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Samoan Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016, Nu. 10

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Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2016 (Act No. 10 of 2016)

2016 Competition and Consumer No. 10

SAMOA

Arrangement of Provisions

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Objects 4. Act binds State 5. Application of this Act

PART 2 COMPETITION AND

CONSUMER COMMISSION

Division 1 - Competition and Consumer Commission

6. Establishment 7. Functions and powers 8. Commission is independent 9. Guidelines

Division 2 - Members of the Commission

10. Members 11. Term of office, resignation and

removal 12. Remuneration, etc., of

members 13. Disclosure of interests 14. Immunity

Division 3 - Meetings

15. Meetings 16. Decisions without meetings

Division 4 - Administrative and financial arrangements

17. Office of the Commission 18. Civil liability 19. Secrecy 20. Delegation by Commission 21. Annual reports

Division 5 - Relationships with Regulators and overseas agencies

22. Relationship with Regulators 23. Memorandum of

understanding 24. Commission may exchange

information with overseas agencies

25. Commission may assist overseas agencies by conducting investigations

26. Cooperation arrangements 27. Information provided by

consent

Division 6 - Administrative action

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28. Ministers to consider effects on competition

29. Provision of report

PART 3 COMPETITION RULES

Division 1 - The rules

30. Anti-competitive agreements, concerted practices and decisions of associations

31. Bid-rigging 32. Price fixing, market sharing

and collective boycotts 33. Abuse of market power 34. Acquisitions that substantially

lessen competition

Division 2 - Exemptions

35. Exemptions to avoid conflicts with international obligations

36. Employment exemptions 37. Partnerships exemptions 38. Vertical agreement exemptions 39. Exemption for standards, etc. 40. Exemption for protection of

goodwill, etc. 41. Exemption for collaborative

activity 42. Exemption for proposed

authorisations and clearances

Division 3 - Clearances

43. Clearances of conduct and acquisitions

44. Applications 45. Dealing with applications 46. Time limits 47. Revocation 48. Expiry of clearances

Division 4 - Authorisations

49. Authorisations 50. Applications 51. Dealing with applications 52. Time limits 53. Amendment and revocation 54. Expiry of authorisations

PART 4 CONSUMER PROTECTION

Division 1 - Misleading or deceptive conduct

55. Misleading or deceptive conduct generally

56. Misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to employment

57. Limited application of sections 55 and 56 to news media

Division 2 - Unfair practices

58. Offering gifts and prizes 59. Bait advertising 60. Referral selling 61. Forged, etc., trade marks 62. Demanding or accepting

payment without intending to supply as ordered

63. Misleading representations about certain businesses

64. Harassment and coercion 65. Pyramid selling and similar

schemes

Division 3 - Consumer guarantees

66. When goods and services supplied

67. Division does not limit other laws

68. Application 69. Title to goods 70. Goods to be of acceptable

quality

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71. Goods to be fit for particular purpose

72. Goods to comply with description

73. Goods to comply with sample 74. Consumer’s remedies for

goods that do not comply with guarantee

75. Rejection of goods 76. Services to be supplied with

care and skill 77. Services to be fit for particular

purpose 78. Services to be completed in

reasonable time 79. Consumer’s remedies for

services that do not comply with consumer guarantee

80. Cancelling agreement for services

81. Effects of cancellation 82. Ancillary power of the Court

to grant relief 83. Agreements for work and

materials

Division 4 - Obligations of traders

84. Traders to display prices 85. Traders to issue receipt 86. Traders to have notice boards

Division 5 - Information and safety standards

87. Consumer information standards

88. Product safety standards for goods

89. Product safety notices 90. Compulsory product recalls 91. Services safety standards

PART 5 PRICE CONTROL

Division 1 - Price inquiries

92. Minister may require price inquiry report

93. Commission to report to Minister

Division 2 - Price controls

94. Price control orders 95. Price control orders to be

displayed 96. Traders to maintain records

PART 6 COMPLAINTS,

INVESTIGATIONS AND RELATED POWERS

Division 1 - Complaints and investigations

97. Complaints 98. Power to carry out

investigations 99. Time limit for investigating

acquisitions 100. Appointment of

investigators 101. Investigations – powers to

require production of documents and things

102. Investigations – powers to question persons

103. Investigations – power to administer oaths

104. Confidentiality orders 105. False or misleading

statements 106. Self-incrimination 107. Warnings

Division 2 - Search and warrants

108. Searches 109. Obstructing search 110. Use of computers etc. in

searches

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111. Powers to copy and take possession of documents and things

112. Issue of warrants 113. Period of warrants 114. Execution of warrants

PART 7 ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES

Division 1 - Compensation

115. Compensation for contraventions of competition or consumer laws

116. Commission may claim compensation in representative proceedings

Division 2 - Enforcement

117. Warning notices 118. Enforceable undertakings 119. Cease and desist notices 120. Injunctions 121. Injunctions for

contraventions of acquisitions rule

122. Injunctions for contraventions of standards

123. Injunctions for contraventions of price control orders

124. Pecuniary penalties 125. Amounts of pecuniary

penalties

126. 127.

128. 129.

130.

131.

132.

133.

134. 135.

136.

137.

138.

139. 140. 141. 142. 143.

Orders to pay costs No indemnity for pecuniary penalties, etc. Immunity agreements Management banning orders

Division 3 - Matters relating to offences

States of mind, etc., of bodies corporate Persons knowingly concerned in contravention Commission, etc., may prosecute

PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS

Judicial review of authorisation decisions Legal professional privilege Commission may participate in proceedings Court may give advisory opinions Incorrectly keeping records, etc. Destroying, falsifying, etc., documents Evidence Registers Regulations and forms Repeals and amendments Transitional and saving provisions

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AN ACT to promote competition in trade in Samoa and to protect consumers and for related purposes.

[09th February 2016]

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 Competition and Consumer Act 2016.

(2) This Act commences on a date nominated by the Minister.

2. Interpretation-(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

“acquisitions rule” means the acquisition rule in section 34; “agreement” includes a contract, an arrangement, an

understanding or a covenant; “approved form” means a form approved under section 141(2); “association” includes an unincorporated association; “authorisation” means an authorisation under section 49; “business” means an undertaking:

(a) carried on for gain or reward; or (b) in the course of which -

(i) goods or services are acquired or supplied; or

(ii) an interest in land is acquired or disposed of,

otherwise than freeof charge. “cease and desist notice” means a notice under section 119; “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer

of the Ministry, and includes the acting Chief Executive Officer;

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“claimant” means a person mentioned in section 115; “clearance” means a clearance under section 43; “Commission” means the Competition and Consumer

Commission established by section 6; “competition or consumer law” means each of Parts 3, 4 and 5; “competition rule” means any of the the competition rules

under sections 30, 33 and 34; “conduct rule” means any of the the conduct rules under

sections 30 and 33; “consumer” means a person who acquires, or who it is

proposed will acquire, goods or services as a consumer; “consumer guarantee” means a guarantee under Division 3 of

Part 4; “consumer information standard” means a standard under

section 87; “consumer protection rule” means any of the rules in Division1

or 2 of Part 4; “cooperation arrangement” means an arrangement referred to

in section 26; “Court” means the Supreme Court; “document”:

(a) means a document in any form, whether or not signed or otherwise authenticated; and

(b) includes - (i) any writing on any material; (ii) any information recorded or stored by

means of a device and any material subsequently derived from information so recorded or stored;

(iii) a label, marking or other writing that identifies or describes the thing of which it forms part or to which it is attached;

(iv) a book, map, plan, graph or drawing; (v) a photograph, film, negative, tape or

other device in which one or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced;

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“enforceable undertaking” means an undertaking accepted under section 118;

“exemption order” means an order under section 35(1); “goods” means personal property of any kind (whether tangible

or intangible), other than money or choses in action, and includes any of the following: (a) goods attached to, or incorporated in, any real or

personal property, except a whole building or part of a building that is attached to land and not easily removable;

(b) ships, aircraft or vehicles; (c) animals or fish; (d) minerals, trees or crops, whether or not on, under or

attached to land; (e) electricity or gas; (f) water; (g) computer software.

“guideline” means a guideline published under section 9; “identity card” means a card issued under section 100(2); “immunity agreement” means an agreement under section 128; “intellectual property right” means a right conferred or

recognised by or under the Copyright Act 1998, the Intellectual Property Act 2011 or any other enactment;

“inquiry” means an inquiry under Division 1 of Part 5 or another inquiry undertaken by the Commission in performing its functions;

“investigation” means an investigation under Division 1 of Part 6;

“investigator” means a person appointed as such under section 100;

“Judge” means a Judge of the District Court or Supreme Court; “management banning order” means an order under section

129; “member” means a member of the Commission; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for Commerce; “Ministry” means the Ministry responsible for Commerce;

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“occupier”, of a place, means a person, apparently more than 18 years old, apparently in charge of the place;

“Office” means the Office of the Commission established by section 17;

“overseas agency” means a government body in another country that performs functions corresponding to, or similar to, the Commission’s functions;

“pecuniary penalty” means a penalty imposed under section 124;

“price control order” means a regulation made under section 94;

“product recall notice” means a notice under section 90; “product safety notice” means a notice under section 89; “product safety standard” means a standard under section 88; “published standard” means a standard published by an

internationally recognised standards-setting body; “regulated body” means each of the following:

(a) a service provider as defined in the Broadcasting Act 2010;

(b) a service licensee as defined in the Electricity Act 2010; (c) Samoa Post Ltd, incorporated under the Companies Act

2001; (d) a service provider as defined in the

Telecommunications Act 2005. “Regulator” means each of the following:

(a) the Regulator under the Broadcasting Act 2010; (b) the Regulator under the Electricity Act 2010; (c) the Regulator under the Postal Services Act 2010; (d) the Regulator under the Telecommunications Act 2005.

“related body corporate” means each of two (2) or more bodies corporate related to each otherfor the purposes of the Companies Act 2001;

“representative action” means a proceeding by the Commission under section 116;

“services”: (a) includes rights (including rights in relation to, and

interests in, real or personal property), benefits,

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privileges or facilities that are, or are to be, provided, granted, or conferred in trade, and those so provided under an agreement for or in relation to any of the following -

(i) the performance of work (including work of a professional nature), whether or not with the supply of goods;

(ii) the provision of facilities for accommodation, amusement, the care of persons or things, entertainment, instruction, parking, or recreation;

(iii) insurance; (iv) the provision of financial services such

as banking, lending money or providing credit; (v) the supply of gas, water, electricity or

telecommunications or the removal of waste, including waste water; but

(b) does not include rights or benefits in the form of the supply of goods or the performance of work under an employment agreement.

“services safety standard” means a standard made under section 91;

“share” means a share in the capital of a company or other body corporate, whether or not it carries the right to vote or other rights, and includes:

(a) stock; and (b) interests in, and rights in relation to, shares as so

defined, being interests or rights - (i) that directly or indirectly entitle or may

entitle the acquirer, or a related body corporate of the acquirer; or

(ii) because of which, directly or indirectly, the acquirer, or a related body corporate of the acquirer, is in a position,

to control the disposition of the shares or any voting rights attached to the shares.

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“supply” means: (a) for goods, supply (or re-supply) the goods by way of

gift, sale, exchange, lease, hire or hire purchase; and (b) for services, provide the services.

“trade” means any trade, business, industry, profession, occupation, activity of commerce or undertaking relating to the supply or acquisition of goods or services;

“warning notice” means a notice under section 117. (2) For this Act, a person acquires goods or services as a

consumer if: (a) the goods or services are of a kind ordinarily acquired

for personal, domestic or household use or consumption; and

(b) the goods are supplied to the person in trade; and (c) the person does not acquire them, or hold himself or

herself out as acquiring them, for the purpose of - (i) resupplying them in trade; or (ii) consuming them in the course of a

process of production or manufacture; or (iii) for goods, repairing or treating in trade

other goods or fixtures on land. (3) In this Act, a person has a controlling interest in a body

corporate if the person has the ability to control, directly or indirectly, the financial or operating policies of the body corporate and in determining whether a person has a controlling interest, the legal form of an interest that the person has is not relevant.

(4) A person does not have a controlling interest in a body corporate merely because the person is:

(a) a director of the body corporate; or (b) a lender to the body corporate.

(5) In this Act, a person is knowingly concerned in a contravention of a competition or consumer law if the person:

(a) aids, abets, counsels or procures another person to contravene the law; or

(b) induces or attempts to induce another person, including by threats or promises, to contravene the law; or

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(d) is in any other way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, the contravention.

(6) In this Act, a group consisting of a body corporate and its related bodies corporate is not an association of persons.

3. Objects - The objects of this Act are: (a) to promote competition in markets in Samoa; and (b) to establish standards of conduct for those engaged

in trade in Samoa; and (c) to contribute to a trading environment in which the

safety and interests of consumers are protected and consumers and businesses participate confidently.

4. Act binds State - This Act binds the State in so far as the State carries on a business, but the State is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence against this Act.

5. Application of this Act-(1) Without limiting any other application of this Act, this Act applies to each body corporate established by or under any enactment, or in which the State or the Government has a controlling interest.

(2) This Act extends to the engaging in conduct outside Samoa by any person resident or carrying on business in Samoa.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit Part 3. (4) This Act and another Act do not limit each other where

they can have effect concurrently. (5) If a provision of this Act and a provision of another Act

(not regulations under an Act) are inconsistent, then, unless the other Act expressly provides to the contrary, the provision of this Act prevails.

(6) Despite the other provisions of this Act, sections 30 and 33 and Parts 4 and 5 do not apply in relation to a regulated body.

PART 2 COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION

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Division 1 - Competition and Consumer Commission

6. Establishment - The Competition and Consumer Commission is established.

7. Functions and powers-(1) The Commission has the following functions:

(a) to advise the Minister on competition, consumer protection and prices in Samoa;

(b) to conduct research into matters affecting competition, consumer protection and prices in Samoa;

(c) to promote the use of internal controls and risk management measures by persons carrying on business in Samoa to ensure compliance with this Act;

(d) to promote research into and the development of skills in relation to the legal, economic and policy aspects of competition, consumer protection and prices oversight in Samoa;

(e) to promote public understanding of the value of competition and consumer protections;

(f) to carry out any other functions conferred by this Act or any other written law.

(2) The Commission has all the powers necessary and convenient for carrying out its functions.

8. Commission is independent-(1) Except as provided by this Act, the Commission is not subject to direction by any person in relation to the performance of its functions.

(2) Subsection (1) does not: (a) prevent the Commission from delegating a power or

function or engaging a person to provide services to the Commission; and

(b) apply to a direction given by a court; and (c) affect the operation of the Public Finance Management

Act 2001.

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9. Guidelines-(1) The Commission may issue guidelines on competition, consumer protection or pricing, and the administration of competition or consumer laws.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), guidelines may set out: (a) the Commission’s approach to interpreting and applying

competition or consumer laws; and (b) the Commission’s approach to exercising its powers

under this Act, including - (i) powers in relation to clearances and

authorisations; and (ii) powers under Part 6, including as to the

conduct of investigations; and (iii) powers under Part 7, including powers

to accept undertakings and enter immunity agreements; and

(iv) the Commission’s priorities for the enforcement of competition or consumer laws; and

(c) the Commission’s requirements for information to be provided inapplications to the Commission, including applications for clearances or authorisations.

Division 2 - Members of the Commission

10. Members-(1) The Commission must have at least three (3) and no more than seven (7) members.

(2) Each Regulator is a member of the Commission. (3) The other members:

(a) are to be appointed by the Head of State acting on the advice of Cabinet; and

(b) may be appointed on a full time or a part time basis. (4) A person must not be appointed as a member unless the

Minister issatisfied that the person has appropriate skills and expertise in industry, commerce, economics, law, accountancy, public administration or consumer affairs.

(5) The Minister must appoint a member (not a Regulator) to be Chairperson, and another member (not a Regulator) to be Deputy Chairperson, of the Commission.

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(6) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under an appointment as a member is not invalid merely because:

(a) the occasion for the appointment had not arisen; or (b) there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the

appointment; or (c) the appointment had ceased to have effect.

11. Term of office, resignation and removal-(1) A member: (a) holds office for up to three (3) years from the date of

appointment; (b) is eligible tobe re-appointed; (c) may resign from office by giving a written resignation

to the Minister; (d) ceases to hold office if the member -

(i) is convicted or found guilty of an offence the maximum penalty for which is imprisonment for 12 months or more; or

(ii) is convicted or found guilty of an offence against this Act; or

(iii) has been adjudged bankrupt and an order of discharge of the bankruptcy has not been made.

(2) The Minister may, with the approval of the Cabinet, by written instrument, remove a member from office on the ground that the member:

(a) has failed to attend three (3) consecutive meetings of the Commission without good cause; or

(b) has contravened section 13; or (c) cannot properly carry out the duties of the office

because of a mental or physical condition; (d) has a controlling interest in a body corporate that has

- (i) been found by the Court to have

contravened this Act; or (ii) given an enforceable undertaking; or

(e) has been disqualified, under the laws of Samoa or another country, from acting as a director or the executive officer of a body corporate.

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12. Remuneration, etc., of members-(1) A member is entitled to remuneration and allowances determined by the Cabinet on the recommendation of the Minister.

(2) A member holds office on any terms and conditions (not inconsistent with this Act) in relation to matters not covered by this Act determined by the Cabinet on the recommendation of the Minister.

13. Disclosure of interests-(1) A member must disclose in writing to each other member all interests that the member has that could conflict with the proper performance of the functions of the office.

(2) The disclosure must be given as soon as practicable after the member becomes aware of the interest.

(3) A member who has an interest on a particular matter that could conflict with the proper performance of the functions of the office must not perform those functions unless:

(a) the member has complied with subsection (1) in relation to the interest; and

(b) each of the other members has consented to the member performing those functions in relation to the matter despite the possible conflict of interest.

(4) For subsections (1) and (3), it does not matter whether an interest is direct, indirect, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, and it does not matter when the interest was acquired.

(5) For this section, if: (a) a related party of a member has an interest; and (b) the member had the interest, it could conflict with the

proper performance of the functions of his or her office,

the member is taken to have the interest, and this section applies accordingly.

(6) If the Chairperson becomes aware that a member who is performing, or about to perform, a function as member, has an interest that could conflict with the proper performance of the function, the Chairperson may give the member a direction not to perform the function, or to disclose the interest, as required by this section.

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(7) A Regulator does not, merely because of holding the office of the Regulator, have an interest that could conflict with the proper performance of a functionas a member of the Commission.

(8) If a Regulator considers that his or her performing, or continuing to perform, a function as a member would conflict with the proper performance of the functions of the office of Regulator, the Regulator:

(a) may decide to withdraw from performing the functions of the office of member so long as the conflict exists; and

(b) if the Regulator decides to withdraw, must notify the Chairperson in writing.

(9) The Commission must take reasonable steps to ensure that members of the Commission’s staff, persons otherwise engaged by the Commission and other persons performing or exercising functions or powers of the Commission make proper and adequate disclosure of their interests.

(10) The Commission must record, and maintain a register of, all disclosures under this section.

(11) In this section, “related party” of a member, means any of the following:

(a) a spouse, child or parent of the member; (b) a company of which the member is a director or

executive officer, and a subsidiary of the company; (c) a company of which a spouse, child or parent of the

member is a director or executive officer; (d) a company in which the member, or a spouse, child or

parent of the member, has a controlling interest.

14. Immunity - No civil, criminal or administrative liability, including damages or penalties, may be imposed on:

(a) the Government or a Minister; or (b) the Commission; or (c) a member of the staff of the Commission or an agent of

the Commission; or (d) a person acting under an authority conferred by the

Commission, for any act or matter done or omitted to be done in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of their respective functions.

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Division 3 - Meetings

15. Meetings-(1) The Commission must hold any meetings, convened by the Chairperson, as are necessary to carry out its functions.

(2) The Chairperson must convene a meeting on request by at least two (2) members.

(3) A member who participates in a meeting by telephone, video conferencing or other electronic means is taken to be present at the meeting if the member can hear the other members and can be heard by the other members.

(4) At a meeting of the Commission: (a) the Chairperson is to preside, subject to paragraphs (b)

and (c); (b) the Deputy Chairperson is to preside if the Chairperson

is not present at a meeting; (c) a member elected by the members present at the

meeting isto preside at the meeting if the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson are not present at that meeting;

(d) the quorum is a majority of the members; (e) a question arising at a meeting is to be determined by a

majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and

(f) the presiding memberhas a deliberative vote anda casting vote.

(5) The Commission: (a) must keep written minutes of all its meetings, and of all

meetings of any committee of the Commission; and (b) subject to this Act, may regulate its proceedings at

meetings as it considers appropriate.

16. Decisions without meetings-(1) If: (a) the members have resolved that resolutions may be

passed in accordance with this section; and (b) either -

(i) all members were informed in writing of the terms of a proposed resolution; or

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(ii) reasonable efforts were made to inform all members in writing of the terms of a proposed resolution; and

(c) without meeting, a majority of the members indicate agreement with the proposed resolution and communicate that to the Chief Executive Officer by letter, fax or other electronic transmission,

the resolution is taken to have been passed at a meeting of members on the date on which the last member indicated his or her agreement.

(2) Subsection (1)(b) and (c) does not count a member who would have been prevented by section 13 from deliberating on the resolution if the resolution had been put to a meeting.

(3) Section (1) does not apply to a proposed resolution if any of the members requests, by notice in writing addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, that the resolution be referred to a meeting of the members.

Division 4 - Administrative and financial arrangements

17. Office of the Commission-(1) An Office of the Commission is established consisting of:

(a) the members of the Commission; (b) staff of the Commission; (c) other persons seconded under this section.

(2) The Commission is responsible for the management of the Office.

(3) Except as provided in this Act, the Commission and the Office are to function in accordance with the laws governing the public service and the finances of the Government of Samoa, and in particular:

(a) the staff of the Office are to be appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 2004; and

(b) the Public Service Commission is to appoint staff only on the recommendation of the Commission; and

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(4) The Minister may, on the advice of the Commission and the Chief Executive Officer, make arrangements in writing for the Office to share or use resources (including human resources) and facilities of the Ministry, another Ministry or a Government agency.

(5) The Commission may appoint consultants as appropriate for the efficient performance of its functions.

18. Civil liability - A civil claim by or against the Commission is to be made under the Government Proceedings Act 1974.

19. Secrecy-(1) In this section: “officer” means a person:

(a) who is or has at any time been a member, or a member of the staff of the Commission; or

(b) to whom powers or functions are or have at any time been delegated by the Commission; or

(d) who is or has at any time been an investigator. “protected information” means information about a person’s

affairs obtained by an officer because the officer was an officer.

(2) An officer commits an offence who, directly or indirectly: (a) makes a record of protected information; or (b) discloses protected information to another person,

and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

(3) It is a defence toan offence against subsection (2): (a) that the act concerned was done in the proper

performance of the person’s duties or functions as an officer; or

(b) for disclosure of protected information about a person, that the disclosure was made with the written consent of the person.

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(4) An officer cannot be compelled to disclose protected information or a document so far as it contains protected information.

20. Delegation by Commission-(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commission may, by resolution, delegate any of its powers or functions to any of the following:

(a) a member (other than a Regulator); (b) a staff member of the Commission; (c) a person holding or acting in a specified position in the

Office or the Ministry. (2) The Commission must not delegate any of the following

powers: (a) the power of delegation under this section; or (b) the power to give or revoke a clearance; or (c) the power to give, revoke or vary an authorisation.

(3) A delegation: (a) may be subject to conditions specified in the resolution;

and (b) may be varied or revoked at will; and (c) does not prevent the Commission from carrying out the

delegated power or performing the delegated function.

(4) A delegated power or function: (a) is to be carried out pursuant to the resolution for it; and (b) when carried out by the delegate, is taken for all

purposes to have been exercised or performed by the Commission.

(5) If a delegatepurports to act under a delegation, it is to be presumed, unless the contrary is established, that the delegate had the delegation and acted under it.

21. Annual reports - The Commission must provide annual reports to the Minister, including a statement of:

(a) the steps that have been taken in the implementation of competition and consumer laws during the period to which the report relates; and

(b) the outcomes that have been achieved as a result of those steps.

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Division 5 - Relationships with Regulators and overseas agencies

22. Relationship with Regulators-(1) The Commission must cooperate and collaborate with the Regulators, and assist them, in carrying out their functions.

(2) Each Regulator must cooperate and collaborate with the Commission, and assist it, in carrying out its functions.

23. Memorandum of understanding-(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the commencement of this Act, the Commission and each Regulator must develop and enter into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”), not inconsistent with this Act, to facilitate compliance with section 22.

(2) Subject to this section, an MOU may provide for any of the following:

(a) meetings between the Commission and the Regulator, and between their staff;

(b) communications protocols between the Commission and the Regulator;

(d) joint development and issue of guidelines and other information to the public.

(3) The Commission and a Regulator may amend the MOU to which they are parties at any time.

(4) The Commission must publish each MOU (including through the internet), and make a copy available to any person who asks for it.

(5) Each Regulator must publish each MOU (including through the internet), and make a copy available to any person who asks for it.

24. Commission may exchange information with overseas agencies-(1) The Commission may provide to an overseas agency any information, or a copy of any document, that the Commission holds, but only if the Commission:

(a) considers that to do so will assist the overseas agency in the performance of the overseas agency’s

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functions that correspond to the Commission’s functions; and

(b) is satisfied that appropriate protections are or will be in place to maintain the confidentiality of anything provided.

(2) When carrying out its functions, the Commission may use any information, or a copy of any document, provided to it by an overseas agency.

25. Commission may assist overseas agenciesby conducting investigations-(1) If the Commission receives a request from an overseas agency to investigate a matter related to the functions of the overseas agency and provide the overseas agency with information or documents resulting from the investigation (a “request”), the Commission may comply with the request, but only if satisfied that:

(a) compliance will not substantially affect the performance of its other functions; and

(b) appropriate protections are or will be in place to maintain the confidentiality of anything provided; and

whether it is appropriate include the following: (a) the terms of any relevant cooperation arrangement; (b) whether the Commission is likely to be able to comply

with the request; (c) the cost to the Commission of complying with the

request; (d) whether another source could more conveniently satisfy

the request; (e) the extent to which the functions of the overseas agency

correspond with the functions of the Commission; (f) whether the overseas agency would be likely to comply

with a similar request made by the Commission; (g) whether it would be more appropriate for the request to

be dealt with under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2007.

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(3) The Commission may, in complying with a request, impose conditions relating to any of the following:

(a) maintaining the confidentiality of information and documents provided to the overseas agency;

(b) the storage or use of, or access to, that information and those documents;

(d) the costs incurred by the Commission in complying with the request.

(4) The Commission may exercise powers under Part 6 in complying with the request.

(5) If the Commission exercises a power under Part 6 in complying with a request, it must specify, in any notice given for the purpose of exercising the power, that it is exercising the power to comply with the request.

(6) If: (a) a person makes a statement to the Commission or an

investigator in the course of an investigation (whether or not the investigation was conducted under a request); and

(b) the statement might tend to incriminate the person or render the person liable to a pecuniary penalty under the law of another country,

the Commission must not provide a copy of the statement to an overseas agency for that other country unless the overseas agency gives the Commission a written undertaking:

(c) that it will not use the statement in a prosecution of the person, or a proceeding for a pecuniary penalty or like proceedings; and

(d) that, to the extent that it is within the ability of the overseas agency to do so, it will ensure that those statements are not so used by any other agency of the foreign country.

26. Cooperation arrangements-(1) The Minister may, on behalf of the Government, enter into an arrangement (a “cooperation arrangement”) in respect of an overseas agency with:

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(a) the government of thecountry in (b) if an overseas agency is established by an international

body,the governing body of that international body. (2) The Commission may, with the written approval of the

Minister, enter into an arrangement (also a “cooperation arrangement”) with an overseas agency.

