The Registrar of Cooperatives & Business Development Services (ORCBDS) is a statutory holder of the Office of the Registrar of Cooperatives appointed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) under the Cooperative Act 1986, Cap 152 (COSO Act). Mr Ridley M. Joseph was appointed to the position on March 2015.

As a statutory office holder responsible for the administration of the COSO Act, the Registrar has powers to intervene that are similar to those exercised by the Vanuatu statutory bodies

ORCBDS, An office of staff, known as the Office of the Registrar of Cooperatives & Business Development Services, has been set up to help the Registrar administer the COSO Act and to support and regulate Cooperatives Societies for people throughout Vanuatu. ORCBDS also provides an avenue for new Cooperatives, delivering a tailored service that responds to the special needs of Community groups and small businesses, and striving for national and international best practice in cooperative governance.

ORCBDS was previously known as the Department of Cooperatives & Ni-Vanuatu The name ORCBDS was adopted from Nov 2012.