man’s right and as part of marriage. Many women stated that a man has the right to hit wife if she disobeys his orders or is disrespectfultohis 15 parents. with relevant stakeholders e.g Young Women Christian Association, Youth, SVSG, MWCSD 9. TIMETABLE The inquiry will be carried out over a span of twelve (12) months starting January to December 2017. The Report will however be finalised, published and provided to Parliament in June 2018. The Inquiry will be officially launched on Human Rights Day December 8 2016. 10. RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS To successfully achieve the objectives of the National Inquiry and to ensure the greatest chance of success in addressing family violence in Samoa, the Office will require additional resourcing on top of its existing budget. The Office has determined the National Inquiry to be its priority activity for the years 2017-18 and will allocate the majority of its human rights staff to the project. In addition to these resources a principal report writer, financial resources for the public hearings and related activities and sitting allowances for the three external Commissioners who will join the Ombudsman to form the Inquiry Commission. 11. STAKEHOLDER VIEWS Once funding has been obtained to make this project viable, this scoping paper will be circulated amongst key stakeholders for initial comments and views. These views will be incorporated into this document and will also be instrumental in developing the final Terms of Reference. 15 State of Human Rights Report 2015, see page 13; The Samoa Family Health Safety Study 2006, see page 52. 12 National Public Inquiry Background Paper| Office of the Ombudsman