(3) Without limiting what a cooperation arrangement may contain, a cooperation arrangement:

(a) must - (i) identify the overseas agency that it relates

to; and (ii) identify the enactmentin connection with

which the overseas agency may seek information or documents from the Commission; and

(iii) set out how information or documents provided to the overseas agency under the arrangement may be used by the overseas agency, and how they are to be kept secure; and

(b) may provide for the reimbursement of the Commission for costs incurred in complying with requests to which the cooperation arrangement applies.

(4) Before entering into a cooperation arrangement, or giving approval to the Commission to enter into a cooperation arrangement, the Minister must consider:

(a) the legal framework relating to the use of compulsorily acquired information in the overseas country; and

(b) the potential consequences for consumers and businesses in Samoa of providing information or documents to the overseas agency; and

(5) The Minister must not enter into a cooperation arrangement, or give approval to the Commission to enter into a cooperation arrangement, unless satisfied that entering into the arrangement is consistent with Samoa’s international obligations.

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(6) If a cooperation arrangement is entered into or amended, then, as soon as practicable, notice of the fact must be published in the Savali and a copy of the arrangement placed on the Commission’s website.

27. Information provided by consent - Despite anyother provisions of this Division and a cooperation arrangement, the Commission may provide any information to an overseas agency with the consent of the person to whom the information relates.

Division 6 - Administrative action

28. Ministers to consider effects on competition-(1) A Minister must have regard to the effects on competition in markets in Samoa of any government decision in which that Minister participates.

(2) Failure to comply with subsection (1) does not make a decision invalid.

29. Provision of report-(1) The Commission: (a) must, upon request by the Minister,provide a report to

the Minister about the effects on competition in markets in Samoa of any proposal being considered by the Minister or the Government; and

(b) must provide the report as soon as reasonably practicable, unless the Commission considers that it is unable to do so; and

(2) The Commission may, on its own initiative, provide a report to the Minister about the effects on competition in markets in Samoa of any proposal being considered by the Minister or the Government.

PART 3 COMPETITION RULES

Division 1 - The rules

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30. Anti-competitive agreements, concerted practices and decisions of associations-(1) A person must not:

(a) make or give effect to an agreement; or (b) engage in a concerted practice; or (c) as a member of an association of persons, make or give

effect to a decision of the association, if the agreement, concerted practice or decision has, or would be likely to have, the effect of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa.

(2) For subsection (1), if an agreement, concerted practice or decision has, or would be likely to have, the effect of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa, it does not matter that it has other effects.

(3) Subsection (1): (a) applies even if -

(i) the agreement or decision was made or partly made outside Samoa; or

(ii) the concerted practice was engaged in wholly or partly outside Samoa; and

(b) does not apply - (i) to an agreement so far as it relates to the

acquisition of shares or assets; or (ii) if the object of the agreement, concerted

practice or decision is to coordinate the business conduct of a related body corporate of one of them; and

(3) Division 2 sets out other exemptions from this section.

31. Bid-rigging-(1) For section 30(1), unless the contrary is established, an agreement or concerted practice, or a decision of an association, is taken to have the effect, or to be likely to have the effect, of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa if:

(a) the agreement, concerted practice or decision involves persons (in this section, “participants”) any two (2) or more of whom who are in competition with each other; and

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(b) under the agreement, concerted practice or decision, a participant submits or agrees to submit, in response to a request for bids (however described) in Samoa, a bid the terms of which are specified in, or determinedunder, the agreement, concerted practice or decision; and

(c) the agreement, concerted practice or decision is not made known in writing to the person requesting the bids when the bid is submitted.

(2) For section 30(1), unless the contrary is established, an agreement or concerted practice, or a decision of an association, is taken to have the effect, or to be likely to have the effect, of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa if:

(a) the agreement, concerted practice or decision involves persons any two (2) or more of whom who are in competition with each other; and

(b) under the agreement, concerted practice or decision, a participant -

(i) does not submit, or agrees not to submit, a bid; or

(ii) withdraws, or agrees to withdraw, a bid that has been submitted,

in response to a request for bids (however described) in Samoa; and

(c) the agreement, concerted practice or decision is not made known in writing to the person requesting the bids when the bid is submitted.

(3) For this section, participants are in competition with each other if they, or related bodies corporate of one (1) or more of them, compete with each other in relation to the supply or acquisition of the goods or services concerned, or would so compete but for the conduct concerned.

32. Price fixing, market sharing and collective boycotts-(1) For section 30(1), unless the contrary is established, the following agreements, concerted practices and decisions of associations are taken to have the effect, or to be likely to have the effect, of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa:

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(a) price fixing agreements, concerted practices and decisions;

(b) market sharing agreements, concerted practices and decisions;

(2) A price fixing agreement, concerted practice or decision is one that:

(a) involves persons (in this section, “participants”) any two (2) or more of whom who are in competition with each other; and

(b) has the effect, or is likely to have the effect, directly or indirectly, of fixing, maintaining or controlling the price of goods or services in Samoa (including because they affect, or may affect, terms or conditions of trade).

(3) A market sharing agreement, concerted practice or decision is one that:

(a) involves participants any two (2) or more of whom who are in competition with each other; and

(b) has the effect, or is likely to have the effect, directly or indirectly, of sharing or dividing up a market in Samoa in a way that prevents or restricts any one (1) or more of the parties to the agreement, concerted practice or decision from competing with any one (1) or more of the other parties to the agreement, concerted practice or decision in the supply or acquisition of any goods or services.

(4) A collective boycott agreement, concerted practice or decision of an association is one that:

(a) involves participants any two (2) or more of whom who are in competition with each other; and

(b) has the effect, or is likely to have the effect, directly or indirectly, of excluding a competitor, customer, supplier or other person from a market in Samoa.

(5) For this section, participants are in competition with each other if they, or related bodies corporate of one (1) or more of them, compete with each other for the supply or acquisition of the

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goods or services concerned, or would so compete but for the conduct concerned.

(6) Subsection (1) does not apply if the object of agreement, concerted practice or decision is to coordinate the business conduct of a related body corporate of one of them.

33. Abuse of market power-(1) A person who has a substantial degree of market power in a market must not abuse that power by engaging in conduct that has the effect, or would be likely to have the effect, of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa.

(2) For this section, if a person and a related body corporate of the person together have a substantial degree of market power in a market, each is taken to have a substantial degree of market power in the market.

(3) For subsection (1), if conduct has the effect or would be likely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa, it does not matter that it has other effects.

(4) Subsection (1): (a) applies even if the person engaged in the conduct

wholly or partly outside Samoa; and (b) does not apply to an agreement so far as it relates to the

acquisition of shares or assets. (5) For this section, a person does not abuse a substantial

degree of market power merely by enforcing an intellectual property right.

(6) Division 2 sets out other exemptions from this section.

34. Acquisitions that substantially lessen competition-(1) A person must not, directly or indirectly:

(a) acquire shares in a body corporate; or (b) acquire any assets of a person,

if the acquisition would have the effect, or be likely to have the effect, of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa.

(2) For this section, if a person and a related body corporate of the person each acquire shares in or assets of an entity, the acquisitions must be treated as a single acquisition, by each of the person and the related body corporate.

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(3) For subsection (1), if an acquisition has the effect or would be likely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa, it does not matter that it has other effects.

(4) Without limiting the matters that may be taken into account in determining whether an acquisition would have the effect, or be likely to have the effect, of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa, the following may be taken into account:

(a) the extent of competition in the market from competitors outside Samoa;

(b) whether the body corporate whose assets or shares are to be acquired is or is likely to be insolvent;

(d) the height of any barriers to entry into the market; (e) the likelihood that the acquisition would result in the

person or a related body corporate of the person being able to increase prices or profit margins significantly and sustainably;

(f) whether the acquisition would result in the removal of an effective and vigorous competitor;

(g) the degree of countervailing power in the market; (h) the nature and extent of change and innovation in the

market. (5) Subsection (1) extends to any of the following:

(a) an acquisition of shares or assets that are outside Samoa;

(b) an acquisition of shares or assets that takes place outside Samoa;

(6) Division 2 sets out exemptions from this section.

Division 2 - Exemptions

35. Exemptions to avoid conflicts with international obligations-(1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Cabinet, by order:

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(a) exempt a specified agreement, concerted practice or decision from section 30(1); or

(b) exempt specified conduct from section 33(1); or (c) exempt a specified acquisition from section 34(1),

if satisfied that it is necessary to do so to avoid a conflict between this Act and an international obligation of Samoa.

(2) The order: (a) must specify the international obligation concerned; and (b) may be subject to conditions or limitations specified in

the order; and (c) commences on -

(i) the date it is published in the Savali; or (ii) another past date specified in the order.

(3) The power under subsection (1) includes, the power: (a) to amend, suspend or revoke the order; or (b) to re-make an order that has ceased to have effect or

been revoked; or (c) to amend, suspend or revoke a condition or limitation of

the order; (d) toimpose a new condition or limitation in an order.

(4) If the international obligation ceases to apply in relation to Samoa, the exemption order ceases to have effect.

36. Employment exemptions-(1) Entering into or giving effect to an agreement, or engaging in a concerted practice, does not contravene section 30(1) if:

(a) the parties to the agreement or concerted practice are employees; and

(b) the agreement or concerted practice relates to the remuneration or other terms and conditions of employment of those parties or some of them.

(2) Making or giving effect to a decision of an association of persons does not contravene section 30(1) if:

(a) the association is an employees’ organisation or trade union within the meaning of the Labour and Employment Relations Act 2013; and

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(b) the decision relates to the remuneration or other terms and conditions of employment of members of the association or some of them.

(3) Entering into or giving effect to an employment agreement or an agreement for the provision of services does not contravene section 30(1) or 33(1), merely because the agreement includes provisions under which an individual who is a party to the agreement undertakes not to engage in specified work, whether or not as an employee, during or after the term of the agreement.

37. Partnerships exemptions - Entering into or giving effect to a partnership agreement does not contravene section 30(1) or 33(1) merely because the partnership agreement includes provision in relation to the terms of the partnership, the conduct of the partnership business or in relation to competition between the partnership and a party to the agreement while the party is, or after the party ceases to be, a partner.

38. Vertical agreementsexemptions - Entering into or giving effect to an agreement for the supply of goods or services does not contravene section 30(1) if:

(a) the parties to the agreement are competitors or likely competitorsin relation to supplies of that kind; and

(b) the agreement relates to the conditions under which the parties may purchase, sell or resell certain goods or services in relation to which the parties are competitors or likely competitors; and

(c) in the circumstances, the agreement does not have the dominant purpose of lessening competition between any two (2) or more of the parties to the agreement.

39. Exemption for standards, etc. - Entering into or giving effect to an agreement does not contravene section 30(1) or 33(1) merely because the agreement includes provisions under which a party to the agreement must comply with or apply:

(a) a consumer information standard; or (b) a product safety standard; or (c) a service safety standard; or

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(d) another published standard as to design, quality, workmanship or performance.

40. Exemption for protection of goodwill, etc. - Entering into or giving effect to an agreementfor or related to the sale of a business, assets used in a business or shares in a body corporate carrying on a business does not contravene section 30(1), 33(1) or 34(1), merely because the agreement includes provisions for the protection of the purchaser in respect of the goodwill of the business.

41. Exemption for collaborative activity-(1) Entering into or giving effect to an agreement, engaging in a concerted practice or making or giving effect to a decision of an associationdoes not contravene section 30(1) if, at the time:

(a) the person and one (1) or more parties to the agreement, one (1) or more of the persons engaging in the concerted practice or one (1) or more members of the association are involved in a collaborative activity; and

(b) the agreement, concerted practice or decision is reasonably necessary for the purpose of the collaborative activity.

(2) In this section, “collaborative activity” means an enterprise, venture or other activity, in trade, that:

(a) is carried on in co-operation by two (2) or more persons; and

(b) is not carried on for the dominant purpose of lessening competition between any two (2) or more of the parties.

42. Exemption for proposed authorisations and clearances - Entering into or giving effect to an agreement, engaging in a concerted practice or making or giving effect to a decision of an association does not contravene section 30(1), 33(1) or 34(1) if:

(a) the agreement, concerted practice or decision provides that the provisions because of which it would have that effect do not come into force unless an

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authorisation for the agreement, concerted practice or decision has been given; and

(b) an application is made for the authorisation no later than 15 working days after the agreement or decision is made, or the concerted practice is first engaged in.

Division 3 - Clearances

43. Clearances of conduct and acquisitions-(1) The Commission may, on application, give a clearance for any of the following:

(a) for section 30(1), for specified agreement, concerted practice or decision of an association;

(b) for section 33(1), for specified conduct; (c) forsection 34(1), for specified acquisition.

(2) The Commission must not give a clearance unless satisfied that:

(a) the application involves a question of wide importance or public interest in relation to the operation of this Act that has not been resolved; and

(b) the agreement, concerted practice, decision, conduct or acquisition to which the application relates does not or would not contravene a competition rule.

(3) A clearance may be subject to conditions and limitations specified in the clearance.

(4) To the extent that a clearance applies to it, Division 1 does not apply to:

(a) an agreement, concerted practice or decision of an association;

(b) conduct that might lessen competition; or (c) an acquisition of shares in a body corporate or assets of

a person.

44. Applications-(1) An application for a clearance must: (a) be in the approved form and accompanied by any

prescribed fee; and (b) contain all the information required by the form and by

relevant guidelines.

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(2) An applicant may, at any time, withdraw the application.

45. Dealing with applications - The Commission: (a) may require an applicant for a clearance to provide

further documents or information related to the application;and

(b) does not have to consider the application further until the requirement in paragraph (a) is met; and

(c) may consult any person who, in the opinion of the Commission, is able to assist it in considering an application; and

(d) must consult the appropriate Regulator if the application concerns a regulated body; and

(e) must - (i) take reasonable steps to bring an

application to the attention of those whom the Commission considers are likely to be affected by a decision on the application; and

(ii) have regard to any submissions made; and

(f) may refuse to deal with an application if it appears to the Commission that -

(i) the applicant will not engage in the conduct to which the application relates; or

(ii) the application does not involve a question of wide importance or public interest in relation to the operation of this Act that has not been resolved; and

(g) must notify the applicant of the decision, including the reasons for the decision and a statement of the material facts on which those reasons were based.

46. Time limits-(1) If the Commission has not notified an applicant for a clearance of its decision on the application within the decision period, it is taken to have refused to give the clearance.

(2) The decision period is: (a) one (1) month after the application was made; or

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(b) a longer period, if the Commission and the applicant agree to it.

(3) The decision period is to be calculated excluding any period between the time when a requirement under section 45(a) was made and the time when it was met.

47. Revocation - The Commission: (a) may revoke a clearance, by giving notice to the person

to whom the clearance was given; and (b) must not revoke a clearance unless -

(i) satisfied that information provided with or in connection withthe application for the clearance was incomplete, false or misleading in a material particular; and

(ii) the person to whom the clearance was given and any other person who, in the opinion of the Commission, is likely to have an interest in the matter have been given a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the Commission and the Commission has had regard to any such submissions.

48. Expiry of clearances - A clearance remains in force until the earlier of:

(a) the time when it is revoked; and (b) the date, if any, specified in the clearance as the day it

expires.

Division 4 - Authorisations

49. Authorisations-(1) The Commission may, on application, give an authorisation:

(a) for section 30(1), for a specifiedagreement, concerted practice or decision; or

(b) for section 33(1), forspecified conduct; or (c) for section 34(1), fora specified acquisition.

(2) The Commission must not give an authorisation unless satisfied that the agreement, concerted practice, decision, conduct or acquisition will result, or will be likely to result, in a benefit to

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the public which would outweigh the adverse effects from the lessening in competition that would result, or would be likely to result.

(3) An authorisation may be subject to conditions and limitations specified in the authorisation.

(4) To the extent that an authorisation applies to it, Division 1 does not apply to:

(a) an agreement, concerted practice or decision of an association;

(b) conduct that might lessen competition; or (c) an acquisition of shares in a body corporate or assets of

a person.

50. Applications-(1) An application for an authorisation must: (a) be in the approvedformand accompanied by any

prescribed fee; and (b) contain all the information required by the form and by

relevant guidelines. (2) An applicant may, at any time, withdraw the application.

51. Dealing with applications - The Commission: (a) may require an applicant for an authorisation to provide

further documents or information related to the application; and

(b) does not have to consider the application further until the requirement in paragraph (a) is met; and

(c) may consult any person who, in the opinion of the Commission, is able to assist it in considering an application; and

(d) must consult the appropriate Regulator if the application concerns a regulated body; and

(e) must - (i) take reasonable steps to bring an

application to the attention of those whom the Commission considers are likely to be affected by a decision on the application; and

(ii) have regard to any submissions made; and

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(f) may refuse to deal with an application if it appears to the Commission that the applicant will not proceed with the agreement, concerted practice, decision, conduct or acquisition to which the application relates; and

(g) must notify the applicant of the decision, including the reasons for the decision and a statement of the material facts on which those reasons were based.

52. Time limits-(1) If the Commission has not notified an applicant for an authorisation of its decision on the application within the decision period, it is taken to have refused to give the authorisation.

(2) The decision period is: (a) one (1) month after the application was made; or (b) a longer period, if the Commission and the applicant

agree to it. (3) The decision period is to be calculated excluding the period

(if any) between the time when a requirement under section 51(a) was made and the time when it was met.

53. Amendment and revocation-(1) The Commission: (a) may by notice to the person to whom the authorisation

was given, amend or revoke an authorisation if satisfied that -

(i) information provided in respect of the application for the authorisation was incomplete, false or misleading in a material particular; or

(ii) there has been a material change of circumstances since the authorisation was given; or

(iii) a condition of the authorisation has not been complied with; and

(b) may, by notice to the person to whom the authorisation was given, amend or revoke an authorisation if the Commission considers it expedient to do so; and

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all persons to whose conduct the authorisation relates so request in writing.

(2) The Commission must not amend or revoke an authorisation unless:

(a) the person to whom the authorisation was granted, and any other person who in the opinion of the Commission is likely to have an interest in the matter, is given a reasonable opportunity to make any submissions to the Commission; and

(b) the Commission has had regard to the submissions made.

54. Expiry of authorisations - An authorisation remains in force until the earlier of:

(a) the time when it is revoked; and (b) the date, if any, specified in the authorisation as the day

it expires.

PART 4 CONSUMER PROTECTION

Division 1 - Misleading or deceptive conduct

55. Misleading or deceptive conduct generally-(1) A person must not, in trade, engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive.

(2) Sections 56 to 91 do not limit subsection (1).

56. Misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to employment-(1) A person must not engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive, or is likely to mislead or deceive, as to any matter relating to employment that is, is to be or may be offered by that or some other person.

(2) Subsection (1) extends to matters relating to the availability, nature, terms and conditions of the employment.

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57. Limited application of sections 55 and 56 to news media-(1) The publication of information or matter in a newspaper by the publisher of that newspaper does not contravene section 55 or 56.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to: (a) the publication of an advertisement; or (b) the publication of information or matter relating to -

(i) the supply, possible supply or promotion of the supply or use of goods or services; or

(ii) the sale or grant, possible sale or grant or promotion of the sale or grant of an interest in land,

by - (iii) the publisher or, if the publisher is a

body corporate, a related body corporate of the publisher; or

(iv) a party to an agreement with the publisher or a related body corporate of the publisher relating to the nature or content of the information or matter.

(3) The broadcasting of information or matter by a service provider does not contravene section 55 or 56.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to: (a) the broadcasting of an advertisement; or (b) the broadcasting of information or matter relating to -

(i) the supply, possible supply or promotion of the supply or use of goods or services; or

(ii) the sale or grant, possible sale or grant or promotion of the sale or grant of an interest in land,

by - (iii) the service provider or, if the service

provider is a body corporate, a related body corporate of the service provider; or

(iv) a party to an agreement with the service provider or a related body corporate of the service provider relating to the nature or content of the information or matter.

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(5) In this section: “newspaper” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the

Newspapers and Printers Act 1993; “publisher”, for a newspaper, means its owner; “service provider” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the

Broadcasting Act 2010.

Division 2 - Unfair practices

58. Offering gifts and prizes - A person must not offer gifts, prizes or other free items:

(a) in connection with the supply or possible supply in trade of goods or services or with the promotion by any means of the supply or use of goods or services; or

(b) in connection with the sale or grant or the possible sale or grant of an interest in land or with the promotion by any means of the sale or grant of an interest in land,

if either of the following apply: (c) the person does not intend to provide them, or to

provide them as offered; or (d) the person does not have reasonable grounds to believe

that he or she will be able to provide them, or to provide them as offered.

59. Bait advertising-(1) A person must not, in trade, advertise for supply, at a specified price, goods or services that the person does not intend to offer for supply at that price for a period that is, and in quantities that are, reasonable having regard to the nature of the market in which the person carries on business and the nature of the advertisement.

(2) A person must not, in trade, advertise for supply, at a specified price, goods or services if the person does not have reasonable grounds for believing that they can be supplied by that person at that price for a period that is, and in quantities that are, reasonable having regard to the nature of the market in which the person carries on business and the nature of the advertisement.

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(3) A person who has advertised goods or services for supply at a specified price must offer the goods or services for supply at that price for a period that is, and in quantities that are, reasonable having regard to the nature of the market in which the person carries on business and the nature of the advertisement.

(4) In proceedings against a person for a failure to offer goods or services to a person (“customer”) under subsection (3), it is a defence if it is established that:

(a) the person offered to supply to the customer immediately, or to procure another person to supply to the customer within a reasonable time -

(i) goods or services of the kind advertised, in a reasonable quantity and at the advertised price; or

(ii) equivalent goods or services in a reasonable quantity and at the advertised price,

and, if the offer was accepted by the customer, that the person so supplied, or procured another person so to supply, the goods or services offered; or (b) both -

(i) the advertisement mentioned in subsection (3) stated the quantity of the goods available for sale at the specified price; and

(ii) the person was offering for sale, at the relevant time, at that price, at least that quantity of the goods.

60. Referral selling-(1) A person must not, in trade, induce another person (“customer”) to acquire goods or services by representing that the customer will, after the agreement for the acquisition is made, receive a rebate, commission or other benefit in return for giving the person the names of prospective customers, or otherwise assisting the person to supply goods or services to other persons, if receipt of the rebate, commission, or other benefit is contingent on an event occurring after the agreement is made.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the acquisition of goods is for resupply.

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61. Forged, etc., trade marks-(1) A person must not, in trade: (a) forge a trade mark; or (b) falsely apply to goods a trade mark or sign so nearly

resembling a trade mark as to be likely to mislead or deceive; or

(c) falsely use, in relation to the provision of services, a trade mark or sign so nearly resembling a trade mark as to be likely to mislead or deceive.

(2) In this section, a person is taken to forge a trade mark if the person:

(a) without the consent of the proprietor of the trade mark, makes that trade mark or a sign so nearly resembling that trade mark as to be likely to mislead or deceive; or

(b) falsifies a genuine trade mark, whether by alteration, effacement or otherwise.

(3) In this section, “sign” or “trade mark” has the same respective meaning in the Intellectual Property Act 2011.

62. Demanding or accepting payment without intending to supply as ordered - A person must not, in trade, demand or accept payment or other consideration for goods or services if, at the time of the demand or acceptance, the person:

(a) does not intend to supply the goods or services; or (b) intends to supply materially different goods or services;

or (c) does not have reasonable grounds to believe that he or

she will be able to supply the goods or services within a specified period or, if no period is specified, within a reasonable period.

63. Misleading representations about certain businesses-(1) A person must not, in trade, make a representation that is false or misleading concerning the profitability or risk, or any other material aspect, of a business activity that the person represents as one that can be, or can be to a substantial extent, carried on at or from a person’s place of residence.

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(2) A person who invites, whether by advertisement or otherwise, persons to engage or participate, or to offer or apply to engage or participate, in a business activity requiring:

(a) the performance by the persons concerned of work; or (b) the investment of money by the persons concerned and

the performance by them of work associated with the investment,

must not make a representation that is false or misleading in a material particular with respect to the profitability or risk or any other material aspect of the business activity.

64. Harassment and coercion - A person must not use physical force, harassment or coercion in connection with the supply or possible supply of goods or services in trade or payment for goods or services.

65. Pyramid selling and similar schemes-(1) A person must not promote or operate a scheme for the supply of goods or services for reward if:

(a) to many participants in the scheme, the scheme constitutes primarily an opportunity to buy or sell an investment opportunity, whether personally or through an agent, rather than an opportunity to buy or supply goods or services; and

(b) the scheme is or is likely to be unfair to many of the participants in the scheme in that -

(i) the financial rewards for many of those participants are dependent on the recruitment of additional participants (whether or not at successively lower levels); and

(ii) the number of additional participants in the scheme that must be recruited to produce reasonable financial rewards to participants in the scheme is not attainable or is not likely to be attainable by many of the participants.

(2) A person must not promote or operate a scheme of the type commonly known as a chain letter scheme (whether or not it provides for the supply of goods or services) that is likely to be unfair to many of the participants in the scheme, in that:

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(a) the financial rewards for many of the participants are dependent on the recruitment of additional participants; and

(b) the number of additional participants that must be recruited to produce reasonable financial rewards to participants in the scheme is not attainable or is not likely to be attainable by many of the participants.

Division 3 - Consumer guarantees

66. When goods and services supplied - For this Division: (a) goods are taken to be supplied at the time when the

consumer acquires the right to possession of the goods; and

(b) services are taken to be supplied at the time when they are provided.

67. Division does not limit other laws - This Division applies in addition to any other law.

68. Application - This Division: (a) applies despite any provision to the contrary in any

agreement; and (b) does not apply to goods supplied by auction; and (c) does not give a person a remedy against a charitable

organisation in respect of the supply by the organisation of goods or services for the principal purpose of benefiting the person to whom the supply is made.

69. Title to goods-(1) If goods are supplied, in trade, to a person who acquires them as a consumer, there is:

(a) a guarantee that the supplier has a right to transfer the title to the goods to the consumer; and

(b) a guarantee that the goods are free from any security interest other than one -

(i) disclosed to the consumer before the consumer agreed to the supply; or

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(ii) created by, or with the express consent of, the consumer; and

(2) Subsection (1)(a) and (b) does not apply to a supply of goods by lease or hire.

(3) If the supply is by way of lease or hire, subsection (1)(c) applies but only for the term of the lease or hiring.

(4) Subsection (1)(c) does not apply so far as the right to undisturbed possession is expressly varied:

(a) if the supply is by a hire purchase agreement, by a provision of the agreement; or

(b) by a security, or a term of the agreement for supply, in respect of which the consumer has received -

(i) oral advice, acknowledged in writing by the consumer, as to the way in which the consumer’s right to undisturbed possession of the goods could be affected, sufficient to enable a reasonable consumer to understand the general nature and effect of the variation; and

(ii) a written copy of the agreement for supply or security, or a written copy of the part of the agreement that provides for the variation.

70. Goods to be of acceptable quality-(1) If goods are supplied, in trade, to a person who acquires them as a consumer, there is a guarantee that the goods are of acceptable quality.

(2) For this section, goods are of acceptable quality if they are: (a) as fit for all the purposes for which goods of the type in

question are commonly supplied; and (b) as acceptable in appearance and finish; and (c) as free from minor defects; and (d) as safe; and (e) as durable,

as a reasonable consumer, fully acquainted with the state and condition of the goods, including any hidden defects, would regard as acceptable, having regard to:

(f) the nature of the goods; and (g) the price, where relevant; and

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(h) any statement made about the goods on any packaging or label on the goods; and

(i) any representation made about the goods by the supplier or the manufacturer; and

(j) all other relevant circumstances of the supply of the goods.

