Ombudsman (Komesina o Sulufaiga) Act 2013 25 (2) Parliament must ensure that the Ombudsman has sufficient funds for the purposes of this Act. (3) The Ombudsman may seek and receive additional funding from any person or organisation in Samoa or elsewhere, without compromising the independence of the Ombudsman or the objectives set out in section 3. (4) The Ombudsman has the sole responsibility for the allocation of its funds. (5) The Public Finance Management Act 2001 and the Audit Act 2013 apply to the funds of the Ombudsman. 57. Annual reports – (1) Without affecting other reporting provisions in this Act, the Ombudsman must, in each year, prepare an annual report setting out the operations and financial matters of the Ombudsman for the preceding year. (2) The Ombudsman must send the annual report to the Speaker for tabling in Parliament under its Standing Orders. PART 8 OFFENCES 58. Offences of obstruction, non-compliance, false statements, etc. – (1) A person commits an offence who: (a) without lawful justification or excuse, wilfully obstructs, hinders, threatens, intimidates, interferes with or resists the Ombudsman, staff or any other person when carrying out a function, duty or power under this Act; or (b) without lawful justification or excuse, refuses or wilfully fails to comply with any lawful requirement of the Ombudsman or any other person under this Act; or (c) wilfully makes any false statement to or misleads or attempts to mislead the Ombudsman or any other person in the exercise of the Ombudsman’s powers, duties or functions under this Act. (2) A person convicted under subsection (1) is liable: (a) for an individual, to a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;