INQUIRY FINDING 39: The Village Fono is not protecting victims of family violence and in some cases preventing access to justice and increasing the environment in which family violence thrives through ill-advised punishments and blocking the reporting of matters to the police. RECOMMENDATION ACTION OUTCOME IMPLEMENTATION/ RESPONSIBLE AGENCY RECOMMENDATION 29: Amend  the Village Fono Act 1990 to specifically list Family Violence as an area of concern for the Village Fono. Consult relevant stakeholders in amending the  Village Fono Act 1990 to specifically list family violence as an area of concern. RECOMMENDATION 30: Empower  the Village Fono and Village Family Safety Committee to play a role in bringing perpetrators of family  violence to formal justice.   RECOMMENDATION 31: Empower  the Village Fono / Village Family Safety Committee to play a direct role in the protection of individual  cases of family violence through provision of shelter for victims and TIMEFRAME MWCSD in consultations with Village Representatives and Village Fono  Immediate attention Abolish the requirement to report family  violence to the Village Fono before the police in villages where this is the case. Introduce by-laws to encourage reporting of family violence to the Village Fono. Introduce mandatory reporting to the Police by the Fono and/or Village Family Safety Committee. Empower the Village Family safety Committee to monitor protection orders and parole in relation to family violence. Village Fono  Urgent attention Allocation of designated shelters for victims of  family violence by the Village Family Safety Committee Introduce by-laws outlining punishments for family violence matters based on suspended fines and/or community based punishments. Village Fono in collaboration with Village Family Committee when established  Immediate attention 