(3) If any defects in goods have been specifically drawn to the consumer’s attention before he or she agreed to the supply then, even though a reasonable consumer may not have regarded those goods as acceptable with those defects, the goods do not fail to comply with the guarantee as to acceptable quality merely because of those defects.

(4) For subsection (3), for goods displayed for sale or hire, defects disclosed on a written notice displayed with the goods are taken to have been specifically drawn to the consumer’s attention.

(5) If the consumer examined the goods before he or she agreed to the supply, the goods do not fail to comply with the guarantee as to acceptable quality merely because of a defect that the consumer ought to have discovered in the course of that examination even though a reasonable consumer may not have regarded those goods as acceptable with that defect.

(6) In determining whether goods comply with the guarantee of acceptable quality, the consumer may ignore the effect of any use of the goods, or extent of use of the goods, that is inconsistent with the way in which or the extent to which a reasonable consumer would expect to use the goods.

(7) In this section, “defect”, for goods, means a failure of the goods to comply with the guarantee as to acceptable quality.

71. Goods to be fit for particular purpose-(1) If goods are supplied, in trade, to a person who acquires them as a consumer, there is:

(a) a guarantee that the goods are reasonably fit for any particular purpose that the consumer makes known, expressly or by implication, to the supplier as the purpose for which the goods are being acquired by the consumer; and

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(b) a guarantee that the goods are reasonably fit for any particular purpose for which the supplier represents that they will be fit.

(2) Those guarantees do not apply if: (a) the consumer did not rely on the supplier’s skill or

judgment; or (b) it would have been unreasonable for the consumer to

have relied on the supplier’s skill or judgment. (3) This section applies whether or not the purpose is a purpose

for which the goods are commonly supplied.

72. Goods to comply with description-(1) If goods are supplied by description, in trade, to a person who acquires them as a consumer, there is a guarantee that the goods correspond with the description.

(2) A supply of goods is not prevented from being a supply by description by reason only that, being exposed for sale or hire, they are selected by a consumer.

73. Goods to comply with sample - If goods are supplied, in trade, to a person who acquires them as a consumer by reference to a sample or demonstration model:

(a) there is a guarantee that the goods correspond with the sample or demonstration model in quality; and

(b) there is a guarantee that the consumer will have a reasonable opportunity to compare the goods with the sample or demonstration model.

74. Consumer’s remedies for goods that do not comply with guarantee-(1) If goods supplied in trade to a person who acquires them as a consumer do not comply with a consumer guarantee (in this section and section 75, a “failure”), the consumer may, by notice to the supplier, require the supplier to remedy the failure.

(2) The notice may be oral or in writing. (3) The notice must be given as soon as reasonably practicable,

and in any event not more than four (4) weeks, after the consumer became aware of the failure or ought reasonably have become aware of the failure.

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(4) A supplier may comply with a requirement to remedy a failure by (at the supplier’s election):

(a) repairing the goods; or (b) if the failure relates to title, curing the defect in title; or (c) replacing the goods with goods of identical type; or (d) providing a refund to the consumer of any money paid,

and the value of any other consideration provided, by the consumer in respect of the goods.

(5) This section does not limit any other right that the consumer may have at general law (including a right to damages).

(6) If a consumer receives goods under subsection (4)(c), the replacement goods are, for the purposes of this Act, taken to be supplied by the supplier and the consumer guarantees, and the obligations under this Act, for a supply of goods to a person who acquires them as a consumer, apply.

(7) A consumer does not have a right to require a remedy under this section if:

(a) the goods have been disposed of by the consumer or have been lost or destroyed while in the possession of a person other than the supplier or an agent of the supplier; or

(b) the non-compliance of the goods with the relevant consumer guarantee occurred after delivery to the consumer for reasons not related to their state or condition at the time of supply; or

(c) the goods have been attached to or incorporated in real or personal property and cannot be detached or isolated without damaging them or the property.

75. Rejection of goods-(1) If the supplier has not complied with a requirement under section 74 within a period that is reasonable (having regard to the nature of the goods and the nature of the failure), the consumer may, bynotice to the supplier, reject the goods.

(2) The notice: (a) may be oral or in writing; and

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(b) may require the supplier to refund to the consumer any money paid and the value of any other consideration provided by the consumer for the goods; and

(d) must be given as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event not more than four (4) weeks, after the period mentioned in subsection (1) has ended.

(3) If a consumer exercises a right to reject goods, the consumer must return the goods to the supplier unless:

(a) the goods have already been returned to, or retrieved by, the supplier; or

(b) because of the nature of the failure of the goods to comply with the relevant guarantee, the goods cannot be returned, moved or transported without significant cost to the consumer, in which case the supplier may collect the goods at its expense.

(4) If ownership in the goods has passed to the consumer before the consumer exercises the right to reject the goods, the ownership in the goods re-vests in the supplier when the supplier receives the notice of rejection.

(5) A consumer does not have a right to reject goods under this Act if:

(a) the goods have been disposed of by the consumer or have been lost or destroyed while in the possession of a person other than the supplier or an agent of the supplier; or

(b) the non-compliance of the goods with the relevant consumer guarantee occurred after delivery to the consumer for reasons not related to their state or condition at the time of supply; or

(c) the goods have been attached to or incorporated in real or personal property and cannot be detached or isolated without damaging them or the property.

(6) If a consumer exercises a right to reject goods, the supplier must provide a refund in cash of the money paid or the value of any other consideration provided, or both, as the case may require.

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(7) The obligation to refund cannot be satisfied by permitting the consumer to acquire goods from the supplier.

76. Services to be supplied with care and skill - If services are supplied, in trade, to a person who acquires them as a consumer, there is a guarantee that the services will be provided with reasonable care and skill.

77. Services to be fit for particular purpose-(1) If services are supplied, in trade, to a person who acquires them as a consumer, there is a guarantee that the services, and any product resulting from the services, will be:

(a) reasonably fit for any particular purpose; and (b) of such a nature and quality that they can reasonably be

expected to achieve a particular result, that the consumer makes known to the supplier, before or at the time of making the agreement for the supply of the services, as the purpose for which the services are to be provided or the result that the consumer desires to achieve.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if: (a) the consumer did not rely on the supplier’s skill or

judgment; or (b) it would be unreasonable for the consumer to have

relied on the supplier’s skill or judgment.

78. Services to be completed in reasonable time - If: (a) services are supplied, in trade, to a person who acquires

them as a consumer; and (b) the agreement for the supply of the services does not

specify the time for the services to be completed, or does not specify how that time is to be determined,

there is a guarantee that the services will be completed within a reasonable time.

79. Consumer’s remedies for services that do not comply with consumer guarantee-(1) If services supplied in trade to a person who acquires them as a consumer do not comply with a consumer guarantee (in this section and section 80, a “failure”),

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the consumer may, by notice to the supplier, require the supplier to remedy the failure.

(2) The notice: (a) may be oral or in writing; and (b) must be given as soon as reasonably practicable, and in

any event not more than four (4) weeks, after the consumer became aware of the failure or ought reasonably have become aware of the failure.

(3) A supplier may comply with the requirement by (at the supplier’s election):

(a) the supply of the services again; or (b) a refund to the consumer of any money paid, and the

value of any other consideration provided, by the consumer in respect of the services.

80. Cancelling agreement for services-(1) If the supplier has not complied with a requirement under section 79 within a period that is reasonable (having regard to the nature of the services and the nature of the failure), the consumer may, by notice to the supplier, cancel the agreement for supply of the services.

(2) The notice: (a) may be oral or in writing; and (b) may require the supplier, orally or in writing, to refund

to the consumer any money paid, and the value of any other consideration provided, by the consumer for the services; and

(c) must be given as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event not more than four (4) weeks, after the period mentioned in subsection (1) has ended.

(3) If a supplier supplies services again under subsection (1), the new services are, for the purposes of this Act, taken to be supplied by the supplier and the consumer guarantees, and the obligations under this Act, in respect of a supply of services to a person who acquires them as a consumer apply.

(4) Cancellation of an agreement for the supply of services: (a) may be made known by words, or by conduct indicating

an intention to cancel, or both, and it is not necessary to use any particular form of words

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so long as the intention to cancel is made known; and

(b) cannot take effect - (i) before the time at which the cancellation

is made known to the supplier; or (ii) if it is not reasonably practicable to

communicate with the supplier,before the time at which the consumer indicates, by means that are reasonable in the circumstances, the consumer’s intention to cancel the agreement.

(5) This section does not limit any other right that the consumer may have at general law (including a right to damages).

81. Effects of cancellation-(1) If a consumer cancels, under this Act, an agreement for the supply of services:

(a) the consumer is entitled to recover from the supplier the amount of money paid, and the value of any other consideration provided, by the consumer for the services; and

(b) subject to paragraph (a), so far as the agreement has been performed at the time of the cancellation, neither party to the agreement is to be divested, because of the cancellation, of any property transferred or money paid under the agreement; and

(c) so far as the agreement is unperformed at the time of the cancellation, neither party to the agreement is obliged or entitled to perform it.

(2) Subsection (1) does not affect: (a) a right of a party to the agreement to recover damages

for misrepresentation or repudiation or breach of the agreement; or

(b) a right of the consumer to recover damages for non- compliance with a consumer guarantee; or

82. Ancillary power of theCourt to grant relief-(1) If a consumer cancels, under this Act, an agreement for the supply of services, the Court maymake any of the orders under subsection

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(2), in any proceedings by, or on application made for the purpose by:

(a) the consumer; or (b) the supplier; or (c) a person claiming through or under the consumer or the

supplier; or (d) another person if it is material for the other person to

know whether relief under this section will be granted.

(2) For subsection (1), the orders are: (a) an order that some or all of the property that was the

subject of the agreement, or the consideration, be returned or repaid;

(b) an order vesting that property in a specified person; (c) an order awarding damages in respect of a breach of the

agreement; (d) an order directing a party to the proceedings to do or not

do a specified thing in relation to another party to the proceedings;

(e) any other order that the Court considers appropriate. (3) An order under this section may be subject to conditions

specified in the order. (4) The matters to be considered in determining whether to

make an order under this section include: (a) the benefit obtained or intended to be obtained from the

agreement by a party to the agreement; and (b) the costs incurred by a party in connection with the

agreement, including in connection with preparing to give effect to the agreement.

(5) No order may be made under this section contrary to Article 14 of the Constitution.

83. Agreements for work and materials-(1) The consumer guarantees for goods apply whether or not the goods are supplied in connection with a service.

(2) The consumer guarantees for services apply whether or not the services are supplied with or in conjunction or in relation to goods.

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(3) If a service to be supplied under an agreement is merely incidental to the supply of goods, the consumer cannot cancel the agreement under this Act if the consumer has or had the right to reject the goods under this Part.

Division 4 - Obligations of traders

84. Traders to display prices-(1) A trader commits an offence if:

(a) the trader displays goods for sale; and (b) the price of the goods is not displayed pursuant to this

section, and is liable on conviction to:

(d) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 30 penalty units.

(2) The price is to be exhibited by: (a) affixing or noting the price on the goods; or (b) displaying the price on the shelf or stand on which the

goods are displayed for sale. (3) The price displayed:

(a) is to include all amounts payable by a buyer in respect of the sale of the goods; and

(b) is tobe the maximum amount to be charged to any purchaser indicating a willingness to purchase the goods and tendering the amount displayed.

85. Traders to issue receipt-(1) A trader commits an offence who:

(a) sells goods; and (b) does not, on demand, issue to the buyer a receipt setting

out - (i) the date of sale; and (ii) the quantity of goods sold; and (iii) the amount paid; and (iv) the name of the trader.

(2) A trader convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is liable to:

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(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 30 penalty units.

86. Traders to have notice boards-(1) A trader must display on a notice board in a conspicuous place in his or her place of business a copy of each of the following that is in force in relation to the trader:

(a) an order under section 82; (b) a price control order that relates to the trader; (c) a warning notice issued to the trader; (d) an enforceable undertaking entered into by the trader; (e) a cease and desist notice issued to the trader; (f) an injunction under section 120 binding the trader; (g) a pecuniary penalty order issued against the trader.

(2) A trader who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.

(3) A person commits an offence who: (a) removes from a notice board under this section a

document that this Act requires to be displayed on the notice board; or

(b) otherwise interferes with document on a board under this section.

(4) A person convicted of an offence under subsection (2) or (3) is liable to:

(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(b) for a body corporate, a finenot exceeding 30 penalty units.

Division 5 - Information and safety standards

87. Consumer information standards-(1) Subject to this section, the Minister may, with the approval of the Cabinet, make orders (“consumer information standards”) prescribing, for specified goods or services, standards in relation to:

(a) the provision of information about the kind, grade, quantity, origin, performance, care, construction,

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design, composition, contents, use, price, finish, packaging, promotion or supply of the goods or services; and

(b) how that information is to be provided in relation to the supply or possible supply of the goods or services.

(2) A consumer information standard may adopt some or all of a published standard, and may do so with specified modifications.

(3) Before making a consumer information standard, the Minister must consult as widely as practicable, but a failure to do so does not affect the validity of the standard.

(4) A consumer information standard comes into force on publication in the Savali.

(5) A consumer information standard does not apply to goods to which an order under section 7A of the Food and Drugs Act 1967 applies (whether the order is made before or after the commencement of this Part).

(6) If: (a) a consumer information standard for any particular

goods or services is in force; and (b) a person who supplies, in trade, in Samoa, those goods

or services; and (c) the supply is contrary tothe requirements of the

standard, the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to:

(d) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years, or both; and

(e) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units.

(7) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (6) that: (a) the defendant made all reasonable inquiries to determine

whether or not the supply was contrary to the requirements of the consumer information standard; and

(b) having regard to the outcome of those inquiries, the defendant reasonably believed that the supply was not contrary to the requirements of the standard.

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88. Product safety standards for goods-(1) Subject to this section, the Minister may, with the approval of the Cabinet, make orders (“product safety standards”) prescribing, forspecified goods, standards in relation to preventing or reducing the risk of injury to persons.

(2) A product safety standard may provide forany of the following:

(a) the performance, composition, contents, manufacture, processing, design, construction, finish or packaging of the goods;

(b) testing the goods during or after manufacture or processing;

(3) A product safety standard may adopt some or all of a published standard, and may do so with specified modifications.

(4) Before making a product safety standard, the Minister must consult as widely as practicable, but a failure to do so does not affect the validity of the standard.

(5) A product safety standard does not apply to goods to which an order under section 7A of the Food and Drugs Act 1967 applies (whether the order is made before or after the commencement of this Part).

(6) A product safety standard comes into force on publication in the Savali.

(7) If: (a) a product safety standard for any particular goods is in

force; and (b) a person supplies, in trade, in Samoa, those goods; and (c) the supply is contrary to the requirements of the

standard, the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to:

(d) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units, or imprisonment for a termnot exceeding lua (2) years, or both; and

(e) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units.

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(8) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (7) that: (a) the defendant made all reasonable inquiries to determine

whether or not the supply was contrary to the requirements of the product safety standard; and

(b) having regard to the outcome of those inquiries, the defendant reasonably believed that supply was not contrary to the requirements of the standard.

89. Product safety notices-(1) If it appears to the Minister that:

(a) goods or services of a particular kind will or may cause injury to persons; or

(b) a reasonably foreseeable use (including a misuse) of goods or services of a particular kind will or may cause injury to persons,

the Minister may, by notice in the Savali, declare the goods or services to be unsafe (a “product safety notice”).

(2) Unless sooner revoked, a product safety notice remains in force for 18 months, but the Minister may re-make the notice under this section.

(3) A product safety notice for particular goods may not be made (and, if made, is of no effect) if a product safety standard is in force for the goods.

(4) If product safety notice for particular goods or services is in force, a person who supplies, in trade, in Samoa, those goods or services commits an offence and is liable on conviction to:

(a) for an individual,a finenot exceeding 200 penalty units, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years, or both; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units.

90. Compulsory product recalls-(1) If the Minister is satisfied that:

(a) a person has, in trade, supplied goods that - (i) do not comply with an applicable product

safety standard; or

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(ii) are the subject of a product safety notice; or

(iii) are goods of a kind that will or may cause injury to a person; and

(b) the person has not recalled the goods or taken appropriate action to recall the goods,

the Minister may, by notice to the person (a “product recall notice”), require the person to do any or all of the following, as specified in the notice, within a period specified in the notice:

(c) recall the goods, and repair or replace the goods, or refund to any person to whom the goods were supplied, the price paid for the goods or a lesser amount as may be reasonable having regard to the use that person has had of the goods;

(d) disclose to the public information relating to - (i) the characteristics of the goods that

render them unsafe; or (ii) the circumstances in which use of the

goods is unsafe; or (iii) any other matters relating to the goods

or the use of the goods as may be specified. (2) A person who fails to comply with a requirement of a

product recall notice given to the person commits an offenceand is liable on conviction to:

(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty unitsor imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years, or both; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding1000 penalty units.

91. Services safety standards-(1) Subject to this section, the Minister may, with the approval of the Cabinet, make orders (“services safety standards”) prescribing, for specified services, standards in relation to preventing or reducing the risk of injury to persons.

(2) A services safety standard: (a) may adopt some or all of a published standard, with

specified modifications; and (b) comes into force on publication in the Savali.

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(3) Before making a services safety standard, the Minister must consult as widely as practicable, but a failure to do so does not affect the validity of the standard.

(4) If: (a) a services safety standard for particular services is in

force; and (b) a person supplies, in trade, in Samoa, those services;

and (c) the supply is contrary to the services safety standard,

the person commits an offenceand is liable on conviction to: (d) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty

units, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years, or both; and

(e) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units.

(5) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (4) that: (a) the defendant made all reasonable inquiries to determine

whether or not the supply was contrary to the requirements of the services safety standard; and

(b) having regard to the outcome of those inquiries, the defendant reasonably believed that supply was not contrary to the requirements of the services safety standard.

(6) In this section, “services” means the performance of work by way of:

(a) maintaining, repairing, cleaning, treating, processing, installing, assembling or altering goods; or

(b) constructing, maintaining, repairing, cleaning, treating or altering a building or other fixture on land; or

PART 5 PRICE CONTROL

Division 1 - Price inquiries

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92. Minister may require price inquiry report-(1) The Minister may refer to the Commission for inquiry and report the prices of specified goods supplied in Samoa.

(2) The reference may be made at the Commission’s suggestion or on the Minister’s own initiative.

(3) The Minister may: (a) alter the terms of a reference; or (b) give the Commission directions about the order in

which it is to deal with references. (4) In conducting an inquiry, the Commission must consult as

widely as practicable.

93. Commission to report to Minister-(1) A report under this Division must:

(a) identify the goods, and the relevant markets; and (b) analyse the degree of competition in those markets; and (c) assess the likely future state of the competition; and (d) assess the impact on consumers or customers of prices

and pricing behaviour in those markets; and (e) make recommendations as to measures, if any, that

would or might improve competition in the relevant markets; and

(f) make recommendations whether any further price inquiries should be carried out in the future and, if so, when; and

(g) make recommendations whether a price control order should be made and, if so, the terms of the order.

(2) The Commission must make each report under this Division available for inspection by any person:

(a) at the offices of the Commission during ordinary business hours;

(b) through the internet or a similar electronic network; and (c) in any other manner the Commission considers

appropriate.

Division 2 - Price controls

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94. Price control orders-(1) Subject to this section, the Head of State, acting on the advice of the Cabinet, may make regulations (“price control orders”) specifying:

(a) the maximum price that a supplier may charge for the supply of specified goods; or

(b) how the maximum price that a supplier may charge for the supply of specified goods is to be calculated.

(2) The Head of State is not to make a price control order in respect of specified goods unless a report of the Commission under Division 1:

(a) states that - (i) there is no effective competition in the

market for the goods; and (ii) there is no reasonable prospect that there

will be effective competition in that market within the next two (2) years; and

(b) recommends that the order be made. (3) A price control order:

(a) may apply to the supply of goods in a particular area, or in any area; and

(b) comes into force on publication in the Savali. (4) Unless sooner repealed, a price control order ceases to have

effect after two (2) years from the date it comes into force. (5) Subsection (4) does not prevent the Head of State from re-

making a price control order, but the order is not to be re-made so that it has effect for more than four (4) years unless a report of the Commission under Division 1 has recommended that the order be so re-made.

(6) A personwho: (a) supplies or offers to supply, in trade, to another person

as a consumer, goods which are subject to a price control order; and

(b) charges a price for the goods that exceeds the price specified in or calculated pursuant to the price control order,

commits an offence and is liable on conviction to: (c) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units;

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(d) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding100 penalty units.

95. Price control orders to be displayed-(1) A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person, in trade, supplies or offers to supply goods from premises to which customers have access for the purpose of acquiring the goods; and

(b) the supply of the goods is subject to a price control order; and

(2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person, in trade, supplies or offers to supply goods

over the internet; and (b) the supply of the goods is subject to a price control

order; and (c) the internet site the person uses to offer the goods does

not draw attention to the existence of the price control order, and either state its terms or provide a working link to a copy of the order.

(3) A person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable to:

(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

96. Traders to maintain records-(1) A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person, in trade, sells or offers for sale goods; and (b) the goods are subject to a price control order; and (c) the person does not make a record identifying the goods

and the price charged. (2) A person commits an offence if the person does not retain a

record made under subsection (1) for at least seven (7) years after the transaction to which it relates.

(3) A person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) and is liable on conviction to:

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(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

PART 6 COMPLAINTS, INVESTIGATIONS

AND RELATED POWERS

Division 1 - Complaints and investigations

97. Complaints-(1) A person may make a complaint with the Commission that a person has contravened, is contravening or is about to contravene a provision of this Act.

(2) A complaint must: (a) be in the approved form; and (b) contain all the information required by the approved

form and by relevant guidelines. (3) The Commission must, if asked, assist a person to make a

complaint.

98. Power to carry out investigations-(1) The Commission may, on its own initiative, carry out an investigation into any conduct that constitutes or may constitute a contravention of this Act.

(2) If the Minister refers specified conduct or alleged conduct to the Commission under this section, the Commission must:

(a) carry out an investigationto determine whether the specified conduct or alleged conduct occurred and, if it did, whether it constitutes or may constitute a contravention of this Act; and

(b) provide a report on the investigation to the Minister. (3) If a complaint is made under section 97, the Commission

must carry out an investigation into the conduct to determine whether it constitutes or may constitute a contravention of this Act.

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consider it reasonable to do so and may, in particular, refuse to investigate a complaint if it is satisfied that:

(a) the complaint is trivial, frivolous or vexatious; or (b) the complaint is misconceived or lacking in substance.

99. Time limit for investigating acquisitions - The Commission must not commence an investigation of an acquisition more than six (6) months after the day on which the Commission first became aware, or ought to have become aware, that the acquisition has taken place.

100. Appointment of investigators-(1) The Commission: (a) may in writing, appoint a person to be an investigator;

and (b) must, in the approved form, issue an identity card to the

investigator. (2) An investigator must carry his or her identity card at all

times when exercising a poweror performing a functionunder this Act.

(3) If an investigator does not, as soon as practicable afterceasing to be an investigator, return his or her identity card to the Commission, the investigator, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(4) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (3) that the identity card is lost or destroyed.

(5) A person who interferes with or impedes an investigatorexercising a power or performing a function under this Act commits an offence and is liable on conviction to:

(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or both; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units.

101. Investigations - powers to require production of documents and things-(1) An investigator may, by notice in writing, require a person to produce any document or thing relevant to an investigation at a time and place specified in the notice.

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(2) The notice must indicate the subject matter and purpose of the investigation, and draw attention to the penalties under this Act for:

(a) failing to comply with the requirement; and (b) providing false or misleading documents; and (c) destroying or falsifying documents.

(3) If a person produces a document or thing as required under subsection (1), an investigator may do either of the following:

(a) make copies of it or take extracts or samples from it; (b) require the person to give an explanation of or further

particulars about the document or thing. (4) A person who fails or refuses to comply with a requirement

under subsection (1) or (3)(b) commits an offenceand is liable on conviction to:

(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or both; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units.

(5) It is a defence to an offence under subsection (4) that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for failing or refusing to comply.

(6) If a requirement under subsection (3)(b) is made in writing, it may require the explanation and particulars to be provided in writing.

(7) A person who is required under subsection (3) to give an explanation of or further particulars about adocument or thing commits an offence if the person:

(a) givesan explanation that is, or particulars that are, inaccurate or incomplete; and

(b) knew that the explanation or further particulars were inaccurate or incomplete, or was reckless whether they were accurate or complete,

and is liable on conviction to: (c) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 50penalty units,

or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or both; and

(d) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units.

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102. Investigations - powers to question persons-(1) An investigator may, by notice in writing, require a person to:

(a) attend before an investigator, at a time and place specified in the notice, to answer questions relevant to the investigation; or

(b) provide written responses to questions set out in the notice that are relevant to the investigation.

(2) The notice must indicate the subject matter and purpose of the investigation, and draw attention to the penalties under this Act for failing to comply with the requirement.

(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offenceand is liable on conviction to fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

(4) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (3) that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for failing or refusing to comply.

(5) A person who attends as required by a notice under subsection (1) and answers a question put to the person by an investigator, or who provides a written response to a question set out in a notice under subsection (1), commits an offence if–

(a) the answer given by the person is inaccurate or incomplete; and

(b) the person knew that the answer was inaccurate or incomplete, or was reckless whether it was accurate or complete,

and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.

103. Investigations - power to administer oaths-(1) Aninvestigator may:

(a) require a person to verify on oath or affirmation the accuracy and completeness of the answers the person gives to a question put by an investigator under section 102; and

(b) administer the oath or affirmation for the purpose of paragraph (a).

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(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a termnot exceeding six (6) months, or both.

(3) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (2) that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for failing or refusing to comply.

104. Confidentiality orders-(1) The Commission may, on its own initiative or on application by a person, make a confidentiality order relating toany specified information (including information in a document), provided to or obtained by the Commission or an investigator in connection with:

(a) an application for a clearance or an authorisation; or (b) an investigation; or (c) the performance of a function of the Commission.

(2) A confidentiality order is an order that prohibits disclosure of information specified in the order except as specified in the order.

(3) A confidentiality order may be expressed to have effect for such period as is specified in the order.

(4) The Commission may, on its own initiative or on application by a person bound by a confidentiality order, vary or revoke the order.

(5) If an order under this section is in effect, a person whodiscloses information contrary to the order commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

(6) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (5) that the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that the disclosure was contrary to the order.

105. False or misleading statements-(1) If: (a) a personmakes a statement (whether orally, in a

document or in any other way) to an investigatorin relation to the exercise by the investigator of his or her powers under this Act; and

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(b) the statement is false or misleading in a material particular,

the person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to: (c) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units

or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both; and

(d) for a body corporate,a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.

(2) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (1) that the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the statement was false or misleading.

(3) If: (a) a person makes a statement (whether orally, in a

document or in any other way) to an investigator in relation to the exercise by the investigator of his or her powers under this Act; and

(b) the statement is false or misleading in a material particular; and

the person is liable on conviction to: (d) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 units or to

imprisonment fora term not exceeding two (2) years, or both; and

(e) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units.

(4) For subsections (1) and (3), without limiting when a statement may be false or misleading, a statement may be false or misleading because it does not include some relevant matter.

106. Self-incrimination-(1) A person is not excused from producing a document or thing as required by section 101, or from answering a question as required by section 102, on the ground that the contents of the document, or the thing or the answer, may tend to incriminate the person or render the person liable to a pecuniary penalty.

(2) If: (a) a person is required to produce a document or thing, or

answer a question, under section 101 or 102; and

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(b) when so required, the person objected on the ground that the document, or the thing, or the answer, may tend to incriminate the person or render the person liable to a pecuniary penalty,

the contents of the document, the thing or the answer is not admissible in evidence in a prosecution of the person for an offence against a competition or consumer law, or in proceedings against the person for a pecuniary penalty.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a prosecution of the person for false or misleading answers (including in respect of an offence against section 101, 102 or 105).

