local-law terms for administrative procedure, good administration, public service user rights, citizen charter, service charter, anti-red-tape, one-stop shop, grievance redress, ombudsman and sectoral deadlines.
The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection
NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.

Sources: OECD Administrative Simplification

Help confirm this

Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Palau" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.

Inside Palau: 16 subdivisions

Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.

What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in

Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.

CodeSubdivisionTypeAccess-law statusSource · checked
PW-002AimeliikStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-004AiraiStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-010AngaurStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-050HatohobeiStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-100KayangelStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-150KororStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-212MelekeokStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-214NgaraardStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-218NgarchelongStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-222NgardmauStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-224NgatpangStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-226NgchesarStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-227NgeremlenguiStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-228NgiwalStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-350PeleliuStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
PW-370SonsorolStateNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Access to information law/regime recognized by RTI Rating; statute name needs verification To confirmsource · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 16 subdivisions: No general RTS found yet; verification queue (inherited from the national status above).

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