Ombudsman (Komesina o Sulufaiga) Act 2013 3 AN ACT to: (a) continue the Ombudsman (Komesina o Sulufaiga) established under the Komesina o Sulufaiga (Ombudsman) Act 1988; and (b) provide the functions, duties and powers to promote good governance in public administration; and (c) provide the functions, duties and powers relating to human rights for ensuring the dignity, equality and worth of individuals and recognising that individuals have the right to life, liberty and freedom from discrimination; and (d) provide for related purposes. [Assent date: 5 June 2013] [Commencement date: 6 June 2013] BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in Parliament assembled as follows: PART 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement – (1) This Act may be cited as the Ombudsman (Komesina o Sulufaiga) Act 2013. (2) This Act commences on the date of assent by the Head of State. 2. Interpretation – In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: “administrative decision” means a decision or recommendation made (including any recommendation made to a Minister), or any act done or omitted, on a matter of administration of a Ministry or organisation; “complaint”, for Part 3, means a complaint about an administrative decision, and “complainant” has a corresponding meaning; “human rights” means human rights contained in any of the following: (a) in Part II of the Constitution and other laws of Samoa; (b) customary international law;