107. Warnings-(1) This section applies if an investigator suspects, or ought reasonably to suspect, that a person (a “relevant person”) is engaging or has engaged in conduct that is an offence against this Act, or that would make the relevant person liable to a pecuniary penalty under this Act.

(2) The investigator must not exercise a power to question the relevant person about the conduct unless the investigator, or another investigator, has warned the relevant person that the relevant person does not have to answer a question, or do anything else in response to a question, about the conduct, but that anything that the relevant person does say or do may be used in evidence.

(3) In: (a) a prosecution of the relevant person for an offence

against this Act; or (b) a proceeding against the relevant person for a pecuniary

penalty under this Act, evidence of what the person said or did when questioned in circumstances set out in subsection (1) is not admissible unless it is established that, before the question was asked, the warning required by subsection (2) was given.

(4) This section does not limit the grounds on which the evidence may be inadmissible.

Division 2 - Search and warrants

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108. Searches-(1) For the purpose of conducting an investigation, an investigator may enter a place and search it for documents and things relevant to the investigation.

(2) An investigator may do so only: (a) with the consent of the occupier of the place; or (b) if authorised by a warrant issued by a Judge; or (c) if the investigator or some other investigator believes on

reasonable grounds that it is necessary to enter the place urgently to prevent the loss or destruction of a document or other thing that may afford evidence of a contravention of a competition or consumer law.

(3) If an investigator has the power to enter and search a place under this Act, the investigator or another investigator:

(a) may use reasonable force to enter the place and conduct the search; and

(b) is entitled to full and free access to the place to conduct the search; and

(d) may examine any document or thing found during the search.

109. Obstructing search - A person who obstructs or interferes with the search conducted by another person exercising a power of search under a warrant commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to:

(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.

110. Use of computers, etc., in searches-(1) If: (a) an investigator has power to search for, or to examine,

things at a place; and (b) that or some other investigator believes on reasonable

grounds that it is necessary to bring a tool or

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device, including a computer, to the place and use it for the search and examination,

that or some other investigator may bring the tool or device to the place and use it for the search or examination.

(2) If an investigator has power to search for, or to examine, a document at a place, that or some other investigator may operate a computer that is already at the place if that or some other investigator believes on reasonable grounds that:

(a) it is necessary for an investigator to operate the computer to achieve any of the following purposes -

(i) to search for the document; (ii) to examine the document; (iii) to put a document into readable form; (iv) to copy a document to some other

document to examine it or put it into readable form; and

(b) the computer is suitable for the search or the examination; and

(3) The investigator does not have to ask permission before using the computer.

(4) If an investigator: (a) has power to search for, or to examine, a document at a

place; and (b) is using a computer for the purpose of the search or

examination, then, for that purpose, the computer may be used to get access to any document that the computer can lawfully get access to, including a document held at another place.

111. Powers to copy and take possession of documents and things-(1) If an investigator finds a document or thing in the course of a search under this Act, an investigator may do any one or more of the following:

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(b) make copies of it or take extracts from it; (c) take possession of and remove it to examine it.

(2) A person who refuses or fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1)(a) commits an offenceand is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

(3) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (2) that the defendant had a reasonable excuse for failing or refusing to comply.

(4) A person who is required under subsection (1)(a) to give an explanation of or further particulars about a document or thing commits an offence if the person:

(a) gives an explanation that is, or further particulars that are, inaccurate or incomplete; and

(b) knows that the explanationisor the further particularsare inaccurate or incomplete, or is reckless whether the explanation is or the particulars are accurate or complete,

and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.

(5) If: (a) an investigator is about to remove, or has removed, a

document from a place under this Act; and (b) the owner, or the person otherwise entitled to

possession of the document, asks an investigator to provide a copy of the document,

the Commission is to give the person who asked, as soon as practicable, a copy of the document certified by an officer of the Commission to be a true copy.

(6) A copy certified under subsection (5) is taken for all purposes to be the document of which it is a copy and is admissible in all proceedings as if it were that document.

112. Issue of warrants-(1) A Judge may, on application, issue a warrant for the purpose of this Act.

(2) The application: (a) is to be made by an investigator; and

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(b) is to be made pursuant to the rules of the court for which the Judge is presiding; and

(3) The Judge may require further information. (4) If it is impracticable to apply for the warrant in person, the

application may be made by fax, telephone or other appropriate means. In such a case:

(a) the Judge is not to issue the warrant unlesssatisfied that it is impracticable for the applicant to apply in person for the warrant; and

(b) if the Judge issues the warrant - (i) the Judge is to prepare and sign the

warrant and tell the applicant its terms; and (ii) the applicant is to prepare an instrument

in the same terms as the warrant and write on it the Judge’s name and the time at which and the day on which the warrant was signed; and

(iii) the applicant is to give to the Judge who signed the warrant, not later than 24 hours after it was signed, the application, any written information mentioned in subsection (2)(c) and the instrument mentioned in sub-paragraph(ii).

(5) Without limiting the matters that are relevant to determining whether it is impracticable to apply for the warrant in person, the following are relevant:

(a) the period for doing what the warrant authorised; (b) the time that would be taken if an application were to be

made in person. (6) While the warrant remains in force, the instrument referred

to in subsection (4)(b)(ii) may be used instead of the warrant. (7) In any proceeding, a court is not to find that anything was

done under a warrant issued as mentioned in subsection (4) unless the warrant, signed as mentioned in subsection (4)(b)(i), is admitted in evidence in the proceeding.

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investigator, to execute the warrant with anyassistance as is necessary.

113. Period of warrants-(1) A warrant is to specify the day, not more than seven (7) days after its issue, on which it ceases to be in force.

(2) Another warrant may be issued before or after a warrant has ceased to be in force.

114. Execution of warrants-(1) A warrant to enter or search a place may be executed at any time of the day or night unless it specifies otherwise.

(2) A warrant to enter or search a place is not to be taken as having been discharged merely because an investigator, including the officer responsible for executing the warrant, leaves the place where it is being executed:

(a) for not more than 1 hour between 8 am and 6pm; or (b) between 6 pm and 8 am; or (c) with the written consent of the occupier of the place.

(3) The execution of a warrant may be completed if: (a) a court orders the execution of the warrant to be

stopped; and (b) the order is later reversed or revoked on appeal; and (c) the warrant is still in force.

PART 7 ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES

Division 1 - Compensation

115. Compensation for contraventions of competition or consumer laws-(1) A person (a “claimant”) who suffers loss or damage as a consequence of a contravention of a competition or consumer law by any other person may recover the amount of the loss or damage by action in a court against any of:

(a) the other person; and (b) a person who was knowinglyinvolved in the

contravention.

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(2) The action must be commenced within three (3) years after the day on which the cause of action that relates to the contravention accrued.

(3) The Court may, on application, extend the period of three (3) years, and may do so after it has ended.

116. Commission may claim compensation in representative proceedings-(1) The Commission may commence, in the Court, and conduct an action (called “representative action”) under section115 on behalf of one (1) or more claimants if in its opinion it is proper to do so.

(2) The Court may make any appropriate order for the conduct of the representative action, including orders:

(a) for advertising the institution of the representative action; and

(b) for the identification of claimants; and (c) for notifying claimants of their right to be excluded

from the representative action. (3) If it appears to the Court that a claimant does not wish to

pursue the claim through the representative action, the Court must by order exclude the claimant from the representative action.

(4) If: (a) the Commission commences a representative action in

respect of loss or damage suffered by a claimant; and

(b) the claimant, either before or after the representative action is commenced but before it is determined, commences an action under section 115 for compensation in respect of loss or damage arising from the contravention (whether or not against the same parties as the representative action),

the claimant is excluded from the representative action, and the Court may make any appropriate order for the conduct of the relevant actions.

(5) The Commission: (a) has the conduct of a representative action to the

exclusion of the claimants concerned; and (b) may withdraw, abandon or compromise the

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compromise of the representative action is subject to the approval of the Court.

(6) Without limiting the Court’s powers, the Court may make orders for the publication of any judgment or order in the representative action.

(7) A judgment in a representative action binds all claimants other than those excluded under this section.

(8) A special purpose account must be established, in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act 2001 in respect of each representative action. For that Act:

(a) amounts recovered by the Commission in the representative action, and interest earned on those amounts, is special purpose account money; and

(b) the authorised purposes of the account are - (i) to reimburse the Commission for its

expenditure incurred in connection with the representative action (including in respect of making payments out of the account); and

(ii) so far as the account is in credit after the sub-paragraph (i) is applied, to pay claimants in the representative action amounts worked out as -

(amount of claimant’s loss ÷ total of all claimants’ losses) x amount of the credit.

(9) A person who was knowinglyconcerned in the contravention concerned is not entitled to a payment under subsection (8).

Division 2 - Enforcement

117. Warning notices-(1) The Commission may issue a notice (a “warning notice”) to a person if the Commission hasreasonable cause to believe that:

(a) the person has engaged, is engaging or proposes to engage in conduct; and

(b) the conduct contravenes or would contravene a competition or consumer law.

(2) A warning notice must: (a) describe the conduct; and

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(b) state the material facts that the Commission relies on; and

(c) require the person to cease engaging in the conduct within a specified period (which must be reasonable) (the “warning period”) and not to engage in the conduct again; and

(d) state that, if the person does not comply with the requirement, the Commission may commence proceedings against the person in respect of the conduct.

(3) The Commission may extend a warning period, and may do so after the period has ended.

(4) The Commission must not bring proceedings against the person for the conduct before the end of the warning period unless the Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that it is necessary to do so in the interest of safety of members of the public.

118. Enforceable undertakings-(1) The Commission may accept a written undertaking from a person in connection with any conduct, engaged in by the person,in respect ofwhich the Commission has a function under a competition or consumer law.

(2) The person may with the Commission’s consent, withdraw or vary the undertaking at any time.

(3) The Commission: (a) must publish the undertaking through the internet or a

similar electronic network and make a copy of it available to a person who asks for it; and

(b) may delete from the published version, and any copies provided, information that the person who gave the undertaking has asked not to be released, if the Commission is satisfied that the information -

(i) is confidential information that has a commercial value that would be diminished if it were to be released generally; or

(ii) should not be disclosed because it would be against the public interest to do so; or

(iii) consists of personal details of an individual (except an individual giving the

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undertaking or an individual who engaged in the conduct to which the undertaking relates).

(4) If information is deleted under subsection (3) from a version or copy, the version or copy must include a note stating that information has been deleted.

(5) If the Commission considers that the person has contravened the undertaking, the Commission may apply to the Court for an order under subsection (6).

(6) If the Court is satisfied, on application by the Commission, that the person has contravened the undertaking, the Court may make any one (1) or more of the following orders:

(a) an order directing the person to comply with the undertaking;

(b) an order directing the person to pay to the State an amount not exceeding the amount that the Court determines to be the amount of the financial benefit that the person has obtained directly or indirectly -

(i) from the conduct; and (ii) from the contravention;

(c) an order that the person compensate, as specified in the order, any person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the conduct or the contravention;

(d) an order directing the person to do a specified act, or refrain from doing a specified act, for one or more of the following purposes -

(i) to remedy the effects of the conduct or the contravention;

(ii) to ensure that the person does not contravene the undertaking again;

(e) any other incidental order.

119. Cease and desist notices-(1) The Commission may, if satisfied that a person has engaged, is engaging or is proposing to engage in conduct that constitutes or would constitute a contravention of a competition or consumer law, by notice in writing (a “cease and desist notice”), require the person to cease engaging in the conduct.

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(2) The Commission must not give a cease and desist notice unless it has given the person a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to it on the matter.

(3) Contravention of a requirement in a cease and desist notice is not an offence, but may be a ground for an injunction under section 120.

120. Injunctions-(1) If the Court is satisfied that a person has engaged, is engaging or is proposing to engage in conduct that contravenes or would be likely to contravene a competition or consumer law, the Court may, on application by the Commission or any other person, grant an injunction, in any terms the Court considers appropriate.

(2) The power to grant an injunction under subsection (1) restraining a person from engaging in conduct may be exercised:

(a) whether or not it appears to the Court that the person intends to engage again, or to continue to engage, in conduct of that kind; and

(b) whether or not the person has previously engaged in conduct of that kind; and

(c) whether or not there is an imminent danger of substantial damage to any other person if the person engages in conduct of that kind.

(3) If an application is made under subsection (1), the Court may, if it considers it is desirable to do so, grant an interim injunction pending the determination of the application.

(4) If the application is made by the Commission or an investigator, the Court must not require the applicant to give any undertaking as to damages as a condition of granting the interim injunction.

121. Injunctions for contraventions of acquisitions rule-(1) Without limiting the Court’s power under section 120, an injunction under that section for conduct that contravenes or would be likely to contravene the acquisitions rule may impose requirements to ensure, or to assist in ensuring, that the acquisition will not have the effect of substantially lessening competition in a market in Samoa.

(2) Examples of the kinds of requirements include:

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(a) requirements (including limitations, conditions and restrictions) as to the way any relevant business is conducted in Samoa;

(b) requirements for restructuring any relevant business in Samoa, including the following -

(i) requirements in relation to the transfer or disposal of relevant assets or shares;

(ii) requirements for the creation, allocation, surrender or cancellation of shares;

(iii) requirements as to the exercise of rights or powers by any person in respect of any relevant assets or shares;

(iv) requirements as to the creation, vesting, transfer or extinguishment of property rights, liabilities or obligations in respect of any relevant assets or shares;

(v) requirements as to the amendment of the rules of incorporation of a company;

(vi) requirements as to the adjustment of relevant agreements (whether by discharge or reduction of any liability or obligation or otherwise).

(3) A reference in subsection (2)(b)(i) to relevant assets or shares is not limited to the assets or shares that are the subject of the acquisition.

122. Injunctions for contraventions of standards-(1) Without limiting the Court’s power under section 120, an injunction under that section in respect of conduct that contravenes or would be likely to contravene a consumer protection rule, a consumer information standard, a product safety standard or a services safety standard may:

(a) impose requirements - (i) for the provision of corrective

information or other information to the public, or to classes of persons, about relevant goods or services; or

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(ii) for the provision of corrective information to the public, or to classes of persons, about relevant goods or services; or

(iii) for the refunding of money paid by purchasers of relevant goods or services; or

(iv) for the return of property; or (v) for the repair or replacement of goods,

the re-provision of services or the provision of corrective services; or

(b) declare any relevant agreement in relation to relevant goods or services to be void, voidable at the election of the person who has been supplied relevant goods or services or to have terminated at a specified time; or

(2) No injunction may be made under this section contrary to Article 14 of the Constitution.

123. Injunctions for contraventions of price control orders - Without limiting the Court’s power under section 120, an injunction under that section for conduct that contravenes or would be likely to contravene a price control order may impose requirements:

(a) for the provision of information in relation to the contravention to the public, or to classes of persons; or

(b) for the refunding of money paid by purchasers of relevant goods or services.

124. Pecuniary penalties-(1) If a person contravenes a competition or consumer law, or is knowingly concerned in the contravention of a competition or consumer law, the Court may, on application by the Commission, impose a pecuniarypenalty on the person.

(2) The application must be made: (a) for a contravention of -

(i) a conduct rule; (ii) a consumer protection rule;

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(iii) a consumer information standard; (iv) a product safety standard; (v) a product safety notice; (vi) a product recall notice; (vii) a services safety standard; or (viii) a price control order,

within five (5) years after the day on which the contravention ceased or the Commission became aware of the contravention, whichever is later;

(b) for a contravention of the acquisitions rule,within six (6) months after the day on which the acquisition was completed or the Commission became aware of the acquisition, whichever is later; and

(3) In proceedings for a pecuniary penalty: (a) the standard of proof is the standard of proof applying

in civil proceedings; and (b) the rules of court and rules of evidence and procedure

for civil proceedings apply. (4) If a pecuniary penalty is imposed on a person in respect of a

contravention: (a) the person is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence

under a competition or consumer law in respect of the same conduct; and

(b) a surcharge or other pecuniary penalty (however described) is not to be imposed on the person under a competition or consumer law in respect of the same conduct.

125. Amounts of pecuniary penalties-(1) In determining the amount of the pecuniary penalty to be imposed on a person, the matters that the Court is to take into account include the extent of any financial or commercial gain to the person, or a related body corporate of the person, resulting from the contravention.

(2) The maximum amounts of pecuniary penaltiesare set out below:

(a) if the pecuniary penalty is imposed for a contravention of any of the following -

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(i) a conduct rule; (ii) the acquisitions rule; (iii) a consumer protection rule; (iv) a consumer information standard; (v) a product safety standard; (vi) a product safety notice; (vii) a product recall notice; (viii) a services safety standard; (ix) a price control order,

the maximum amount of the penalty is: (x) if the penalty is imposed on an

individual, an amount equal to 200 penalty units; and

(xi) if the penalty is imposed on a body corporate, the higherof an amount equal to 500 penalty units and 15% of the turnover of the body corporate and of its related bodies corporate, as determined under subsection (3); and

(b) if the pecuniary penalty is imposed for a contravention of a provision (not one mentioned inparagraph (a)), and this Act provides for a criminal penalty for the contravention, the maximum amount of the pecuniary penalty is 50% of the maximum criminal penalty; and

(c) if the pecuniary penalty is imposed for any other contravention, the maximum amount of a pecuniary penalty is equal to 200 penalty units.

(3) For subsection (2)(a), the turnover of a body corporate and its related bodies corporate is the gross revenue receivable by those bodies corporate that is attributable to business activities in Samoa in the financial year immediately before the date of the contravention.

126. Orders to pay costs-(1) If the Court grants an injunction against, or imposes a pecuniary penalty on, a person under this Division, it may order the person to pay an amount, determined by the Court, for costs incurred by the Commission in connection

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with investigations into, and the conduct of the proceedings in relation to, the relevant contravention.

(2) In this section, “costs” includes fees, charges, disbursements, expenses or remuneration.

127. No indemnity for pecuniary penalties, etc.-(1) A person commits an offence if the personindemnifies or agrees to indemnify, wholly or partly, another person for any liability of the other person:

(a) to pay a pecuniary penalty; or (b) to pay a pecuniary penalty, to pay costs or expenses

incurred in defending or settling any proceeding relating to such a liability,

and is liable on conviction to a fine (whichever is the higher): (c) not exceeding 500 penalty units; or (d) not exceeding twicethe maximum amount that would

have been payable under the indemnity. (2) An indemnity given in contravention of subsection (1) is

void.

128. Immunity agreements-(1) The Commission may, in exchange for a person’s cooperation in an investigation or in proceedings undera competition or consumer law, agree with the person that:

(a) proceedings against the person for an offence against or in relation to a competition or consumer law; or

(b) proceedings against the person for a pecuniary penalty, on the basis of specified conduct will not be brought or continued.

(2) The Commission is not to enter into an immunity agreement with a person if the person has, within the previous 7 years, entered into an immunity agreement, or an agreement to similar effect, in respect of a contravention of a competition or consumer law.

(3) An immunity agreement with a person may be expressed also to apply to any of the following:

(a) specified employees of the person; (b) specified agents of the person; (c) if the person is a body corporate - specified officers of

the body corporate;

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(d) specified partners of the person. (4) An immunity agreement is to be on terms that the

Commission considers appropriate. (5) If an immunity agreement for a specified conduct applies to

a person: (a) proceedings against the person for an offence against or

in relation to a competition or consumer law; or (b) proceedings against the person for a pecuniary penalty,

for the conduct must not be brought or continued. (6) The Commission may terminate an immunity agreement

with a person if: (a) the person agrees; or (b) the Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that

the information on which it based its decision to enter into the agreement was incomplete, false or misleading in a material particular; or

(c) the person is convicted or found guilty of an offence in relation to an investigation, or an offence against section 137 or 138; or

(d) the person has failed to comply with the agreement. (7) The Commission may not terminate animmunity agreement

unless the Commission has: (a) notified the person of its intention to do so, and the

reasons for termination; and (b) given the person a reasonable period (at least 30 days)

to make representations about the matter; and (c) taken into account any representations made by or for

the person.

129. Management banning orders-(1) If the Court is satisfied that an individual has engaged in conduct that constitutes a contravention of any of the following:

(a) a conduct rule; (b) the acquisitions rule; (c) a consumer protection rule; (d) a consumer information standard, a product safety

standard or a services safety standard; (e) a product safety notice or a product recall notice;

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(f) a price control order, on two (2) or more separate occasions within the previous five (5) years, the Court may, on application by the Commission, make a management banning order against the individual.

(2) If the Court is satisfied that: (a) an order has been made against an individual under law

of a foreign country that corresponds to a competition or consumer law; and

(b) the order prevents the individual from being involved in the management of a body corporate or an unincorporated body,

the Court may, on application by the Commission, make a management banning order against the individual.

(3) The Court may make a management banning order against an individual only if satisfied that it is necessary to do so having regard to the risk of contraventions of a provision mentioned in subsection (1) by the individual or by a body corporate or unincorporated body.

(4) A management banning order must prohibit the individual from being a director of a body, or otherwise being involved in the management of a body, that carries on a business in Samoa, without the leave of the Court.

(5) A management banning order has effect for the period specified in the order, which cannot be longer than five (5) years.

(6) An individual who contravenes a management banning order in force against him or her commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a finenot exceeding 100 penalty units or to imprisonment not exceeding 12 months, or both.

Division 3 - Matters relating to offences

130. States of mind, etc., of bodies corporate-(1) In proceedings under this Act, if it is established that a director, employee or agent of a body corporate:

(a) engaged in particular conduct within the scope of his or her actual or apparent authority; and

(b) had a particular state of mind for the conduct, it is presumed that the body corporate engaged in the conduct and had the state of mind for the conduct unless the body corporate

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establishes that it took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to avoid the conduct.

(2) In proceedings under this Act, if it is established that an employee or agent of an individual:

(a) engaged in particular conduct within the scope of his or her actual or apparent authority; and

(b) had a particular state of mind for the conduct, it is presumed that the individual engaged in the conduct and had the state of mind for the conduct unless the individual establishes that he or she took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to avoid the conduct.

(3) A reference in this section to engaging in conduct includes a reference to failing or refusing to engage in conduct.

(4) A reference in this section to the state of mind of a person includes a reference to:

(a) the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose of the person; and

(b) the person’s reasons for the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose.

(5) A reference in this section to having a state of mind for conduct includes having a state of mind in connection with that conduct.

(6) A reference in this Act to a decision of an association includes a decision made on behalf of the association by an agent or representative acting within the scope of his or her authority.

131. Persons knowingly concerned in contravention - If a person contravenes a provision of a competition or consumer law, each person who is knowingly concerned in the contravention also commits the offence.

132. Commission, etc., may prosecute-(1) Proceedings in relation to a contravention against or arising under a competition or consumer law may be commenced and continued by the Commission or a person authorised in writing by the Commission to do so.

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(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the operation of any other law or the power of the Attorney General under Article 41 of the Constitution relating to institution and conduct of proceedings in relation to an offence.

PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS

133. Judicial review of authorisation decisions - Adecision of the Commission to refuse to give an authorisation, or to impose conditions on an authorisation, is subject to judicial review by the Supreme Court.

134. Legal professional privilege-(1) This Act does not affect the operation of the law relating to legal professional privilege.

(2) Subsection (1) does not affect any requirement under this Act to disclose the name and address of a client of a person.

135. Commission may participate in proceedings - The Commission may, with leave of the Court, or at the invitation of the Court, be joined as a party to or otherwise participate in proceedings involving any alleged contravention of a competition or consumer law.

136. Court may give advisory opinions-(1) The Court may, on the application of the Commission, make an order as to the interpretation, operation or effect of a provision of this Act.

(2) If it appears to the Court that a person has or may have an interest of any kind that may be affected by a proposed order, the Court must make any orders as it considers appropriate for the person to be notified of the application and to be joined in the proceeding.

(3) The Commission must give effect to any final order under this section.

137. Incorrectly keeping records, etc.-(1) A person required under this Act to keep a record commits an offence if:

(a) the person does not keep the record; or

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(b) the personkeepsarecordthatis not accurate and complete, and is liable on conviction to:

(d) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2) It is a defence to an offence against subsection (1) that the defendant:

(a) did not know that the record was not accurate or complete; and

(b) took reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to ensure that the record was accurate and complete.

(3) A person required by or under this Act to keep a record commits an offence if:

(a) the person keeps the record; and (b) the record is inaccurate or incomplete; and (c) theperson knows, or is reckless whether, the record is,

accurate or complete; and (d) the person intended thereby.

(i) to deceive or mislead; or (ii) to hinder or obstruct the Commission or

an investigator in performing duties under this Act, or otherwise to hinder or obstruct the investigation of a contravention of a competition or consumer law,

and is liable on conviction to: (e) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units

or imprisonment for a termnot exceeding two (2) years, or both; and

(f) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units.

138. Destroying, falsifying, etc., documents - A personrequired under this Act to produce a document or thingwhointentionally or recklessly destroys, disposes of or falsifies the document or thingcommits an offence and is liable on conviction to:

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(a) for an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two (2) years, or both; and

(b) for a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 1,000 penalty units.

139. Evidence - In a proceeding under this Act, except a prosecution of an offence or an application for a pecuniary penalty, despite any rule of evidence, any evidence relevant to a question at issue in the proceeding is admissible unless the court determines that the probative value of the evidence is outweighed by the prejudicial effect.

140. Registers-(1) The Commission must establish and maintain registers of the following:

(a) applications for clearances,clearance decisions and variations and revocations of clearances;

(b) applications for authorisations,authorisation decisions, and variations and revocations of authorisations;

(c) consumer information standards; (d) price control orders; (e) product recall notices; (f) product safety notices; (g) product safety standards; (h) services safety standards; (i) warning notices; (j) cease and desist notices; (k) enforceable undertakings; (l) immunity agreements; (m) management banning orders.

(2) The Commission may omit confidential information from an entry made in a register.

(3) If confidential information is omitted from an entry in a register, that fact must be disclosed on the register.

(4) The Commission must make the registers available for inspection by any person:

(a) at the offices of the Commission during ordinary business hours;

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(b) through the internet or a similar electronic network; and (c) in any other manner the Commission considers

appropriate.

141. Regulationsand forms-(1) The Head of State, acting on the advice of Cabinet, may make regulations to give effect to the provisions or for the purposesof this Act, and in particular may make the following regulations:

(a) with the approval of the National Revenue Board, to prescribe fees for the purposes of this Act, including the circumstances in which the fees may be waived or remitted;

(b) to prescribe matters required to be prescribed under this Act.

(2) The Commission may approve forms for the purposesof this Act.

142. Repeals and amendments - The Schedule lists the Acts that are repealed or consequentially amended by this Act.

143. Transitional and saving provisions-(1) Any act,appointment, authority or approval made or issued under the the Fair Trading Act 1998 and the Consumer Information Act 1989 (“repealed Acts”) continues as if they had been made or issuedunder this Act until it expires or is amended, replaced or cancelled under this Act.

(2) Despite the repeal of the Fair Trading Act 1998: (a) the following continue as if they were made under this

Act until they are amended, replaced or repealed by regulations under this Act -

(i) the Fair Trading (Approved Eggs Standards) Regulations 2010;

(ii) the Fair Trading (Approved Toy Standards) Regulations 2013; and

(b) the General Price Order made under that Act that is in effect immediately before the repeal, continues and is taken to be a price control order made under this Act; and

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(3) Regulations may be made under section 141 within two (2) years from the commencement of this Act to deal with any other transitional or saving matters.

