family violence prevention work in
Samoa.
All relevant stakeholders to utilize Samoa Bureau
of Statistics in data validation and training on
data collection for key actors.
Develop monitoring and Evaluation Framework
for National Strategy on the Prevention of Family
Violence.
INQUIRY FINDING 33: Samoa’s family violence legislative framework is relatively strong, but implementation and monitoring of effectiveness
is weak or non-existent.
RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATION
23:
Strengthen
the
legislative
framework and develop a
comprehensive monitoring and
evaluation framework.
ACTION OUTCOME
Enact the Child Care and Protection Bill.
Amend the Family Safety Act 2013 to:
a) Include financial or economic abuse in
definition;
b) Include provision for required timeframe for
the serving of protection orders;
c) Afford protection to those who report
family violence; and
d) Require the Village Fono to help enforce and
monitor protection orders.
Develop a comprehensive monitoring and
evaluation framework for all family safety
legislation.
IMPLEMENTATION/
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
Government
OAG
MWCSD (Family
Violence Prevention
Office)
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs & Trade/NHRI
Samoa (Sadata)
TIMEFRAME
Immediate
attention
INQUIRY FINDING 34: The State is responsible for widespread human rights violations in failing to provide adequate services, support and
prevention in relation to family violence, and in so doing implicitly endorses its continuation.
RECOMMENDATION
ACTION OUTCOME
IMPLEMENTATION/
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
TIMEFRAME