SCHEDULE (section 142)

REPEALS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

PART 1 - Repeals

1. Consumer Information Act - The Consumer Information Act 1989 is repealed.

2. Fair Trading Act-(1) The Fair Trading Act 1998 is repealed.

PART 2 - Consequential amendments

1. Broadcasting Act - For the Broadcasting Act 2010: (a) in section 27(1), after paragraph (b) insert:

“(ba) without limiting paragraph (b), the licensee contravenes the Competition and Consumer Act 2016 or fails to pay a pecuniary penalty imposed on the licence under that Act;”; and

(b) in section 31, for subsection (2) substitute:

“(2) If a provision of this Act and a provision of the Competition and Consumer Act 2016 are inconsistent, the provision of this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.”.

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2. Customs Act - In the Customs Act 2014, for section 91(1), after paragraph (b) insert:

“(ba) goods that do not comply with a product safety standard under the Competition and Consumer Act 2016 applicable to goods of the relevant kind; or”.

3. Export of Meat Act - Section 23 of the Export of Meat Act 1997 is repealed.

4. Electricity Act - In the Electricity Act 2010, after section 49 insert:

“49A. Relationship with Competition and Consumer Act - If a provision of this Act and a provision of the Competition and Consumer Act 2016 are inconsistent, the provision of this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.”.

5. Foreign Investment Act - In section 6A(4) of the Foreign Investment Act 2000, after paragraph (j) insert:

“(ja) the Chairperson of the Competition and Consumer Commission;”.

6. Foreign Investment Regulations - Without limiting the power under the Foreign Investment Act 2000 to make or amend regulations under that Act, in the Foreign Investment Regulations 2011, for regulation 4:

(a) after subregulation (6), insert:

“(6A) In reviewing a written submission, the CEO must, if satisfied as mentioned in subregulation (6), refer the submission, which must prepare and submit to the CEO a report on the implications of the written submission for competition in markets in Samoa and any other matter relevant to its functions.”; and

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(b) in subregulation (8), after “the review of the written submission”, insert “, together with the report of the Commission on the written submission,”.

7. Petroleum Act - In section 4A(4) of the Petroleum Act 1984, for paragraph (b) substitute:

“(b) incorporated into the prices of any petroleum products that are controlled by any price control order issued under the Competition and Consumer Act 2016;”.

8. Postal Services Act - For the Postal Services Act 2010: (a) for section 4 -

(i) renumber the current provision as subsection (1); and

(ii) after current provision, insert:

“(2) If a provision of this Act and a provision of the Competition and Consumer Act 2016 are inconsistent, the provision of this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.”; and

(b) in section 13, for subsection (2) substitute:

“(2) Before making or varying a pricing policy under subsection (1), the Minister must:

(a) consult SamoaPost; and (b) seek a report and recommendations from the

Competition and Consumer Commission established under the Competition and Consumer Act 2016,

and take into account any submissions made by or for SamoaPost and the recommendations in the report.”.

9. Sale of Goods Act - After section 57 of the Sale of Goods Act 1977 insert:

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“57A. Competition and Consumer Act 2016 - Sections 14 to 16 and 52 of this Act do not apply to a contract of sale to which Division 3 of Part 4 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2016 applies.”.

10. Telecommunications Act - For the Telecommunications Act 2005:

(a) in section 18(1), after paragraph (b) insert:

“(ba) without limiting paragraph (b), the licensee contravenes the Competition and Consumer Act 2016 or fails to pay a pecuniary penalty imposed on it under that Act;”; and

(b) in section 25, for subsection (2) substitute:

“(2) If a provision of this Act and a provision of the Competition and Consumer Act 2016 are inconsistent, the provision of this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.”.

The Competition and Consumer Act 2016 is administered by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour.

Printed by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, by authority of the Legislative Assembly.

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2016 Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le Nu. 10

Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

SAMOA

Faatulagaina o Aiaiga

VAEGA 1

FAATOMUAGA

1. Igoa puupuu ma le amataga

2. Faamatalaina o uiga o upu

3. Sini

4. Tulafono e noatia ai le Malo

5. Faaaogāina o lenei Tulafono

VAEGA 2

KOMISI O FAIGA

FAATAUVAGA MA TAGATA

E FAAAOGĀINA OLOA

MA AUAUNAGA

Vaevaega 1 - Komisi o Faiga

Faatauvaga ma Tagata e

Faaaogāina Oloa ma

Auaunaga

6. Faavaeina

7. Galuega tauave ma malosiaga

8. E tutoatasi le Komisi

9. Taiala

Vaevaega 2 - Sui Auai

o le Komisi

10. Sui auai

11. Vaitaimi i le tofi, faamavaega

ma le aveesea

12. Totogi, ma isi tulaga faapena,

o sui auai

13. Faailoaina atu o aia

14. Puipuiga mausali

Vaevaega 3 - Fonotaga

15. Fonotaga

16. Faaiuga e aunoa ma ni

fonotaga

Vaevaega 4 - Faatulagaga tau

faafoega ma tulaga tau tupe

17. Ofisa o le Komisi

18. Noataga tau le va o tagata

19. Tulaga faalilolilo

20. Tuuina atu o malosiaga e le

Komisi

21. Lipoti faaletausaga

Vaevaega 5 - Sootaga ma Pule

Faatonu ma lala sooupu

i atunuu i fafo

22. Sootaga ma Pule Faatonu

23. Maliega tusitusia faaletulafono

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24. E mafai e le Komisi ona

fetufaai faamatalaga ma lala

sooupu i atunuu i fafo

25. E mafai e le Komisi ona

fesoasoani i lala sooupu i

atunuu i fafo e ala i le

faatautaia o suesuega

26. Faatulagaga o le galulue

faatasi

27. Faamatalaga tuuina atu e ala i

maliega

Vaevaega 6 - Gaoioiga

tau faafoega

28. Ia iloiloina e Minisita aafiaga i

faiga faatauvaga

29. Tuuina atu o lipoti

VAEGA 3

TULAFONO FAAFOE O

FAIGA FAATAUVAGA

Vaevaega 1 - O tulafono faafoe

30. Maliega e tetee atu ai i faiga

faatauvaga, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia ma faaiuga a

faalapotopotoga

31. Tauofoga i auala tau faasese

32. Faatulagaina o tau o oloa,

faasoaga faamaketi ma tetee

autasi

33. Faaaogā sese o le malosiaga

faamaketi

34. O sea po o aseta ua mauaina e

matua tuuitiitia ai faiga

faatauvaga

Vaevaega 2 - Tuusaunoaga

35. Tuusaunoaga e alofia ai

feteenaiga ma noataga faava o

malo

36. Tuusaunoaga o galuega

37. Tuusaunoaga o faiga faapaaga

38. Tuusaunoaga o maliega tuusao

39. Tuusaunoaga mo faiga

faataatitia, ma isi tulaga

faapena

40. Tuusaunoaga mo puipuiga o

itu e manuia ai ma isi tulaga

faapena

41. Tuusaunoaga mo gaoioiga

tuufaatasia

42. Tuusaunoaga mo faatagaga ma

faamaoniga ua fuafuaina

Vaevaega 3 - Faamaoniga

43. Faamaoniga o faatinoga ma

sea po o aseta ua mauaina

44. Talosaga

45. Tagofia o talosaga

46. Taimi faatapulaaina

47. Faalēaogāina

48. Taimi e muta ai le aogā o

faamaoniga

Vaevaega 4 - Faatagaga

49. Faatagaga

50. Talosaga

51. Tagofia o talosaga

52. Taimi faatapulaaina

53. Teuteuga ma le faalēaogāina

54. Faamutaina o le aogā o

faatagaga

VAEGA 4

PUIPUIGA O TAGATA

E FAAAOGĀINA OLOA

MA AUAUNAGA

Vaevaega 1 - Faatinoga tau

faasese pe tau faavalea

55. Faatinoga tau faasese pe tau

faavalea i se tulaga lautele

56. Faatinoga tau faasese pe tau

faavalea e faasino i galuega

57. Faatapulaaina o le faaaogāina

o fuaiupu 55 ma le 56 i le

vaega faasalalau

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Vaevaega 2 - Faiga

masani e lē amiotonu

58. Ofoina atu o meaalofa ma

faailoga

59. Faasalalauga faatosina e

maunu mai ai

60. Faatauga e faasee atu i isi

tagata

61. Faailoga tau fefaatauaiga ua

faia faagaoi, ma isi tulaga

faapena

62. Tapa faamalosi po o le taliaina

o tupe totogi e aunoa ma le

faamoemoe e tuuina atu oloa e

pei ona okaina

63. Faamatalaga tau faasese e uiga

i nisi pisinisi

64. Faasoesa ma le uunaia

faamalosi

65. Faatauina atu i faiga

faatafatolu ma polokalame e

foliga tutusa

Vaevaega 3 - Faamalumaluga

a tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga

66. Taimi e tuuina atu ai oloa ma

auaunaga

67. E lē faatapulaaina e le

Vaevaega isi tulafono

68. Faaaogāina

69. Pule e umia ai oloa

70. Tulaga manaomia aupito lelei

e taliaina ai oloa

71. Ia talafeagai lelei oloa mo

faamoemoega faapitoa

72. Oloa ia tausisia o faamatalaga

73. Oloa ia tausisi i oloa faataitai

74. Faiga e foia ai a le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

mo oloa e le o tausisia

faamalumaluga

75. Teena o oloa

76. Ia faaoo atu auaunaga ma le

faaeteete faatasi ai ma tomai

77. Ia talafeagai lelei auaunaga mo

faamoemoega faapitoa

78. Ia faamaea lelei auaunaga i

taimi talafeagai lelei

79. Faiga e foia ai a le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

mo auaunaga e le o tausisia

faamalumaluga mo le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

80. Faalēaogāina o feagaiga mo

auaunaga

81. Aafiaga o le faalēaogāina

82. Malosiaga faaopoopo o le

Faamasinoga e faamatuu atu ai

se faamama avega

83. Feagaiga mo galuega ma

meafaitino

Vaevaega 4 - Noataga o

tagata e fefaatauaia oloa

84. Ia faalauiloa tau o oloa e tagata

e fefaatauaia oloa

85. Ia tuuina atu risiti e tagata e

fefaatauaia oloa

86. Ia i ai ni laupapa mo

faasilasilaga a tagata e faia

fefaatauaiga

Vaevaega 5 - Tulaga faataatitia

o faamatalaga ma le saogalemu

87. Faiga Faataatitia o

Faamatalaga o tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

88. Faiga faataatitia o le

saogalemu o oloa gaosi mo

oloa

89. Faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o

oloa gaosi

90. Faamalosia o le toe faafoi atu o

oloa

91. Faiga faataatitia o le

saogalemu o auaunaga

VAEGA 5

FAATONUTONUINA O TAU

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Vaevaega 1 - Suesuega

o tau o oloa

92. E mafai ona manaomia e le

Minisita lipoti o le suesuega o

le tau o oloa

93. Ia lipoti atu le Komisi i le

Minisita

Vaevaega 2 - Faatonutonuina

o tau o oloa

94. Poloaiga o le faatonutonuina o

tau o oloa

95. Ia faalauiloa atu poloaiga e

faatonutonu ai tau o oloa

96. Ia tausia e tagata e fefaatauaia

oloa faamaumauga

VAEGA 6

FAASEA, SUESUEGA MA

MALOSIAGA E FESOOTAI

I AI

Vaevaega 1 - Faasea

ma suesuega

97. Faasea

98. Malosiaga e faatino ai

suesuega

99. Taimi faatapulaaina mo

suesueina o sea po o aseta ua

mauaina

100. Tofiaina o tagata suesue

101. Suesuega - malosiaga e

manaomia ai le tuuina atu o

pepa aloaia ma ni mea

102. Suesuega - malosiaga e

fesiligia ai tagata

103. Suesuega - malosiaga e

faatino ai o tautoga

104. Poloaiga o tulaga agatapuia

105. Faamatalaga sese po o e tau

faasese

106. O le faamaoniga patino o le

tausalaina

107. Lapataiga

Vaevaega 2 - Sueina ma

tusi faapoloaiga

108. Sueina

109. O le faalavelaveina o le

sailiga

110. Faaaogāina o komepiuta, ma

isi tulaga faapena, i sailiiliga

111. Malosiaga e faia ai ata ma

umia pepa aloaia ma mea

112. Tuuina atu o tusi faapoloaiga

113. Vaitaimi o tusi faapoloaiga

114. Faatinoga o tusi faapoloaiga

VAEGA 7

FAAMAMALUINA MA AUALA

E FOIA AI

Vaevaega 1 - Taui

115. Taui tau tupe mo le lē usitaia

o tulafono o faiga faatauvaga

po o tulafono o tagata e

faaaogāina auaunaga

116. E mafai e le Komisi ona

talosagaina taui tau tupe i

taualumaga e tulai ai sui

Vaevaega 2 - Faamamaluina

117. Faasilasilaga tau lapataiga

118. O maliega e noatia ai e

mafai ona faamamaluina

119. Faasilasilaga e faamuta ma

taofia ai

120. Poloaiga e taofia ai

121. Poloaiga lē tumau mo le lē

usitaia ai o tulafono faafoe o

le mauaina mai

122. Poloaiga a le Faamasinoga

mo le lē usitaia o tulaga

faataatitia

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123. Poloaiga a le Faamasinoga

mo le lē usitaia ai o poloaiga

e faatonutonu ai le tau o oloa

124. Faasalaga totogi tupe

125. Aofaiga o faasalaga tau tupe

126. Poloaiga ina ia totogi tau

127. E leai ni puipuiga mausali

mo faasalaga tau tupe, ma isi

tulaga faapena

128. Feagaiga tau puipuiga

mausali

129. Poloaiga tau pulega e

faasaina ai

Vaevaega 3 - Mataupu e

faasino i soligatulafono

130. Tulaga o le mafaufau, ma isi

tulaga faapena, o

faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia faaletulafono

131. Tagata ua iloa lelei le aafia i

se soliga o le tulafono

132. E mafai e le Komisi, ma isi,

ona faia moliaga

VAEGA 8

133.

134.

135.

136.

137.

138.

139.

140.

141.

142.

143.

AIAIGA ESEESE

Iloiloga faa-faamasinoga o

faaiuga e tusa o faatagaga

Tulaga aloaia o tomai

faapitoa faaletulafono

E mafai e le Komisi ona auai

i taualumaga

E mafai e le Faamasinoga

ona tuuina atu manatu

faafaufautua

O le sese ona teu o

faamaumauga, ma isi tulaga

faapena

Faaleagaina, faaseseina, ma

isi tulaga faapena, o pepa

aloaia

Faamatalaga molimau

Tusi resitala

Tulafono faatonutonu ma

pepa faatumu

Soloia ma teuteuga

Aiaiga tau soloaiga ma

aiaiga faasaoina

Faamatalaga

2016, Nu. 10

O SE TULAFONO e uunaia ai faiga faatauvaga i fefaatauaiga

i totonu o Samoa ma ia puipuia ai tagata e faaaogāina oloa

ma auaunaga, ma mo faamoemoega e fesootai i ai.

[09 Fepuari 2016]

UA FAIA e le Fono Aoao Faitulafono a Samoa i totonu o le

Palemene ua potopoto e faapea:

6 Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le 2016, Nu. 10

Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

VAEGA 1

FAATOMUAGA

1. Igoa puupuu ma le amataga-(1) E mafai ona taua lenei

Tulafono, o le Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le

Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016.

(2) O lenei Tulafono e amata faamamaluina i se aso e filifilia e

le Minisita.

2. Faamatalaina o uiga o upu-(1) I totonu o lenei Tulafono,

ae vagana ua manaomia e le mataupu se isi uiga e ese ai:

“tulafono faafoe o le mauaina o sea po o aseta” o lona uiga o le

tulafono faafoe o le mauaina o sea po o aseta i totonu o le

fuaiupu 34;

“maliega”, e aofia ai se konekarate, se faatulagaga, se

malamalamaaga po o se feagaiga;

“pepa faatumu faamaonia” o lona uiga o se pepa faatumu

faamaonia i lalo o le fuaiupu 141(2);

“faalapotopotoga” e aofia ai se faalapotopotoga e le i

tuufaatasia faaletulafono;

“faatagaga” o lona uiga o se faatagaga i lalo o le fuaiupu 49;

“pisinisi” o lona uiga o se galuega:

(a) o lo o tauaveina mo tupe maua po o se taui; po o

(b) i le faagasologa o lea galuega -

(i) ua mauaina po o ua faaoo atu oloa po o

auaunaga;

(ii) ua mauaina po o ua faalēaogāina se aia i

fanua,

i se isi faiga e ese ai, i lo le leai o se tupe totogi e faaee atu.

“faasilasilaga e faamuta ma taofia ai”, o lona uiga o se

faasilasilaga i lalo o le fuaiupu 119;

“Ofisa Sili o Pulega” o lona uiga o le Ofisa Sili o Pulega o le

Matagaluega, ma e aofia ai le Sui Ofisa Sili o Pulega;

“tagata talosaga” o lona uiga o se tagata o taua i le fuaiupu 115;

“faamaoniga”, o lona uiga o se faamaoniga i lalo o le fuaiupu

43;

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Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

“Komisi” o lona uiga o le Komisi o Faiga Faatauvaga o

Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa

ma Auaunaga, ua faavaeina e le fuaiupu 6;

“tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o tulafono e puipuia ai tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga” o lona uiga o itu taitasi o

Vaega 3, 4 ma le 5;

“tulafono faafoe o faiga faatauvaga” o lona uiga so o se

tulafono faafoe o faiga faatauvaga i lalo o fuaiupu 30, 33

ma le 34;

“tulafono faafoe o faatinoga”, o lona uiga so o se tulafono

faafoe o faatinoga i lalo o fuaiupu 30 ma le 33;

“tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga”, o lona uiga o se

tagata, o ia lea ua na mauaina, po o se tasi ua na fuafuaina o

le a mauaina, oloa po o auaunaga, e pei o se tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga;

“faamalumaluga a le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga”, o

lona uiga o se faamalumaluga i lalo o le Vaevaega 3 o le

Vaega 4;

“faiga faataatia o faamatalaga o tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga”, o lona uiga o se faiga faataatia i lalo o le

fuaiupu 87;

“tulafono faafoe tau le puipuiga o tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga”, o lona uiga o so o se tasi o tulafono faafoe i

totonu o Vaevaega 1 po o le 2 o le Vaega 4;

“faatulagaga o le galulue faatasi”, o lona uiga o se faatulagaga

o taua i le fuaiupu 26;

“Faamasinoga” o lona uiga o le Faamasinoga Sili;

“pepa aloaia”:

(a) o lona uiga o se pepa aloaia i so o se ituaiga, e tusa lava

pe ua sainia pe leai po o ua faamaonia aloaia i se isi

faiga e ese ai; ma

(b) e aofia ai -

(i) so o se tusitusiga i luga o so o se

meafaitino;

(ii) so o se faamatalaga ua faapea ona

faamauina po o teuina e ala i se masini ma

so o se meafaitino e maua mulimuli ane mai

8 Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le 2016, Nu. 10

Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

faamatalaga ua faapea ona faamauina po o ua

faapea ona teuina;

(iii) se igoa faapipii tau fefaatauaiga, o

faailoga po o isi tusitusiga o faailoa mautinoa ai

po o e faamatalaina ai se mea lea o lo o avea ma

vaega po o lea o lo o ua faapipiiina i ai;

(iv) se tusi, faafanua, ata, kalafi po o se ata

tusi;

(v) se ata pue, ata tifaga, foliga o ata pue e le

i faavailaauina, lipine pue po o isi masini o lo o

tā’ui ai le tasi (1) po o le sili atu o foliga vaaia,

ina ia mafai ai ona toe gaosia (i le i ai po o le

leai foi o le fesoasoani a nisi meafaigaluega).

“feagaiga e faamalosia” o lona uiga o se feagaiga ua taliaina i

lalo o le fuaiupu 118;

“poloaiga e tuusaunoa ai” o lona uiga o se poloaiga i lalo o le

fuaiupu 35(1);

“oloa” o lona uiga o meatotino o so o se ituaiga e patino i le

tagata lava ia (e tusa lava pe faitino pe leai foi), e ese mai ai

i lo tupe po o vaegamea o ni meatotino o faagaoioia, ma e

aofia ai so o se tasi o mea nei:

(a) oloa o lo o faapipii i ai, po o ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono

i totonu, o so o se meatotino tumau po o se

meatotino tau le tagata lava ia, seia vagana ai se fale

atoa po o se vaega o se fale lea o lo o faapipii atu i

le fanua ma e lē faigofie ona toe fesiitai;

(b) vaa, vaalele po o taavale;

(d) minerale, laau po o laau toto, e tusa lava pe o lo o i luga,

lalo ifo po o faapipiiina atu i le fanua, pe leai foi;

(e) eletise po o kesi;

(f) suavai;

(g) polokalame faakomepiuta.

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Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

“taiala” o lona uiga o se taiala ua lomia faasalalau i lalo o le

fuaiupu 9;

“pepa e iloagofie ai” o lona uiga o se pepa na tuuina atu i lalo o

le fuaiupu 100(2);

“maliega o puipuiga mausali” o lona uiga o se maliega i lalo o

le fuaiupu 128;

“aia tatau i meatotino tau le atamai” o lona uiga o se aia tatau

ua faaee atu po o ua aloaia e po o i lalo o le Tulafono o Pule

Tau Fatuga 1988, o le Tulafono o Meatotino Tau le Atamai

2011, po o so o se isi lava tulafono;

“sailiiliga” o lona uiga o se sailiiliga i lalo o le Vaevaega 1 o le

Vaega 5 po o se isi sailiiliga e faatinoina e le Komisi i le

faatinoga o ana galuega tauave;

“suesuega” o lona uiga o se suesuega i lalo o le Vaevaega 1 o

le Vaega 6;

“tagata suesue” o lona uiga o se tagata ua tofia i sea tofiga i

lalo o le fuaiupu 100;

“Faamasino” o lona uiga o se Faamasino o le Faamasinoga

Faaitumalo po o le Faamasinoga Sili;

“poloaiga tau pulega e faasaina ai” o lona uiga o se poloaiga i

lalo o le fuaiupu 129;

“sui auai” o lona uiga o se sui auai o le Komisi;

“Minisita” o lona uiga o le Minisita e fitoitonu ma Pisinisi;

“Matagaluega” o lona uiga o le Matagaluega e fitoitonu ma

Pisinisi;

“tagata o nofoia”, se nofoaga, o lona uiga o se tagata, ua

iloatino e sili atu i lo le 18 tausaga le matua, o lo o iloatino

foi o lo o i ai le vaaiga o le nofoaga;

“Ofisa” o lona uiga, o le Ofisa o le Komisi ua faavaeina e le

fuaiupu 17;

“lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo” o lona uiga o se faalapotopotoga a

le Malo i totonu o se isi atunuu o lo o faatinoina galuega

tauave e tutusa ma, po o e uiga tutusa ma, galuega tauave a

le Komisi;

“faasalaga tau tupe” o lona uiga o se faasalaga ua faaee atu i

lalo o le fuaiupu 124;

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Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

“poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau o oloa” o lona uiga o se tulafono

faatonutonu ua faia i lalo o le fuaiupu 94;

“faasilasilaga o oloa gaosi ua toe tapa” o lona uiga o se

faasilasilaga i lalo o le fuaiupu 90;

“faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi”, o lona uiga o se

faasilasilaga i lalo o le fuaiupu 89;

“faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi”, o lona uiga o se

faiga faataatia i lalo o le fuaiupu 88;

“faiga faataatia ua lomia faasalalau” o lona uiga o se faiga

faataatia ua lomia faasalalau e se faalapotopotoga e

faatulagaina faiga faataatitia ua aloaia faava o malo;

“faalapotopotoga ua faatonutonuina faaletulafono”, o lona uiga,

o faalapotopotoga taitasi nei:

(a) se kamupani e tuuina atu auaunaga e pei ona

faamatalaina i le Tulafono o Faasalalauga 2010;

(b) se kamupani ua laiseneina o galuega tau eletise e pei

ona faamatalaina i le Tulafono o le Eletise 2010;

faaletulafono i lalo o le Tulafono o Kamupani 2001;

(d) se kamupani e tuuina atu auaunaga e pei ona

faamatalaina i le Tulafono o Fesootaiga 2005.

“Pule Faatonu” o lona uiga o pule faatonu taitasi nei:

(a) o le Pule Faatonu i lalo o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga

2010;

(b) o le Pule Faatonu i lalo o le Tulafono o le Eletise 2010;

Meli a Samoa 2010;

(d) o le Pule Faatonu i lalo o le Tulafono o Fesootaiga

2005.

“faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia e fesootai i ai” o lona uiga o le

tasi (1), o le lua (2) po o le sili atu o faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia faaletulafono e fesootai le tasi i le isi, mo

faamoemoega o le Tulafono o Kamupani 2001;

“gaoioiga e suia ai” o lona uiga o se taualumaga a le Komisi i

lalo o le fuaiupu 116;

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Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

“auaunaga”:

(a) e aofia ai aia tatau (e aofia ai aia tatau e faasino i, ma aia

i, meatotino tumau po o meatotino tau le tagata lava

ia), faamanuiaga, tulaga aloaia po o nofoaga o lo o,

po o o le a faapea ona saunia, faamatuu atu, po o ua

faaee atu i fefaatauaiga, ma isi ua faapena ona

tuuina atu i lalo o se maliega mo po o e faasino i so

o se tasi o itu nei -

(i) le faatinoga o galuega (e aofia ai galuega

tau tomai faapitoa), e tusa lava po o le i ai

faatasi ma le faaooina atu o oloa, pe leai foi;

(ii) o le saunia o nofoaga mo le nonofo ai,

mea faafiafia, le vaaiga o tagata po o meafaitino,

faafiafiaga, aoaoga, pakaina o taavale, po o

taaloga faamalositino;

(iii) inisiua;

(iv) le saunia o auaunaga tau tupe e pei o

faletupe, faaunegatupe po o tulaga faaaitalafu;

(v) le faaooina atu o kesi, suavai, eletise po

o fesootaiga po o le aveesea o otaotavale, e aofia

ai le suavai o otaotavale; peitai

(b) e lē aofia ai aia tatau po o faamanuiaga i le tulaga o le

faaooina atu o oloa po o le faatinoga o galuega i lalo

o se maliega tau galuega.

“faiga faaatitia o le saogalemu o auaunaga”, o lona uiga o se

faiga faataatia ua faia i lalo o le fuaiupu 91;

“sea” o lona uiga o se sea i totonu o tupe faavae a se kamupani

po o isi faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, e tusa

lava pe o lo o tauaveina le aia tatau e palota ai po o isi aia

tatau, pe leai foi, ma e aofia ai:

(a) oloa; ma

(b) aia i, ma aia tatau e faasino i, sea e pei ona faamatalaina

faapena, o aia ma aia tatau ua -

(i) agavaa po o e mafai ona agavaa ai lē ua

mauaina, po o se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono a lē ua mauaina, i se faiga tuusao

pe lē tuusao foi; po o

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Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

(ii) ona o lea itu, i le tuusao pe lē tuusao foi,

o lē ua mauaina po o se faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia faaletulafono a lē ua mauaina, ua i ai

i se tulaga,

e faafoe ai le faataapeina o sea po o so o se aia tatau e palota ai

o faapipiiina atu i sea.

“oloa tuuina atu” o lona uiga:

(a) mo oloa, faaoo atu (po o le toe faaoo atu) o oloa e ala i

meaalofa, oloa faatauina atu, faafesuiaiga, lisi,

totogi faalisi po o faatau faalisi totogi auauai; ma

(b) mo auaunaga, ia tuuina atu auaunaga.

“fefaatauaiga” o lona uiga o so o se fefaatauaiga, pisinisi,

alamanuia, galuega tau tomai faapitoa, galuega, gaoioiga o

pisinisi po o feagaiga e noatia ai e faasino i le faaooina atu

po o le mauaina o oloa po o auaunaga;

“faasilasilaga tau lapataiga” o lona uiga o se faasilasilaga i lalo

o le fuaiupu 117.

(2) Mo lenei Tulafono, e mauaina e se tagata oloa po o

auaunaga i le avea ai ma tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga pe

afai:

(a) o oloa po o auaunaga o se ituaiga e masani ona maua

mo le faaaogāina e le tagata lava ia, faaaogāina

faalotoifale po o le faaaogāina i aiga po o le

taumafaina; ma

(b) o oloa ua faaooina atu i le tagata i fefaatauaiga; ma

lava mai le mauaina o ia mea, mo le faamoemoe

o -

(i) le toe faaooina atu o oloa, i fefaatauaiga;

po o

(ii) le faaaogāina o oloa a o faagasolo se

faagasologa o le gaosiga po o le gaosia o oloa;

po o

(iii) mo oloa, toe faaleleia po o le faatatauina

i fefaatauaiga o isi oloa po o fausaga tumau i

fanua.

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Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

(3) I totonu o lenei Tulafono, o se tagata e i ai se aia e faafoe ai

i totonu o se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, pe afai e

i ai i le tagata le mafai gafatia e faafoe ai, i se ala tuusao pe leai foi,

o faiga faavae tau tupe po o faiga faavae tau faatinoga a le

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono ma i le fuafuaina pe i

ai i se tagata se aia tau le faafoega, o le ituaiga aia faaletulafono lea

o lo o i ai i se tagata, e lē talafeagai.

(4) E lē i ai i se tagata se aia tau le faafoega i se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, e lē ona o le tagata o

ia:

(a) o se faatonu o se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono; po o

(b) o se tagata faaunetupe i se faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

(5) I totonu o lenei Tulafono, o se tagata ua iloa lelei lava lona

aafia i se soliga o se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o se tulafono e

puipuia ai tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, pe afai o le

tagata:

(a) ua fesoasoani, tau pulepule, fautua po o le sailia o se isi

tagata e solia le tulafono; po o

(b) le tauanauina po o le taumafai e tauanau se isi tagata, e

aofia ai faiga tau faamatau po o folafolaga, e solia ai

le tulafono; po o

po o

(d) i so o se isi lava auala, i le tuusao pe lē tuusao foi, ua

aafia ma le iloa lelei i, po o ua avea ma vaega auai i,

le soliga.

(6) I totonu o lenei Tulafono, e le o se faalapotopotoga o tagata,

se vaega e aofia ai se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono

ma ona faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono e fesootai i ai.

3. Sini - O Sini nei o lenei Tulafono:

(a) ia uunaia faiga faatauvaga i maketi i totonu o Samoa;

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Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

(b) ia faavaeina faiga faataatitia o faatinoga mo i latou o

galulue i fefaatauaiga i totonu o Samoa; ma

puipuia ai le saogalemu ma aia a tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga ma le auai i se tulaga mautinoa o

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga ma pisinisi.

4. Tulafono e noatia ai le Malo - O lenei Tulafono e noatia ai

le Malo, i le a lava le tulaga e tauaveina ai e le Malo se pisinisi,

peitai, e lē noatia le Malo ina ia molia faaletulafono mo se

soligatulafono e faasaga i lenei Tulafono.

5. Faaaogāina o lenei Tulafono-(1) E aunoa ma le

faatapulaaina o so o se isi faaaogāina o lenei Tulafono, e faaaogā

lenei Tulafono i faalapotopotoga taitasi ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono ua faavaeina e po o i lalo o so o se tulafono, po o lea

o lo o i ai se aia tau le puleaina a le atunuu po o le Malo.

(2) O lenei Tulafono e oo atu lava i le auai i faatinoga i fafo atu

o Samoa, e faia e so o se tagata nofomau po o le tauaveina o

pisinisi i totonu o Samoa.

(3) O faafuaiupu (1) ma le (2) e lē faatapulaaina ai le Vaega 3.

(4) O lenei Tulafono ma se isi Tulafono e lē faatapulaaina ai o

le tasi i le isi pe afai e i ai tulaga e faamamaluina faatasi.

(5) Afai e lē ogatasi se aiaiga o lenei Tulafono ma se aiaiga o

se isi Tulafono (ae le o tulafono faatonutonu i lalo o se Tulafono),

ona faapea lea, vagana ua aiaia manino e le isi Tulafono i se isi itu

e ese ai, o le aiaiga o lenei Tulafono e mausali.

(6) E ui lava i isi aiaiga o lenei Tulafono, o fuaiupu 30 ma le 33

ma Vaega 4 ma le 5, e lē faaaogāina, e tusa ai o se faalapotopotoga

ua faatonutonuina faaletulafono.

VAEGA 2

KOMISI O FAIGA FAATAUVAGA MA TAGATA

E FAAAOGĀINA OLOA MA AUAUNAGA

Vaevaega 1 - Komisi o Faiga Faatauvaga ma

Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

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6. Faavaeina - Ua faavaeina le Komisi o Faiga Faatauvaga ma

Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga.

7. Galuega tauave ma malosiaga-(1) O galuega tauave nei a

le Komisi:

(a) ia fautuaina le Minisita i faiga faatauvaga, puipuiga o

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga ma tau o oloa

i totonu o Samoa;

(b) ia faatautaia sailiiliga i mataupu e aafia ai faiga

faatauvaga, puipuiga o tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga ma tau o oloa i totonu o Samoa;

faafoega o lamatiaga, e tagata o tauaveina pisinisi i

totonu o Samoa, e faamautinoa ai le tausisia o lenei

Tulafono;

(d) ia uunaia suesuega faapitoa i ma le atinae o tomai e

faatatau i itu taua faaletulafono, tulaga tau le

tamaoaiga ma faiga faavae, o tulaga faatauvaga,

puipuiga o tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

ma le pulega aoao o tau o oloa i totonu o Samoa;

(e) ia uunaia faalauiloa le malamalama o tagata lautele i le

taua o faiga faatauvaga ma puipuiga o tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga;

(f) ia tauaveina so o se isi lava galuega tauave ua faaee atu

e lenei Tulafono po o so o se isi lava tulafono ua

tusia.

(2) E i ai i le Komisi o malosiaga uma e talafeagai ma

faafaigofieina ai le faatinoga o ana galuega tauave.

8. E tutoatasi le Komisi-(1) Ae vagana ai ua aiaia e lenei

Tulafono, e lē noatia le Komisi i se faatonuga a so o se tagata e

faasino i le faatinoga o ana galuega tauave.

(2) O le faafuaiupu (1) e lē:

(a) taofia ai le Komisi mai le tuuina atu o se malosiaga po o

se galuega tauave po o le faafaigaluegaina o se

tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga i le Komisi; ma

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(b) faaaogā i se faatonuga e tuuina atu e se faamasinoga;

Tupe a le Malo 2001.

9. Taiala-(1) E mafai e le Komisi ona tuuina atu taiala o faiga

faatauvaga, puipuiga o tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga po o

tau o oloa, ma le faafoega o tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o

tulafono e puipuia tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga.

(2) E aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o le faafuaiupu (1), o taiala e

mafai ona faatulaga atu ai:

(a) le faiga e le Komisi e faauigaina ai ma faaaogā tulafono

o faiga faatauvaga po o tulafono e puipuia ai tagata

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga; ma

(b) le faiga a le Komisi i le faatinoina o ona malosiaga i

lalo o lenei Tulafono, e aofia ai -

(i) malosiaga e faasino i faamaoniga ma

faatagaga; ma

(ii) malosiaga i lalo o le Vaega 6, e aofia ai

le itu i le faatautaiga o suesuega; ma

(iii) malosiaga i lalo o le Vaega 7, e aofia ai

malosiaga e taliaina ai feagaiga e noatia ai ma

sainia maliega o puipuiga mausali; ma

(iv) tulaga faamuamua a le Komisi mo le

faamalosia o tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o

tulafono e puipui ai tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga; ma

atu i talosaga i le Komisi, e aofia ai talosaga mo

faamaoniga po o faatagaga.

Vaevaega 2 - Sui Auai o le Komisi

10. Sui auai-(1) E ao i le Komisi ona i ai, a itiiti mai o le

toatolu (3) sui auai ae lē silia i le toafitu (7).

(2) O Pule Faatonu taitasi o sui auai ia o le Komisi.

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(3) O isi sui auai:

(a) o le a tofia e Le Ao o le Malo i le faia i luga o le

fautuaga a le Kapeneta; ma

(b) e mafai ona tofia e galue tumau po o i se faiga

faavaitaimi.

(4) E lē tatau ona tofia se tagata e avea ma sui auai, seia vagana

ua faamalieina le Minisita e faapea, e i ai agavaa talafeagai ma le

tomai faapitoa i le tagata, i mataupu tau alamanuia, pisinisi,

tamaoaiga, tulafono, galuega faatausitusi, pulega faale-Malo po o

mataupu e aafia ai tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga.

(5) E tatau i le Minisita ona tofia se sui auai (ae le o se Pule

Faatonu) e avea ma Taitaifono, ma se isi sui auai (ae le o se Pule

Faatonu), e avea ma Sui Taitaifono, o le Komisi.

(6) O so o se mea e faia e, po o e faasino i se tagata ua

faamoemoe e galue i lalo o se tofiga faasui auai, e lē aloaia ona:

(a) e le i faatulai mai se faapogai mo le tofiga; po o

(b) sa i ai se itu ua lē lelei po o se tulaga faaletonu e

fesootai ma le tofiga; po o

11. Vaitaimi i le tofi, faamavaega ma le aveesea-(1) O se sui

auai:

(a) e umia le tofi mo se vaitaimi e oo atu i le tolu (3)

tausaga mai le aso o le tofiga;

(b) e agavaa ina ia toe tofia;

se faamavaega tusitusia i le Minisita;

(d) e faamuta ona umia le tofi pe afai o le sui auai -

(i) ua faamaonia faaletulafono se moliaga po

o ua ioe i se moliaga o se soligatulafono, o le

tapulaa maualuga o le faasalaga mo lea moliaga

o le nofosala i le falepuipui mo le 12 masina po

o le sili atu; po o

(ii) ua faamaonia faaletulafono se moliaga

po o ua ioe i se moliaga o se soligatulafono e

faasaga i lenei Tulafono; po o

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(iii) ua maea ona faamasinoina e faapea ua

gaumativa ma e le i faia o se poloaiga e

faamatuu atu ai le tulaga gaumativa.

(2) E mafai e le Minisita, i le i ai faatasi ma le faamaoniga a le

Kapeneta, e ala i se pepa faaletulafono tusitusia, ona aveese se sui

auai mai le tofi, i luga o mafuaaga e faapea o le sui auai:

(a) ua lē mafai ona auai i fonotaga sosoo e tolu (3) a le

Komisi e aunoa ma se mafuaaga tatau; po o

(b) ua na solia le fuaiupu 13; po o

tulaga afaina o le mafaufau po o le tino.

(d) e i ai o se aia tau faafoega i se faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia faaletulafono lea:

(i) na mauaina e le Faamasinoga e faapea ua

solia ai lenei Tulafono; po o

(ii) ua tuuina atu o se feagaiga e noatia ai e

mafai ona faamalosia; po o

(e) na taulēagavaaina, i lalo o tulafono a Samoa po o se isi

atunuu, mai le galue ai o se faatonu po o se ofisa o

pulea a se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono.

12. Totogi, ma isi tulaga faapena, o sui auai-(1) E agavaa se

sui auai i totogi ma alauni ua fuafuaina e le Kapeneta i luga o le

fautuaga a le Minisita.

(2) E umia le tofi e se sui auai i luga o so o se tuutuuga ma

aiaiga (e ogatasi ma lenei Tulafono) e faasino i mataupu e le o

aofia ai i lenei Tulafono ua fuafuaina e le Kapeneta i luga o le

fautuaga a le Minisita.

13. Faailoaina atu o aia-(1) E ao i se sui auai ona faailoa i se

faiga tusitusia i isi sui auai taitasi, o aia uma a le sui auai ia e mafai

ona feteenai ma le faatinoga lelei o galuega tauave o le tofi.

(2) E ao ona tuuina atu le faailoaina atu o aia i se taimi vave

lava e mafai ai ona faatino, i le tuanai ai ona silafia e le sui auai o

aia.

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(3) O se sui auai e i ai sana aia i se mataupu faapitoa lea e

mafai ona fetuunai ma le faatinoga lelei o galuega tauave o le tofi,

e lē tatau ona faatinoina o na galuega tauave, seia vagana ai:

(a) ua tausisia e le sui auai le faafuaiupu (1) e faasino i aia;

(b) ua malilie o isi sui auai taitasi i le sui auai o faatinoina

na galuega tauave e faasino i le mataupu, e ui lava i

se feteenaiga o aia, e ono tulai mai.

(4) Mo faafuaiupu (1) ma le (3), e lē afaina pe tuusao se aia, pe

lē tuusao foi, pe o se aia tau tupe po o e le o ni tulaga tau tupe, ma

e lē afaina foi le taimi na mauaina ai o le aia.

(5) Mo lenei fuaiupu, afai:

(a) e i ai se aia a se vaega a se sui auai e fesootai i ai; ma

(b) na i ai le aia a le sui auai, e ono mafai ona feteenai lea

aia ma le faatinoga lelei o galuega tauave o lona

tofi,

ua faatatauina lava le sui auai e faapea e i ai le aia, ma o lenei

fuaiupu ua talafeagai lava ona faaaogāina i ai.

(6) Afai ua silafia e le Taitaifono o le sui auai o lo o faatinoina,

po o o le a ia faatinoina, se galuega tauave i le avea ai ma sui auai,

e i ai sana aia e ono feteenai ma le faatinoga lelei o le galuega

tauave, e mafai e le Taitaifono ona tuuina atu i le sui auai se

faatonuga ina ia lē faatinoina le galuega tauave, po o ia lē

faailoaina atu le aia, e pei ona manaomia e lenei fuaiupu.

(7) O se Pule Faatonu e leai se aia e ono mafai ona feteenai ma

le faatinoga lelei o se galuega tauave i le avea ai ma sui auai o le

Komisi, i le na o lona umiaina o le Tofi o le Pule Faatonu.

(8) Afai ua manatu se Pule Faatonu o lona faatinoina, po o lona

faaauauina pea ona faatino, se galuega tauave i le avea ai ma sui

auai, o le a mafai ai ona feteenai ma le faatinoga lelei o galuega

tauave o le Tofi o le Pule Faatonu, o le Pule Faatonu:

(a) e mafai ona filifili e faasee ese mai le faatinoina o

galuega tauave o le tofi o le sui auai, i le a lava le

tulaga e tulai mai ai le feteenaiga; ma

(b) pe afai e filifili le Pule Faatonu e faasee ese, e ao lava

ona ia logoina le Taitaifono i se faiga tusitusia.

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(9) E ao i le Komisi ona faia o laasaga talafeagai e faamautinoa

ai e faapea o sui o le aufaigaluega a le Komisi, tagata ua

faafaigaluega i se isi faiga e ese ai e le Komisi, ma isi tagata o

faatinoina po o faagaoioia o galuega tauave po o malosiaga o le

Komisi, ua faia ai o tulaga faailoa atu ua talafeagai ma atoatoa o a

latou aia.

(10) E ao i le Komisi ona faamauina, ma tausia o se tusi resitala

o tulaga faailoa uma i lalo o lenei fuaiupu.

(11) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu, “vaega e fesootai i ai” a se sui

auai, o lona uiga o so o se tasi o vaega nei:

(a) se toalua, tamaitiiti po o se matua o le sui auai;

(b) se kamupani lea e avea ai le sui auai ma faatonu po o se

ofisa tau pulega, ma o se lala o le Kamupani;

matua o le sui auai ma faatonu po o se ofisa tau

pulega;

(d) se kamupani lea e i ai se aia tau faafoega a se toalua,

tamaitiiti po o se matua o le sui auai.

14. Puipuiga mausali - E leai se noataga tau le va o tagata, tau

solitulafono po o noataga tau pulega, e aofia ai totogi o mea ua

faaleagaina po o faasalaga, e mafai ona faaee atu i luga o:

(a) le Malo po o se Minisita; po o

(b) le Komisi; po o

le Komisi; po o

(d) se tagata o galue i lalo o le pule faataga ua faaee atu e le

Komisi,

mo so o se gaoioiga po o se mataupu ua faia po o ua lē faia i le

agaga lelei i le faatinoga po o le faatinoga ua faamoemoeina o a

latou galuega tauave eseese.

Vaevaega 3 - Fonotaga

15. Fonotaga-(1) E ao i le Komisi ona faia so o se fonotaga, e

taloina e le Taitaifono, e pei ona talafeagai ai i le tauaveina o ana

galuega tauave.

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(2) E ao i le Taitaifono ona taloina se fonotaga pe a talosagaina

e ni sui auai a itiiti mai e toalua.

(3) O se sui o ia lea e auai i se fonotaga e faaaogāina ai

telefoni, fonotaga e faaaogā ai masini pue ata vito po o isi auala

faaeletoroni, ua faatatauina e faapea o lo o auai i le fonotaga, pe

afai e mafai e le sui ona lagonaina isi sui auai ma e mafai foi ona

lagonaina o ia e isi sui auai.

(4) I se fonotaga a le Komisi:

(a) o le Taitaifono e nofoia le nofoa, i le noatia ma fai

fuafua i parakalafa (b) ma le (c);

(b) o le Sui Taitaifono e nofoia le nofoa, pe afai o toesea le

Taitaifono i se fonotaga;

e nofoia le nofoa i le fonotaga, pe afai o lo o toesea

le Taitaifono ma le Sui Taitaifono i lea fonotaga;

(d) o le aofaiga o sui e mafai ai ona usuia se fonotaga, o le

vaega toatele lea o sui auai;

(e) o se fesili e faatulai mai i se fonotaga, o le a fuafuaina

se faaiuga e ala i se vaega aupito toatele palota a sui

o lo o auai ma palota; ma

(f) o le sui auai o lo o taitaifono e i ai lana palota e faia ai

filifiliga ma lana palota e faia ai o faaiuga.

(5) O le Komisi:

(a) e ao ona teuina otootoga o mataupu tusitusia o ana

fonotaga uma, ma fonotaga uma a so o se komiti a

le Komisi; ma

(b) i le noatia ma fai fuafua i lenei Tulafono, e mafai ona

faatonutonuina faaletulafono o ana taualumaga i

fonotaga e pei ona ia manatu ua talafeagai ai.

16. Faaiuga e aunoa ma ni fonotaga-(1) Afai:

(a) ua finagalo sui auai e faapea e mafai ona pasia ni

faaiuga e tusa ai ma lenei fuaiupu; ma

(b) a lē -

(i) o sui auai uma na logoina i se faiga

tusitusia i tuutuuga o se faaiuga ua fuafuaina;

po o

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(ii) na faia o taumafaiga talafeagai e logoina

ai sui auai uma i se faiga tusitusia i tuutuuga o

se faaiuga ua fuafuaina; ma

o sui auai lo latou maliega i le faaiuga ua fuafuaina

ma ua faafesootai atu lena faaiuga i le Ofisa Sili o

Pulega e ala i se tusi, fesi po o isi faiga faaeletoroni

o le faaooina atu,

o le faaiuga ua faatatauina e faapea na pasia i se fonotaga a sui auai

i le aso na faaalia ai e le sui auai mulimuli o lana maliega.

(2) O le faafuaiupu (1)(b) ma le (c) e lē faitauina ai se sui auai,

o ia lea e ono mafai ona toafia e le fuaiupu 13 mai le lauiliuina o le

faaiuga pe a na fai na tuuina atu le faaiuga i se fonotaga.

(3) E lē faaaogāina le faafuaiupu (1) i se faaiuga na fuafuaina,

pe afai e talosagaina e so o se tasi o sui auai, e ala i se faasilasilaga

tusitusi i le Ofisa Sili o Pulega, e faapea ia faasee atu le faaiuga i se

fonotaga a sui auai.

Vaevaega 4 - Faatulagaga tau

faafoega ma tulaga tau tupe

17. Ofisa o le Komisi-(1) Ua faavaeina le Ofisa o le Komisi e

aofia ai:

(a) sui auai o le Komisi;

(b) aufaigaluega a le Komisi;

(2) O le Komisi e nafa ma le pulega o le ofisa.

(3) Ae vagana ai ua aiaia i totonu o lenei Tulafono, o le a

galulue le Komisi ma le Ofisa e tusa ai ma tulafono o puleaina ai

galuega a le Malo ma tupe a le Malo o Samoa, ma aemaise ai:

(a) o le aufaigaluega a le Ofisa o le a tofia pe

faafaigaluegaina i lalo o le Tulafono o Galuega a le

Malo 2004; ma

(b) o le Komisi o le Aufaigaluega o Galuega a le Malo o le

a tofiaina le aufaigaluega, na o luga lava o le

fautuaga a le Komisi; ma

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tusa ai ma le faagasologa a le Malo i le faatatauina o

tala o tupe a le atunuu.

(4) E mafai e le Minisita, i luga o le fautuaga a le Komisi ma le

Ofisa Sili o Pulega, ona faia o faatulagaga i se faiga tusitusia mo le

Ofisa ina ia fefaasoaai pe faaaogā o alaoa (e aofia ai punaoa o

tagata faigaluega) ma nofoaga ma fale o le Matagaluega, o se isi

Matagaluega po o se lala sooupu a le Malo.

(5) E mafai e le Komisi ona tofia tagata faufautua faapitoa e pei

ona talafeagai ai mo le faatinoga aupito sili ona lelei o ana galuega

tauave.

18. Noataga tau le va o tagata - O se tagi i mataupu tau le va

o tagata e faia e pe faasaga i le Komisi, e ao ona faia i lalo o le

Tulafono o Taualumaga a le Malo 1974.

19. Tulaga faalilolilo-(1) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu:

“tagata ofisa” o lona uiga o se tagata:

(a) o ia lea o lo o avea po o sa avea ma sui auai i so o se

taimi, po o o se sui o le aufaigaluega a le Komisi;

po o

(b) o ia lea ua tuuina atu i ai pe sa tuuina atu i ai malosiaga

po o galuega tauave e le Komisi; po o

se taimi e tuuina atu o auaunaga i le Komisi; po o

(d) o ia lea ua avea pe sa avea ma tagata suesue i so o se

taimi.

“faamatalaga puipuia” o lona uiga o faamatalaga e uiga i

mataupu a le tagata lava ia na mauaina e se tagata ofisa talu

ai ona o le tagata ofisa sa avea muamua ma tagata ofisa.

(2) Ua faia e se tagata ofisa se soligatulafono o ia lea, i se ala

tuusao pe lē tuusao foi:

(a) ua na faia o se faamaumauga o faamatalaga puipuia;

po o

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(b) ua na faailoaina o faamatalaga puipuia i se isi tagata,

ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i se sala

tupe e lē silia le 50 iunite tau faasalaga po o le nofosala i le

falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le ono (6) masina, po o ia

faasalaga uma e lua.

(3) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faasaga i le faafuaiupu (2):

(a) le faia o le gaoioiga ua taua i se faatinoga lelei o tiute po

o galuega tauave a le tagata, i le avea ai o ia ma

tagata ofisa; po o

(b) mo le faailoaina atu o faamatalaga puipuia e uiga i le

tagata, e faapea o le faailoaina atu sa faia i le i ai

faatasi ma le maliega tusitusia a le tagata.

(4) E lē mafai e se tagata ofisa ona faamalosia o ia ina ia

faailoaina atu faamatalaga puipuia po o se pepa aloaia, i le a lava le

tulaga o lo o aofia ai faamatalaga puipuia.

20. Tuuina atu o malosiaga e le Komisi-(1) I le noatia ma fai

fuafua i le faafuaiupu (2), e mafai e le Komisi, e ala i se faaiuga,

ona tuuina atu so o se tasi o ona malosiaga po o galuega tauave i so

o se tasi o i latou nei:

(a) se sui auai (e ese mai ai i lo se Pule Faatonu);

(b) se sui auai o le Komisi;

faapitoa i le Ofisa po o le Matagaluega.

(2) E lē tatau i le Komisi ona tuuina atu so o se tasi o malosiaga

nei:

(a) o le malosiaga e tuuina atu ai malosiaga i lalo o lenei

fuaiupu; po o

(b) o le malosiaga e tuu atu ai pe faalēaogāina ai se

faamaoniga; po o

faatagaga.

(3) O le tuuina o malosiaga:

(a) e mafai ona noatia i aiaiga ua faamaotiina i totonu o se

faaiuga; ma

(b) e mafai ona suia pe faalēaogāina ma le loto i ai; ma

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tuuina atu po o le faatinoina o galuega tauave ua

faamatuu atu.

(4) O se malosiaga po o se galuega tauave tuuina atu:

(a) e ao ona tauaveina e tusa ai ma se faaiuga na faia i ai;

(b) pe afai e tauaveina e lē ua tuuina atu i ai, ua avea lava

mo faamoemoega uma e faapea na faagaoioia pe na

faatinoina e le Komisi.

(5) Afai ua faamoemoe se tagata ua tuuina atu i ai le malosiaga,

e galue i lalo o se malosiaga tuuina atu, e ao ona faatatauina e

faapea, seia vagana ua faamautuina i se tulaga e ese ai, e faapea na

i ai le malosiaga tuuina atu i lē na tuuina atu i ai, ma faapea ona

galue ai i lalo o lea malosiaga tuuina atu.

21. Lipoti faaletausaga - E ao i le Komisi ona tuuina atu lipoti

faaletausaga i le Minisita, e aofia ai se faamatalaga o:

(a) laasaga na faia i le faatinoga o tulafono o faiga

faatauvaga ma tulafono e puipuia ai tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, a o faagasolo le

vaitaimi lea e faatatau i ai lipoti; ma

(b) taunuuga na ausia e afua mai in a laasaga na faatinoina.

Vaevaega 5 - Sootaga ma Pule Faatonu

ma lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo

22. Sootaga ma Pule Faatonu-(1) E ao i le Komisi ona

galulue faatasi ma felagolagomai ma Pule Faatonu, ma fesoasoani i

ai, i le tauaveina o a latou galuega tauave.

(2) E ao i Pule Faatonu taitasi ona galulue faatasi ma

felagolagomai ma le Komisi, ma fesoasoani i ai, i le tauaveina o

ana galuega tauave.

23. Maliega tusitusi faaletulafono-(1) I se taimi vave lava

talafeagai e mafai ai ona faatino, i le tuanai ai o le amata

faamamaluina o lenei Tulafono, e ao i le Komisi ma Pule Faatonu

taitasi ona atiae ma sainia se maliega tusitusia faaletulafono

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(“MOU”), e ogatasi ma lenei Tulafono, e faafaigofieina ai le tulaga

tausisia o le fuaiupu 22.

(2) I le noatia ma fai fuafua i lenei fuaiupu, e mafai e se

maliega tusitusia faaletulafono (MOU) ona aiaia ai mo so o se tasi

o mataupu nei:

(a) fonotaga i le va o le Komisi ma le Pule Faatonu, ma i le

va foi o a latou aufaigaluega;

(b) o tulaga aloaia tau fesootaiga i le va o le Komisi ma le

Pule Faatonu;

Komisi ma le Pule Faatonu;

(d) atinae soofaatasi ma le tuuina atu o taiala ma isi

faamatalaga i tagata lautele.

(3) E mafai e le Komisi ma se Pule Faatonu ona teuteu le

maliega tusitusia faaletulafono (MOU) lea e avea ai i latou ma

vaega auai, i so o se taimi lava.

(4) E ao i le Komisi ona lomia faasalalau o Maliega taitasi ua

tusitusia faaletulafono (MOU) (e aofia ai le faaaogāina o le

initaneti), ma ia faia ni ata o lomiga ia avanoa i so o se tagata e

manao i ai.

(5) E ao i Pule Faatonu taitasi ona lomia faasalalau o maliega

taitasi ua tusitusia faaletulafono (e aofia ai le faaaogāina o le

initaneti), ma ia faia o se ata o lomiga ia avanoa i so o se tagata e

manao i ai.

24. E mafai e le Komisi ona fetufaai faamatalaga ma lala

sooupu i atunuu i fafo-(1) E mafai e le Komisi ona tuuina atu i se

lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo, o so o se faamatalaga, po o se ata o so o

se pepa aloaia, lea o lo o umia e le Komisi, peitai, vagana lava pe

afai o le Komisi:

(a) ua manatu o le faia faapena, o le a fesoasoani ai i le lala

sooupu i atunuu i fafo i le faatinoga o galuega

tauave a le lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo, ia e foliga

tutusa ma galuega tauave a le Komisi; ma

(b) ua faamalieina e faapea ua faatulaga po o o le a

faatulagaina o puipuiga talafeagai e tausia ai le

tulaga agatapuia o so o se mea ua tuuina atu.

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(2) I le faataunuuina o ana galuega tauave, e mafai e le Komisi

ona faaaogāina so o se faamatalaga, po o se ata o so o se pepa

aloaia, ua tuuina atu ia te ia, e se lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo.

25. E mafai e le Komisi ona fesoasoani i lala sooupu i

atunuu i fafo e ala i le faatautaia o suesuega-(1) Afai e mauaina

e le Komisi o se talosaga mai se lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo ina ia

suesueina se mataupu e fesootai i galuega tauave a le lala sooupu i

atunuu i fafo ma tuuina atu o faamatalaga po o pepa aloaia i lea

lala sooupu, e afua mai i suesuega (o se “talosaga”), e mafai e le

Komisi ona tausisi i le talosaga, peitai, vagana lava pe afai ua

faamalieina e faapea:

(a) o le tausisia o le a lē aafia ai i se tulaga matuia le

faatinoga o isi o ana galuega tauave; ma

(b) o puipuiga talafeagai ua faatulagaina po o o le a

faatulagaina ina ia tausia ai le tulaga agatapuia o so

o se mea ua tuuina atu; ma

(2) O mataupu e ao ona iloiloina i le faia o se faaiuga, mo le

faafuaiupu (1), pe ua talafeagai ai, e aofia ai itu nei:

(a) o tuutuuga o so o se fuafuaga talafeagai o le galulue

faatasi;

(b) pe e ono mafai e le Komisi ona tausisia le talosaga;

(d) pe e mafai e se isi punaoa ona faamalieina i se tulaga ua

tatau ai le talosaga;

(e) le tulaga e tutusa ai o galuega tauave a le lala sooupu i

atunuu i fafo ma galuega tauave a le Komisi;

(f) pe e ono tausisia e le lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo o se

talosaga faapena e faia e le Komisi;

(g) pe e ono sili atu ona talafeagai ona tagofia le talosaga i

lalo o le Tulafono o Fesoasoani Soofaatasi i

Mataupu Tau Solitulafono 2007.

(3) E mafai e le Komisi, i le tausisia ai o se talosaga, ona faaee

atu aiaiga e faasino i so o se tasi o itu nei:

(a) tausia o tulaga agatapuia o faamatalaga ma pepa aloaia

ua tuuina atu i le lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo;

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(b) le teuina po o le faaaogāina o, po o avanoa i, lena

faamatalaga ma na pepa aloaia;

lena faamatalaga ma na pepa aloaia;

(d) o tupe totogi faatupulaia e le Komisi i le tausisia ai o le

talosaga.

(4) E mafai e le Komisi ona faatino malosiaga i lalo o le Vaega

6 i le tausisia ai o le talosaga.

(5) Afai e faatinoina e le Komisi se malosiaga i lalo o le Vaega

6 i le tausisia ai o le talosaga, e tatau ona faamaoti, i so o se

faasilasilaga na tuuina atu mo le faamoemoe o le faatinoga o le

malosiaga, e faapea o lo o faatinoina lava le malosiaga e tausisia ai

le talosaga.

(6) Afai:

(a) ua faia e se tagata se faamatalaga i le Komisi po o se

tagata suesue, a o faagasolo se suesuega (tusa lava

pe na faatautaia le suesuega i lalo o se talosaga pe

leai foi); ma

(b) o le faamatalaga e ono oo atu i le tuuaia ai o le tagata po

o e agai ina noatia ai le tagata i se faasalaga tau tupe

i lalo o le tulafono a se isi atunuu,

e lē tatau i le Komisi ona tuuina atu se ata o le faamatalaga i se lala

sooupu i atunuu i fafo mo le isi lena atunuu, ae vagana ai ua tuuina

atu e le lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo i le Komisi se maliega tusitusia

e noatia ai;

moliaga o se tagata, po o se taualumaga mo se

faasalaga tau tupe po o se taualumaga faapena; ma

(d) e faapea, i le tulaga o lo o ogatasi ma le mafaigafatia o

le lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo e faia ai faapena, o le a

faamautinoaina ai e le o faaaogāina faapena o na

faamatalaga, e so o se isi lava lala sooupu a le

atunuu ese.

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i le avea ai ma sui o le Malo, ona sainia o se faatulagaga

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(o se “faatulagaga o le galulue faatasi”) e tusa ai o se lala sooupu i

atunuu i fafo ma:

(a) le Malo o le atunuu lea o lo o faavaeina ai le lala sooupu

i atunuu i fafo; po o

(b) pe afai ua faavaeina se lala sooupu e se faalapotopotoga

faava o malo, o le faalapotopotoga o lo o puleaina

lena faalapotopotoga faava o malo.

(2) E mafai e le Komisi, i le i ai faatasi ma le faamaoniga

tusitusia a le Minisita, ona sainia o se faatulagaga (e faapea foi i se

“faatulagaga o le galulue faatasi”), faatasi ma se lala sooupu i

atunuu i fafo.

(3) E aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o itu o lo o aofia ai i se

faatulagaga o le galulue faatasi, o se faatulagaga o le galulue

faatasi:

(a) e ao ona:

(i) faailoa mautinoa le lala sooupu i atunuu i

fafo lea o lo o fesootai i ai le faatulagaga o le

galulue faatasi; ma

(ii) faailoa mautinoa le tulafono e fesootai i

ai lea e mafai ai e le lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo

ona saili o faamatalaga po o pepa aloaia mai le

Komisi; ma

(iii) faatulaga atu ai faiga e mafai ona

faaaogāina ai faamatalaga po o pepa aloaia ua

tuuina atu i lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo i lalo o le

faatulagaga, e lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo, ma

faiga e tatau ona teumalu ai o ia faamatalaga po

o pepa aloaia; ma

(b) e mafai ona aiaia ai le toe faaolaina o tupe totogi a le

Komisi na faatupulaia i le tausisia ai o talosaga, lea

e faaaogāina i ai le faatulagaga o le galulue faatasi.

(4) A o le i sainia se faatulagaga o le galulue faatasi, po o le

tuuina atu o le faamaoniga i le Komisi e sainia ai se faatulagaga o

le galulue faatasi, e ao i le Minisita ona silasila totoa i:

(a) le faataotoga faaletulafono e faasino i le faaaogāina o

faamatalaga na maua mai faamalosi i totonu o le

atunuu i fafo; ma

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(b) taunuuga e mafai ona tulai mai mo tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga ma pisinisi i Samoa i le tuuina

atu o faamatalaga po o pepa aloaia i lala sooupu i

atunuu i fafo; ma

mai i le faatulagaga ua fuafuaina.

(5) E lē tatau i le Minisita ona sainia se faatulagaga o le galulue

faatasi, po o le tuuina atu o le faamaoniga i le Komisi, e sainia ai se

faatulagaga o le galulue faatasi, seia vagana ai ua faamalieina le

tulaga e faapea, o le sainia o se faatulagaga o le galulue faatasi ua

ogatasi ma noataga faava o malo a Samoa.

(6) Afai ua sainia po o ua teuteuina se faatulagaga o le galulue

faatasi, ona faapea lea, i se taimi vave lava e mafai ai ona faatino, e

tatau ona lomia faasalalau o se faasilasilaga o le mea moni, i totonu

o le Savali ma ia tuuina i luga o le tuatusi faakomepiuta a le

Komisi se ata o le faatulagaga.

27. Faamatalaga tuuina atu e ala i maliega - E ui lava i so o

se isi aiaiga o lenei Vaevaega ma se faatulagaga o le galulue

faatasi, e mafai e le Komisi ona tuuina atu so o se faamatalaga i se

lala sooupu i atunuu i fafo, faatasi ai ma le maliega a le tagata, o ia

lea e faasino i ai le faamatalaga.

Vaevaega 6 - Gaoioiga tau faafoega

28. Ia iloiloina e Minisita aafiaga i faiga faatauvaga-(1) E ao

i se Minisita ona amanaia aafiaga o faiga faatauvaga i maketi i

totonu o Samoa, o so o se faaiuga a le Malo, lea e auai le Minisita.

(2) O le lē mafai ona tausisia o le faafuaiupu (1) o le a lē aloaia

ai se faaiuga.

29. Tuuina atu o lipoti-(1) O le Komisi:

(a) e tatau, pe a talosagaina e le Minisita, ona tuuina atu se

lipoti i le Minisita, e uiga i aafiaga o faiga

faatauvaga i totonu o maketi i Samoa, o so o se

fuafuaga ua iloiloina e le Minisita po o le Malo; ma

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(b) e tatau ona tuuina atu le lipoti i se taimi talafeagai lelei

e mafai ai ona faatino ai, ae vagana ai ua manatu le

Komisi ua na lē mafaia ona faapea ona faia; ma

logoina le Minisita i mafuaaga ua lē mafai ai ona ia

faia faapena.

(2) E mafai e le Komisi, i lana lava faitalia, e tuuina atu se

lipoti i le Minisita, e uiga i aafiaga i luga o faiga faatauvaga i

totonu o maketi i Samoa, o so o se fuafuaga ua iloiloina e le

Minisita po o le Malo.

VAEGA 3

TULAFONO FAAFOE O FAIGA FAATAUVAGA

Vaevaega 1 - O tulafono faafoe

30. Maliega e tetee atu ai i faiga faatauvaga, faiga masani

ua tuufaatasia ma faaiuga a faalapotopotoga-(1) E lē tatau i se

tagata ona:

(a) faia pe aloaia se maliega; po o

(b) le auai i se faiga masani ua tuufaatasia; po o

ona faia pe aloaia se faaiuga a le faalapotopotoga,

pe afai o le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia, po o ua i ai i le

faaiuga, po o o le a ona i ai i le faaiuga, le aafiaga o le a matua

faaitiitia ai faiga faatauvaga i totonu o se maketi i Samoa.

(2) Mo le faafuaiupu (1), afai o se maliega, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga ua i ai, po o e ono tulai mai ona i ai, o le

aafiaga e matua faaitiitia ai faiga faatauvaga i totonu o se maketi i

Samoa, e lē afaina lava lea itu e faapea o lo o i ai isi aafiaga.

(3) O le faafuaiupu (1):

(a) e faaaogā, e ui lava pe afai -

(i) o le maliega po o le faaiuga na faia po o o

sona vaega na faia i fafo atu o Samoa; po o

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(ii) o le faiga masani ua tuufaatasia, sa

faaaogāina atoa po o i sona vaega i fafo atu o

Samoa; ma

(b) e lē faaaogāina i -

(i) se maliega, i le a lava le tulaga e fesootai

i le mauaina o sea po o aseta; po o

(ii) pe afai o le sini o le maliega, faiga

masani ua tuufaatasia, po o se faaiuga, o le

tuufaatasia lea o le faatinoga tau pisinisi a se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono e

fesootai i ai, o se tasi o ia sini; ma

aafiaga (peitai e ono mafai ona faatapulaaina lea itu

i se faiga manino e maoti).

(3) O le Vaevaega 2 ua faatulagaina ai isi tuusaunoaga mai

lenei fuaiupu.

31. Tauofoga i auala tau faasese-(1) Mo le fuaiupu 30(1), ae

vagana ai ua faamautuina i se isi faiga e ese ai, se maliega po o se

faiga masani ua tuufaatasia, po o se faaiuga a se faalapotopotoga,

ua avea e faapea ua aloaia, po o e ono i ai le aafiaga, i le matua

faaitiitia o faiga faatauvaga i totonu o se maketi i Samoa, pe afai:

(a) o le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga

e aafia ai tagata (i totonu o lenei fuaiupu “tagata

auai”) so o se toalua po o le sili atu, o i latou ia o lo

o i ai i se faiga faatauvaga o le tasi i le isi; ma

(b) i lalo o le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se

faaiuga, ua tuuina atu e se tagata auai po o ua malie

e tuuina atu, e tali atu ai i se talosaga mo tauofoga (i

le a lava le tulaga o faamatalaina ai) i totonu o

Samoa, se tauofoga, o ona tuutuuga o lo o faapea

ona faamaotiina i totonu, po o ua fuafuaina i lalo, o

le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se

faaiuga; ma

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e le i faailoaina atu i se faiga tusitusia i le tagata o

talosagaina tauofoga i le taimi e tuuina atu ai le

tauofoga.

(2) Mo le fuaiupu 30(1), ae vagana ua faamautuina o se isi itu e

feteenai ai, o se maliega po o se faiga masani ua tuufaatasia, po o

se faaiuga a se faalapotopotoga ua avea e faapea ua aloaia, po o o

le a ono aloaia, i le matua tuuitiitia ai o faiga faatauvaga i totonu o

se maketi i Samoa, pe afai:

(a) o le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga

e aafia ai tagata, so o se toalua (2) po o le sili atu o i

latou ia, o lo o i ai i se tauvaga, o le tasi i le isi

tagata; ma

(b) i lalo o le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se

faaiuga, o se tagata auai -

(i) e le i tuuina atu, po o ua malie ina ia lē

tuuina atu, o se tauofoga; po o

(ii) ua faaui i tua, po o ua malie e faaui i tua,

o se tauofoga lea sa tuuina mai,

e tali atu ai i se talosaga mo tauofoga (i le a lava le tulaga e

faamatalaina ai) i totonu o Samoa; ma

le i faailoaina atu i se faiga tusitusia i le tagata o

talosagaina tauofoga i le taimi e tuuina atu ai

tauofoga.

(3) Mo lenei fuaiupu, o tagata auai ua i ai i se faiga faatauvaga

o le tasi i le isi pe afai o i latou, po o le toatasi (1) po o le sili atu o

faalapotopotoga e fesootai i ai ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono o i latou

ia, o lo o tauva o le tasi ma le isi, e faasino i le faaooina atu po o le

mauaina o oloa po o auaunaga ua taua, po o le a faapea ona tauva,

peitai e mo le faatinoga o taua.

32. Faatulagaina o tau o oloa, faasoaga faamaketi ma tetee

autasi-(1) Mo le fuaiupu 30(1), ae vagana ai ua faamautuina o se

isi itu e feteenai ai, o maliega nei, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia ma

faaiuga a faalapotopotoga ua avea e faapea ua aloaia, po o e ono

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aloaia, i le matua tuuitiitia ai o faiga faatauvaga i totonu o se

maketi i Samoa:

(a) maliega o le faatulagaga o tau o oloa, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia ma faaiuga;

(b) maliega tau le faasoaga faamaketi, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia ma faaiuga;

tuufaatasia ma faaiuga.

(2) O se maliega o le faatulagaga o tau o oloa, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga o se tulaga lea e:

(a) aafia ai tagata (i totonu o lenei fuaiupu, “tagata auai”) so

o se toalua (2) po o le sili atu, o i latou ia o lo o i ai i

le tauvaga o le tasi ma le isi; ma

(b) e i ai le aafiaga, po o e ono i ai se aafiaga, i se ala

tuusao pe lē tuusao foi, i le faatulagaina, tausiga po

o le faatonutonuina o tau o oloa po o auaunaga i

totonu o Samoa (e aofia ai ona o lo o aafia ai i latou,

po o e ono aafia ai, o tuutuuga po o aiaiga o

fefaatauaiga).

(3) O se maliega tau le faasoaga faamaketi, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga, o se tulaga lea e:

(a) aafia ai tagata auai, o so o se toalua (2) po o le sili atu o

i latou ia o lo o i ai i se faiga faatauvaga o le tasi ma

le isi; ma

(b) e i ai le aafiaga, po o e ono i ai se aafiaga, i se ala

tuusao pe lē tuusao foi, i le fefaasoaaiga po o le

vaevaeina o se maketi i totonu o Samoa i se auala e

taofia pe faasaina ai so o se tasi (1) po o le sili atu o

vaega auai i le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia

po o se faaiuga mai le tauvaga ma so o se tasi (1) po

o le sili atu o isi vaega auai i le maliega, faiga

masani ua tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga i le tuuina atu

po o le mauaina o so o se oloa po o auaunaga.

(4) O se maliega o faiga tetee tuufaatasia, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga a se faalapotopotoga, o se tulaga lea e:

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(a) aafia ai tagata auai, o so o se toalua (2) po o le sili atu, o

i latou ia o lo o i ai i le tauvaga o le tasi ma le isi;

(b) e i ai le aafiaga, po o e ono i ai o le aafiaga, i se ala

tuusao pe lē tuusao foi, i le vavaeeseina o se tagata

tauva, tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, tagata

e tuuina atu oloa ma auaunaga po o se isi tagata,

mai se maketi i totonu o Samoa.

(5) Mo lenei fuaiupu, o tagata auai o lo o tauva o le tasi ma le

isi pe afai o i latou, po o faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia e fesootai i

ai o le tasi (1) po o le sili atu o i latou, o lo o tauva le tasi ma le isi

mo le tuuina atu po o le mauaina o oloa po o auaunaga o taua, po o

o le a faapea ona tauva, peitai e mo le faatinoga o taua.

(6) O le faafuaiupu (1) e lē faaaogāina pe afai o le aano moni o

le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga, o le

tuufaatasia lea o le faatinoga o pisinisi a se faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia e fesootai i ai, i se tasi o i latou ia.

33. Faaaogā sese o le malosiaga faamaketi-(1) O se tagata, o

ia lea o lo o i ai se tulaga mautu o le malosaga faamaketi i totonu o

se maketi, e lē tatau ona ia faaaogāina sese o lena malosiaga e ala i

le auai i se faatinoga e i ai sona aafiaga, po o e ono tulai mai ai o se

aafiaga, o le matua tuuitiitia ai lea o faiga faatauvaga i totonu o se

maketi i Samoa.

(2) Mo lenei fuaiupu, afai ua i ai faatasi i se tagata ma se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia e fesootai i ai a le tagata, se tulaga

mautu o se malosiaga faamaketi i totonu o se maketi, ua

faatatauina lava ia vaega taitasi e faapea ua i ai se malosiaga

faamaketi i se tulaga mautu i totonu o le maketi.

(3) Mo le faafuaiupu (1), afai o le faatinoga e i ai le aafiaga po

o e ono i ai se aafiaga o le matua tuuitiitia ai lea o faiga faatauvaga

i totonu o se maketi i totonu o Samoa, e lē afaina le i ai i le

faatinoga o isi aafiaga.

(4) O le faafuaiupu (1):

(a) e faaaogā, e tusa lava pe afai o lo o galue le tagata i le

faatinoga i se tulaga atoatoa po o i se vaega i fafo

atu o Samoa; ma

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(b) e lē faaaogāina i se maliega, i le a lava se tulaga e

fesootai i ai i le mauaina o sea po o aseta.

(5) Mo lenei fuaiupu, e lē faaaogāina sese e se tagata se tulaga

mautu o le malosiaga faamaketi, i le na o le faamalosia o se aia

tatau i meatotino tau le atamai.

(6) O le Vaevaega 2 ua faatulagaina ai isi tuusaunoaga mai

lenei fuaiupu.

34. O sea po o aseta ua mauaina e matua tuuitiitia ai faiga

faatauvaga-(1) E lē tatau i se tagata, i se ala tuusao pe lē tuusao

foi ona:

(a) mauaina sea i se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono; po o

(b) ua mauaina so o se aseta a se tagata,

pe afai o sea po o aseta ua mauaina o le a i ai se aafiaga po o e ono

i ai o se aafiaga, o le matua tuuitiitia lea o faiga faatauvaga i totonu

o se maketi i Samoa.

(2) Mo lenei fuaiupu, afai na mauaina taitasi e se tagata ma se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono e fesootai i ai a le

tagata, o sea i po o aseta a se faalapotopotoga, e tatau ona

faatatauina o ia sea po o aseta ua mauaina, e avea o se sea po o se

aseta e tasi ua mauaina, e tagata taitoatasi ma le faalapotopotoga

taitasi ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono e fesootai i ai.

(3) Mo le faafuaiupu (1), afai o se sea po o se aseta ua mauaina

e i ai sona aafiaga po o o le a ono i ai se aafiaga o le matua

tuuitiitia lea o faiga faatauvaga i totonu o se maketi i Samoa, e lē

afaina lava le i ai o isi aafiaga.

(4) E aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o mataupu ia e ono mafai ona

amanaia i le fuafuaina pe o se sea po o se aseta ua mauaina o le a i

ai o se aafiaga, po o e ono tulai mai le i ai o se aafiaga, o le matua

tuuitiitia lea o faiga faatauvaga i totonu o se maketi i Samoa, o itu

nei e mafai ona amanaia:

(a) le tulaga o faiga faatauvaga i totonu o le maketi mai

tagata tauva i fafo atu o Samoa;

(b) pe o le faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, o

ana aseta po o sea o le a faapea ona mauaina o le a

po o e ono tulai mai ai le gaumativa;

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mea e suia ai oloa po o auaunaga i totonu o le

maketi;

(d) le maualuga o so o se pa puipui i le ulufale atu ai i

totonu o le maketi;

(e) le tulaga e ono tulai mai e mafai ai i se sea po o se aseta

ua mauaina ona taunuu i se itu e mafai ai e le tagata

po o se faalapotopotoga a le tagata ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono e fesootai i ai, ona siitia tau o oloa po

o faatulagaga o tupe faasili i se tulaga lelei tele ma

le mafai ona gafataulimaina;

(f) pe o le sea po o se aseta ua mauaina o le a ono taunuu

atu i le aveesea o se tagata tauva lelei ma galue

malosi;

(g) le maualuga e oo i ai i le malosiaga e faalēaogāina ai i

totonu o le maketi;

(h) le uiga ma le tulaga o suiga ma sailiga o mea fou i

totonu o le maketi.

(5) O le faafuaiupu (1) e oo atu lava i so o se tasi o itu nei:

(a) o le mauaina o sea po o aseta o lo o i fafo atu o Samoa;

(b) o le mauaina o sea po o aseta ia sa faia i fafo atu o

Samoa;

lea o lo o i fafo atu o Samoa.

(6) O le Vaevaega 2 ua faatulagaina ai o tuusaunoaga mai lenei

fuaiupu.

Vaevaega 2 - Tuusaunoaga

35. Tuusaunoaga e alofia ai feteenaiga ma noataga faava o

malo-(1) E mafai e le Minisita, i le i ai faatasi ma le faamaoniga o

le Kapeneta, e ala i se poloaiga ona:

(a) tuusaunoa se maliega ua faamaotiina se faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga mai le fuaiupu 30(1); po

(b) le tuusaunoa o se faatinoga ua faamaotiina mai le

fuaiupu 33(1); po o

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faamaoti, mai le fuaiupu 34(1),

pe afai ua faamalieina e faapea e talafeagai lava ona faia faapena,

ina ia alofia ai o se feteenaiga i le va o lenei Tulafono ma se

noataga faava o malo a Samoa.

(2) O le poloaiga:

(a) e ao ona faamaoti ai le noataga faava o malo ua taua;

(b) e mafai ona noatia ma fai fuafua i aiaiga po o tapulaa ua

faamaotiina i totonu o le poloaiga; ma

(i) aso e lomia ai faasalalau i le Savali; po o

(ii) se isi aso ua tuanai o faamaotiina i le

poloaiga.

(3) O le malosiaga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1) e aofia ai le

malosiaga:

(a) e teuteu, faataatia ese po o le faalēaogāina o le poloaiga;

po o

(b) ia toe faia o se poloaiga sa taofia le faamamaluina po o

sa faapea ona faalēaogāina; po o

se tapulaa o le poloaiga;

(d) ia faaee atu o se aiaiga po o se tapulaa fou i totonu o se

poloaiga.

(4) Afai o le noataga faava o malo ua taofia le faaaogāina, e

faasino ia Samoa, ua taofia foi le faamamaluina o le poloaiga e

tuusaunoa ai.

36. Tuusaunoaga o galuega-(1) O le sainia po o le

faamamaluina o se maliega, po o le auai i se faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia, e le o solia ai le fuaiupu 30(1) pe afai:

(a) o vaega auai i le maliega po o se faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia, o tagata faigaluega; ma

(b) o le maliega po o le faiga masani ua tuufaatasia e

fesootai i totogi po o isi tuutuuga ma aiaiga o

galuega a na vaega auai po o nisi o i latou.

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(2) O le faia po o le faamamaluina o se faaiuga a se

faalapotopotoga o tagata, e le o solia ai le fuaiupu 30(1) pe afai:

(a) o le faalapotopotoga o se faalapotopotoga po o se iuni

tau fefaatauaiga a tagata faigaluega, e tusa ai ma le

uiga o le Tulafono o Leipa ma Sootaga Tau Galuega

2013; ma

(b) o le faaiuga e fesootai i le totogi po o isi tuutuuga ma

aiaiga o galuega a sui o le faalapotopotoga po o nisi

o i latou.

(3) O le sainia po o le faamamaluina o se maliega tau galuega

po o se maliega mo le tuuina atu o auaunaga, e le o solia ai le

fuaiupu 30(1) po o le 33(1), talu ai ona o le maliega o lo o aofia ai

aiaiga ia e lē auai o se tagata e toatasi, o ia lea o se vaega auai i le

maliega, i se galuega ua faamaotiina, e tusa lava pe o ia o se tagata

faigaluega pe leai foi, a o faagasolo po o ua tuanai ai le vaitaimi o

le maliega.

37. Tuusaunoaga o faiga faapaaga - O le sainia po o le

faamamaluina o se maliega faapaaga, e le o solia ai le fuaiupu

30(1) po o le 33(1), talu ai ona o le maliega faapaaga e aofia ai se

aiaiga e faasino i tuutuuga o le faiga faapaaga, o le faafoega o

pisinisi faapaaga po o e faasino i faiga faatauvaga i le va o paaga

ma o se vaega auai i le maliega, a o i ai le vaega auai po o i le

tuanai ai ona faamutaina le avea o le vaega auai, o se paaga.

38. Tuusaunoaga o maliega tuusao - O le sainia po o le

faamamaluina o se maliega mo le tuuina atu o oloa po o auaunaga,

e le o solia ai le fuaiupu 30(1) pe afai:

(a) o vaega auai i le maliega o tagata tauva po o tagata

tauva e ono tulai mai, e faasino i oloa tuuina atu o

lena ituaiga; ma

(b) o le maliega e faatatau i aiaiga ia e mafai ai e vaega auai

ona faatauina mai, faatau atu po o le toe faatau atu o

nisi oloa, po o auaunaga ia e faasino i ai vaega auai

o tagata tauva po o tagata tauva e ono tulai mai; ma

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malosi e tuuitiitia ai faiga faatauvaga i le va o so o

se lua (2) po o le sili atu o vaega auai i le maliega.

39. Tuusaunoaga mo faiga faataatitia, ma isi tulaga faapena

- O le sainia po o le faamamaluina o se maliega, e le o solia ai le

fuaiupu 30(1) po o le 33(1), talu ai ona o le maliega o lo o aofia ai

aiaiga ia e tatau i se vaega auai ona tausisia pe faaaogā:

(a) i se faiga faataatitia o faamatalaga o tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga; po o

(b) se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi; po o

(d) se isi faiga faataatia ua lomia faasalalau e uiga i

mamanu, tulaga aupito sili ona lelei, tomai i se

galuega po o se matata, po o faatinoga.

40. Tuusaunoaga mo puipuiga o itu e manuia ai ma isi

tulaga faapena - O le sainia po o le faamamaluina o se maliega

mo po o e fesootai i le faatauina atu o se pisinisi, aseta na

faaaogāina i se pisinisi po o sea i se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono o tauaveina se pisinisi, e le o solia ai le fuaiupu

30(1), 33(1) po o le 34(1), talu ai ona o le maliega e aofia ai aiaiga

mo le puipuiga o le tagata o faatauina mai e tusa ai o itu e manuia

ai le pisinisi.

41. Tuusaunoaga mo gaoioiga tuufaatasia-(1) O le sainia po

o le faamamaluina o se maliega, o lo o faagaoioia i se faiga masani

ua tuufaatasia po o le faia po o le faamamaluina o se faaiuga a se

faalapotopotoga, e le o solia ai le fuaiupu 30(1) pe afai, i lea taimi:

(a) o le tagata ma se toatasi (1) po o le sili atu o vaega auai i

le maliega, toatasi (1) po o le sili atu tagata o auai i

le faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o le toatasi (1) po

o le sili atu sui o le faalapotopotoga o lo o aafia ai i

se gaoioiga tuufaatasia; ma

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(b) o le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga

ua talafeagai lelei mo le faamoemoe o le gaoioiga

ua tuufaatasia.

(2) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu “gaoioiga ua tuufaatasia” o lona

uiga o se pisinisi, taumafaiga po o isi gaoioiga, i fefaatauaiga, lea:

(a) o lo o tauaveina i se tulaga galulue faatasi ai o se toalua

(2) po o le sili atu tagata; ma

(b) e le o tauaveina mo le faamoemoe iloga o le tuuitiitia ai

o faiga faatauva i le va o so o se toalua (2) po o le

sili atu o vaega auai.

42. Tuusaunoaga mo faatagaga ma faamaoniga ua

fuafuaina - O le sainia po o le faamamaluina o se maliega auai i se

faiga masani ua tuufaatasia, po o le faia po o le faamamaluina o se

faaiuga a se faalapotopotoga, e le o solia ai le fuaiupu 30(1), 33(1)

po o le 34(1) pe afai:

(a) o le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se

faaiuga, o lo o aiaia ai e faapea, talu ai ona o aiaiga

ia e ono mafua ai ona i ai o lena tulaga, e lē mafai

ona faamamaluina, seia vagana ai ua tuuina atu o se

faatagaga mo le maliega, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga; ma

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aso faigaluega, i le tuanai ai ona faia o le maliega po

o le faaiuga, po o le muamua ona auai i se faiga

masani ua tuufaatasia.

Vaevaega 3 - Faamaoniga

43. Faamaoniga o faatinoga ma sea po o aseta ua mauaina-

(1) E mafai e le Komisi, i luga o se talosaga, ona tuuina atu o se

faamaoniga mo so o se tasi o itu nei:

(a) mo le fuaiupu 30(1), e mo se maliega ua faamaotiina,

faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga a se

faalapotopotoga;

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(b) mo le fuaiupu 33(1), e mo se faatinoga ua faamaotiina;

mauaina.

(2) E lē tatau i le Komisi ona tuuina atu se faamaoniga, seia

vagana ai ua faamalieina e faapea:

(a) o le talosaga e aafia ai se mataupu e lautele lona taua po

o e mo le manuia o tagata lautele, e faasino i le

faagaoioiga o lenei Tulafono, lea e le i maea ona

soalaupuleina; ma

(b) o le maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia, faaiuga,

faatinoga po o sea po o aseta ua mauaina, ia e

faatatau i ai le talosaga, e lē solia ai pe ono lē solia

ai se tulafono faafoe o faiga faatauvaga.

(3) E mafai ona noatia ma fai fuafua se faamaoniga i tuutuuga

ma tapulaa ua faamaotiina i totonu o le faamaoniga.

(4) I le tulaga e faapea e faaaogā i ai le faamaoniga, o le

Vaevaega 1, e lē faaaogāina i:

(a) se maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga a

se faalapotopotoga;

(b) faatinoga e ono tuuitiitia ai faiga faatauvaga; po o

faaletulafono po o aseta a se tagata.

44. Talosaga-(1) O se talosaga mo se faamaoniga e tatau ona:

(a) faia i le pepa faatumu faamaonia ma tuuina atu faatasi

ma so o se totogifuapauina ua faatonuina; ma

(b) ia aofia ai o faamatalaga uma o manaomia e le pepa

faatumu ma e tusa ai ma taiala talafeagai.

(2) E mafai e se tagata talosaga, i so o se taimi, ona faaui i tua

le talosaga.

45. Tagofia o talosaga - O le Komisi:

(a) e mafai ona manaomia se tagata talosaga mo se

faamaoniga ina ia tuuina mai o nisi pepa aloaia po o

faamatalaga e fesootai i le talosaga; ma

(b) e lē toe tau iloiloina le talosaga, seia vagana ai ua

faamalieina manaoga i le parakalafa (a); ma

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o le Komisi, e mafai ona fesoasoani i ai i le iloiloga

o se talosaga; ma

(d) e ao ona feutagai ma le Pule Faatonu talafeagai, pe afai

o le talosaga e faatatau i se faalapotopotoga ua

faatonutonuina faaletulafono; ma

(e) e ao ona -

(i) faia o laasaga talafeagai ina ia tuuina atu

le talosaga mo le silafia o i latou ua manatu le

Komisi e ono aafia i se faaiuga of le talosaga;

(ii) ia amanaia o so o se talosaga tusitusia ua

faia; ma

(f) e mafai ona teena le tagofia o se talosaga pe afai e foliga

mai i le Komisi e faapea -

(i) o le a lē auai le tagata talosaga i le

faatinoga lea e faatatau i ai le talosaga; po o

(ii) o le talosaga e lē aafia ai se mataupu e

lautele lona taua po o tulaga e manuia ai tagata

lautele, e faasino i le faagaoioiga o lenei

Tulafono lea e le i maea ona soalaupuleina; ma

(g) e ao ona logoina le tagata talosaga i le faaiuga, e aofia ai

mafuaaga mo le faaiuga ma se faamatalaga o mea

moni na faavae ai o na mafuaaga.

46. Taimi faatapulaaina-(1) Afai e le i logoina e le Komisi se

tagata talosaga mo se faamaoniga lana faaiuga i le talosaga, i

totonu o le vaitaimi na faia ai le faaiuga, o le a faatatauina e faapea

ua teena le tuuina atu o le faamaoniga.

(2) O le vaitaimi na faia ai le faaiuga e:

(a) tasi (1) le masina i le tuanai ai ona faia o le talosaga; po

(b) se vaitaimi e umi atu, pe afai ua malilie i ai le Komisi

ma le tagata talosaga.

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(3) O le vaitaimi e faia ai le faaiuga e ao ona fuafuaina ina ia lē

aofia ai so o se vaitaimi i le va o le taimi na faia ai o se manaoga i

lalo o le fuaiupu 45(a) ma le taimi na faamalieina ai lea manaoga.

47. Faalēaogāina - O le Komisi:

(a) e mafai ona faalēaogāina se faamaoniga, e ala i le tuuina

atu o se faasilasilaga i le tagata, o ia lea na tuuina

atu i ai le faamaoniga; ma

(b) e lē tatau ona faalēaogāina se faamaoniga, seia vagana

ai ua:

(i) faamalieina e faapea o faamatalaga ua

tuuina atu faatasi ma po o e fesootai ma le

talosaga mo le faamaoniga sa lē atoatoa, sese po

o e tau faasese i se faamatalaga maumaututu; ma

(ii) o le tagata, o ia lea na tuuina atu i ai le

faamaoniga ma so o se isi lava tagata, o ia lea, i

le manatu o le Komisi, e ono i ai o se aia i le

mataupu sa tuuina atu i ai o se avanoa talafeagai

e faia ai talosaga tusitusia i le Komisi ma sa

faapea ona amanaia e le Komisi i so o se

talosaga tusitusia faapena.

48. Taimi e muta ai le aogā o faamaoniga - O se faamaoniga

e tumau pea ona faamalosia, seia vagana ai le tulaga ua muamua

atu o:

(a) le taimi na faalēaogāina ai le faamaoniga; ma

(b) le aso, pe afai e i ai, ua faamaotiina i le faamaoniga e

avea o le aso ua muta ai lona aogā.

Vaevaega 4 - Faatagaga

49. Faatagaga-(1) E mafai e le Komisi, i luga o se talosaga,

ona tuuina atu o se faatagaga:

(a) mo le fuaiupu 30(1), mo se maliega ua faamaotiina,

faiga masani ua tuufaatasia po o se faaiuga; po o

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(b) mo le fuaiupu 33(1), mo se faatinoga ua faamaotiina; po

aseta ua faamaotiina.

(2) E lē tatau i le Komisi ona tuuina atu se faatagaga, seia

vagana ai ua faamalieina e faapea o le maliega, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia, faaiuga, faatinoga po o le mauaina o sea po o aseta, o

le a taunuu, po o le a ono taunuu, i se tulaga e manuia ai tagata

lautele, lea o le a sili atu ona mamafa i lo aafiaga matuia, mai le

tuuitiitia ai o faiga faatauvaga lea o le a taunuu, po o e ono tulai

mai o le a taunuu lava.

(3) O se faatagaga e mafai ona noatia ma fai fuafua i tuutuuga

ma tapulaa ua faamaotiina i totonu o se faatagaga.

(4) I se tulaga e faapea, o se faatagaga e faaaogā i ai, o le

Vaevaega 1, e lē faaaogāina i:

(a) se maliega, faiga masani ua tuufaatasi po o se faaiuga a

se faalapotopotoga;

(b) se faatinoga e ono tuuitiitia ai faiga faatauvaga; po o

faaletulafono po o aseta a se tagata.

50. Talosaga-(1) O se talosaga mo se faatagaga e tatau ona:

(a) faia i le pepa faatumu ua faamaonia ma ia tuuina atu

faatasi ma so o se totogifuapauina ua faatonuina; ma

(b) ia aofia ai o faamatalaga uma o manaomia e le pepa

faatumu ma ia tusa ai ma taiala talafeagai.

(2) E mafai e se tagata talosaga, i so o se taimi, ona faaui i tua

le talosaga.

51. Tagofia o talosaga - O le Komisi:

(a) e mafai ona manaomia se tagata talosaga mo se

faatagaga e tuuina atu ai o nisi pepa aloaia po o

faamatalaga e fesootai i le talosaga; ma

(b) e le toe tau iloiloina le talosaga, seia vagana ai ua

faamalieina le manaoga i le parakalafa (a); ma

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manatu o le Komisi, e mafai ona fesoasoani i ai i le

iloiloina o se talosaga; ma

(d) e tatau ona feutagai ma le Pule Faatonu talafeagai, pe

afai o le talosaga e faatatau i se faalapotopotoga ua

faatonutonuina faaletulafono; ma

(e) e tatau ona -

(i) faia o laasaga talafeagai e tuuina atu ai o

se talosaga mo le silafia o i latou ia ua manatu le

Komisi, e ono aafia i se faaiuga o le talosaga;

(ii) ia amanaia o so o se talosaga tusitusia ua

faia; ma

(f) e mafai ona teena le tagofia o se talosaga pe afai e foliga

mai i le Komisi e faapea, o le tagata talosaga o le a

lē faaauauina le maliega, faiga masani ua

tuufaatasia, faaiuga, faatinoga po o le mauaina o sea

po o aseta, ia e faatatau i ai le talosaga; ma

(g) e tatau ona logoina le tagata talosaga e tusa ma le

faaiuga, e aofia ai o mafuaaga mo le faaiuga ma se

faamatalaga o mea moni maumaututu na faavae ai o

na mafuaaga.

52. Taimi faatapulaaina-(1) Afai e le i logoina e le Komisi se

tagata talosaga mo se faatagaga o lana faaiuga i le talosaga i totonu

o le vaitaimi na faia ai le faaiuga, ua avea lava e faapea ua teena le

tuuina atu o le faatagaga.

(2) O le vaitaimi e faia ai le faaiuga e:

(a) tasi (1) le masina i le tuanai ai ona faia o le talosaga; po

(b) se vaitaimi e umi atu, pe afai e tau fai malilie i ai le

Komisi ma le tagata talosaga.

(3) O le vaitaimi e faia ai le faaiuga e ao ona fuafuaina, ina ia lē

aofia ai le vaitaimi (pe afai e i ai) i le va o le taimi na faia ai o se

manaoga i lalo o le fuaiupu 51(a) ma le taimi ina ua faapea ona

faamalieina ai lea manaoga.

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53. Teuteuga ma le faalēaogāina-(1) O le Komisi:

(a) e mafai, e ala i se faasilasilaga i le tagata, o ia lea na

tuuina atu i ai le faatagaga, ona teuteu pe faalēaogā

o se faatagaga, pe afai ua faamalieina e faapea o -

(i) faamatalaga na tuuina mai e tusa ai ma le

talosaga mo le faatagaga sa le i atoatoa, sese po

o e tau faasese i se faamatalaga maumaututu; po

(ii) sa i ai o se suiga ogaoga o tulaga aliae

mai talu ona tuuina atu o le faatagaga; po o

(iii) se tuutuuga o le faatagaga e le i tausisia;

(b) e mafai, e ala i se faasilasilagal i le tagata, o ia lea na

tuuina atu i ai le faatagaga, ona teuteu pe faalēaogā

o se faatagaga, pe afai e manatu le Komisi ina ia

faanatinati ona faia faapena; ma

tuuina atu i ai le faatagaga, ona faalēaogā o se

faatagaga, pe afai o tagata uma, o i latou ia e faasino

i ai le faatagaga e tusa o le latou faatinoga e pei ona

talosagaina i se faiga tusitusia.

(2) E lē tatau i le Komisi ona teuteu pe faalēaogāina se

faatagaga, seia vagana ai:

(a) o le tagata, o ia lea na tuuina atu i ai le faatagaga, ma so

o se isi lava tagata o ia lea i le manatu o le Komisi e

ona i ai o se aia i le mataupu, ua tuuina atu i ai o se

avanoa talafeagai e faia ai o so o se talosaga

tusitusia i le Komisi; ma

(b) sa faapea ona amanaia e le Komisi talosaga tusitusia na

faia.

54. Faamutaina o le aogā o faatagaga - E tumau pea ona

faamalosia o se faatagaga, seia vagana ai le tulaga muamua atu o:

(a) le taimi na faalēaogāina ai; ma

(b) le aso, pe afai e i ai, na faamaotiina i le faatagaga na

avea o le aso e muta ai lona aogā.

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VAEGA 4

PUIPUIGA O TAGATA E FAAAOGĀINA

OLOA MA AUAUNAGA

Vaevaega 1 - Faatinoga tau faasese pe tau faavalea

55. Faatinoga tau faasese pe tau faavalea i se tulaga lautele-

(1) E lē tatau i se tagata, i fefaatauaiga, ona auai i se faatinoga e tau

faasese pe tau faavalea po o e ono tulai mai e tau faasese pe tau

faavalea.

(2) O fuaiupu 56 e oo i le 91, e le o faatapulaaina ai le

faafuaiupu (1).

56. Faatinoga tau faasese pe tau faavalea e faasino i

galuega-(1) E lē tatau i se tagata ona auai i se faatinoga e tau

faasese pe tau faavalea, po o e ono tulai mai e tau faasese pe tau

faavalea, e tusa ai ma so o se mataupu e faasino i galuega lea ua, o

le a, po o, e mafai ona ofoina e lena, po o nisi lava tagata.

(2) O le faafuaiupu (1) e tatala atu i mataupu e faasino i le

avanoa, uiga, tuutuuga ma aiaiga o le galuega.

57. Faatapulaaina o le faaaogāina o fuaiupu 55 ma le 56 i le

vaega faasalalau-(1) O le lomiga faasalalau o faamatalaga po o

mataupu i se nusipepa, e le o solia ai le fuaiupu 55 po o le 56.

(2) O le faafuaiupu (1) e lē faaaogāina i:

(a) le lomiga faasalalau o se faasalalauga faatosina; po o

(b) le lomiga faasalalau o faamatalaga po o se mataupu e

faasino i -

(i) oloa tuuina atu, oloa e ono tuuina atu po

o le faalauiloa o oloa po o le faaaogāina o oloa

po o auaunaga; po o

(ii) le faatauina atu po o le faamatuu atu,

faatau atu po o le faamatuu atu e ono mafai ona

faia po o le faalauiloa o le faatau atu po o le

faamatuu atu o se aia i se fanua,

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e -

(iii) le tagata e lomia faasalalau po o, pe afai

o le tagata e lomia faasalalau o se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, o

se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono

e fesootai i ai a le tagata e lomia faasalalau;

po o

(iv) se vaega auai i se maliega ma le tagata e

lomia faasalalau, po o se faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia faaletulafono e fesootai i ai a le

tagata e lomia faasalalau, e faasino i le uiga po o

mea o aofia ai i le faamatalaga po o se mataupu.

(3) O le faasalalauina o faamatalaga po o se mataupu e se

kamupani o tuuina atu le auaunaga, e le o solia ai le fuaiupu 55 po

o le 56.

(4) O le faafuaiupu (3) e lē faaaogāina i:

(a) le faasalalauina o se faasalalauga faatosina; po o

(b) le faasalalauina o faamatalaga po o se mataupu e

faasino i -

(i) oloa tuuina atu, oloa e ono tuuina atu po

o le faalauiloa o oloa tuuina atu po o le

faaaogāina o oloa po o auaunaga; po o

(ii) le faatauina atu po o le faamatuu atu,

faatau atu po o le faamatuu atu e ono mafai ona

faia po o le faalauiloa o le faatau atu po o le

faamatuu atu o se aia i se fanua,

e -

(iii) le kamupani e tuuina atu le auaunaga po

o, pe afai o le kamupani e tuuina atu le

auaunaga o se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono, o se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasi

faaletulafono e fesootai i ai a le kamupani o

tuuina atu le auaunaga; po o

(iv) se vaega auai i se maliega ma le

kamupani e tuuina atu le auaunaga po o se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono e

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fesootai i ai a le kamupani e tuuina atu le

auaunaga, e faasino i le uiga po o mea o aofia ai

i le faamatalaga po o se mataupu.

(5) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu:

“nusipepa” e i ai le uiga tutusa e pei ona i ai i le fuaiupu 2 o le

Tulafono o Nusipepa ma le Au Lolomi Nusipepa 1993;

“tagata e lomia faasalalau”, mo se nusipepa, o lona uiga o lē e

ona le nusipepa;

“kamupani e tuuina atu le auaunaga” e i ai le uiga tutusa e pei

ona i ai i le fuaiupu 2 o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga 2010.

Vaevaega 2 - Faiga masani e lē amiotonu

58. Ofoina atu o meaalofa ma faailoga - E lē tatau i se tagata

ona ofoina atu ni meaalofa, faailoga po o isi mea taitasi e tuuina

atu saoloto:

(a) e faatatau i le tuuina atu o oloa, po o le tuuina atu o oloa

e ono mafai ona faia i fefaatauaiga o oloa po o

auaunaga po o le faalauiloaina e ala i so o se faiga o

tuuina atu ai oloa po o le faaaogāina o oloa po o

auaunaga; po o

(b) e faatatau i le faatau atu po o le faamatuu atu po o le

ono mafai ona faatau atu po o le faamatuu atu o se

aia i se fanua po o i le faalauiloaina i so o se faiga o

le faatau atu po o le faamatuu atu o se aia i se fanua,

pe afai o so o se tasi o itu nei e faaaogā:

faailoga, po o le saunia o ia mea e pei ona ofoina

atu; po o

(d) e leai ni mafuaaga talafeagai a le tagata, e talitonu ai e

faapea, o le a mafai e le tagata ona saunia ia mea, po

o le tuuina atu o ia mea e pei ona ofoina atu.

59. Faasalalauga faatosina e maunu mai ai-(1) E lē

tatau i se tagata, i fefaatauaiga, ona faasalalau faatosina ni oloa

tuuina atu i se tau ua faamaotiina, oloa po o auaunaga ia e le o

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faamoemoe le tagata e ofoina atu mo oloa i lona tau mo se vaitaimi

lea e, ma i aofaiga o lo o talafeagai, i le amanaia ai o le uiga o le

maketi lea o lo o tauaveina ai e le tagata o se pisinisi ma le uiga o

le faasalalauga faatosina.

(2) E lē tatau i se tagata, i fefaatauaiga, ona faasalalau faatosina

ni oloa, i se tau ua faamaotiina, oloa po o auaunaga, pe afai e leai

ni mafuaaga tatau a le tagata e talitonuina ai e faapea, e mafai ona

tuuina atu ia oloa e lena tagata i lea tau mo se vaitaimi lea e, ma i

aofaiga o lo o, talafeagai, i le amanaia ai o le uiga o le maketi, lea o

lo o tauaveina ai e le tagata se pisinisi ma le uiga o le faasalalauga

faatosina.

(3) O se tagata, o ia lea ua na faasalalauina faatosina oloa po o

auaunaga mo oloa tuuina atu i se tau ua faamaotiina e ao ona

ofoina atu oloa po o auaunaga mo le tuuina atu i lea tau mo se

vaitaimi lea e, ma i aofaiga o lo o, talafeagai, i le amanaia ai o le

uiga o le maketi lea o lo o tauaveina ai e le tagata se pisinisi ma le

uiga o le faasalalauga faatosina.

(4) I taualumaga e faasaga i se tagata mo le lē mafaia ona

ofoina atu oloa po o auaunaga i se tagata (“tagata e faaaogāina oloa

ma auaunaga”) i lalo o le faafuaiupu (3), o se tetee lea pe afai ua

faamautuina e faapea:

(a) na ofo atu le tagata e tuuina atu i le tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga i lea lava taimi, po o le sailia o se

isi tagata e tuuina atu i le tagata e faaaogāina oloa

ma auaunaga, i totonu o se taimi talafeagai lelei -

(i) oloa po o auaunaga o se ituaiga na

faasalalauina, i se aofaiga talafeagai ma i le tau

na faasalalauina; po o

(ii) oloa po o auaunaga e tutusa i se aofaiga

talafeagai ma i le tau na faasalalauina ai,

ma, pe afai na taliaina le ofo e le tagata o faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, o lena tagata na faapea ona tuuina atu i ai, po o le sailia

o se isi tagata, ina ia faapea ona tuuina atu, o oloa po o auaunaga

ua ofoina atu; po o

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(b) o ia itu e lua -

(i) o le faasalalauga faatosina o taua i le

faafuaiupu (3) o lo o taua ai le aofaiga o oloa o

lo o mafai ona maua mo le faatau atu i le tau ua

faamaotiina; ma

(ii) na ofoina e le tagata mo le faatau atu, i le

taimi talafeagai, i lena tau, a itiiti mai o lena

aofaiga o oloa.

60. Faatauga e faasee atu i isi tagata-(1) E lē tatau i se tagata,

i fefaatauaiga, ona tauanauina se isi tagata (“tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga”) ina ia maua oloa po o auaunaga e ala i le avea

ai ma sui, e faapea ai o le a tatau i le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, i le tuanai ai ona faia o le maliega e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga e ono mafai ona maua, po o le fesoasoani i le tagata i se

isi faiga e ese ai, i le tuuina atu o oloa po o auaunaga i isi tagata, pe

afai o le mauaina o le tupe totogi e toe faafoi, tupe o komisi, po o

isi faamanuiaga sa lē mailoa ona tulai mai i se mea na tupu, i le

tuanai ai ona faia o le maliega.

(2) O le faafuaiupu (1) e lē faaaogāina, pe afai o le mauaina o

oloa e mo le toe tuuina atu o oloa.

61. Faailoga tau fefaatauaiga ua faia faagaoi, ma isi tulaga

faapena-(1) E lē tatau i se tagata, i fefaatauaiga:

(a) ona sainia faagaoi se faailoa tau fefaatauaiga; po o

(b) le faaaogā seseina i oloa o se faailoga tau fefaatauaiga

po o se faailoilo i se tulaga e toeitiiti lava a atagia

lelei ai foliga o se faailoga tau fefaatauaiga, e ono

avea ai ma itu e faaseseina pe tau faavaleaina ai;

po o

auaunaga, o se faailoga tau fefaatauaiga po o se

faailoilo e toeitiiti lava a atagia lelei ai foliga o se

faailoga tau fefaatauaiga, e ono faaseseina pe tau

faavaleaina ai.

(2) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu, ua avea se tagata e faapea ua na

sainia faagaoia se faailoga tau fefaatauaiga, pe afai o le tagata:

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(a) i le aunoa ai ma le maliega a lē e ona se faailoga tau

fefaatauaiga, ua ia faia o lena faailoga tau

fefaatauaiga po o se faailoilo, ina ia faapea ona

toeitiiti lava a atagia ai foliga o le faailoga tau

fefaatauaiga, e ono avea ai ma itu e faaseseina pe

tau faavaleaina ai; po o

(b) le faaseseina o se faailoga tau fefaatauaiga moni, e tusa

lava pe ala i le suiga ua faia i ai, sui o foliga po o i

se isi faiga e ese ai.

(3) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu “faailoilo” po o “faailoga tau

fefaatauaiga”, e i ai o la uiga tutusa i le Tulafono o Meatotino Tau

le Atunuu 2011.

62. Tapa faamalosi po o le taliaina o tupe totogi e aunoa ma

le faamoemoe e tuuina atu oloa e pei ona okaina - E lē tatau i se

tagata, i se fefaatauaiga, ona tapa faamalosi po o le taliaina o tupe

totogi po o isi taui tau tupe mo oloa po o auaunaga, pe afai, i le

taimi na tapaina ai faamalosi po o le taliaina, o le tagata:

(a) e le o faamoemoe e tuuina atu oloa po o auaunaga;

po o

(b) ua faamoemoe e faataua le tuuina atu o oloa po o

auaunaga eseese; po o

faapea o le a ia mafai ona tuuina atu oloa po o

auaunaga i totonu o se vaitaimi ua faamaotiina po o,

pe afai e leai se vaitaimi ua faamaotiina, i totonu o

se vaitaimi talafeagai.

63. Faamatalaga tau faasese e uiga i nisi pisinisi-(1) E lē

tatau i se tagata, i fefaatauaiga, ona faia o se faamatalaga e sese pe

tau faasese, e uiga i le tulaga manuia po o lamatiaga, po o so o se

isi lava itu taua, o se gaoioiga tau pisinisi lea o lo o avea ai le

tagata ma sui e mafai ona, po o e mafai, i se tulaga mautu, ona

tauaveina i po o mai se nofoaga o lo o nofomau ai le tagata.

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(2) O se tagata, o ia lea ua na valaauina, e tusa lava pe e ala i se

faasilasilaga faatasoina po o i se isi faiga e ese ai, ni tagata e

galulue pe auai, po o e ofo atu po o e talosaga ina ia galue pe auai,

i se gaoioiga tau pisinisi o manaomia ai:

(a) le faatinoga e tagata o aafia ai i le galuega; po o

(b) le teufaafaigaluegaina o tupe e tagata o aafia ai ma le

faatinoga e i latou o le galuega e fesootai ma tupe

teufaafaigaluega,

e lē tatau ona faia o se faamatalaga e sese pe tau faasese i se mau

autu e tusa ai o le tulaga manuia po o se lamatiaga po o so o se isi

lava itu taua o le gaoioiga tau pisinisi.

64. Faasoesa ma le uunaia faamalosi - E lē tatau i se tagata

ona faaaogā le malosi faaletino, faasoesa po o le uunaia faamalosi

e tusa ai ma le tuuina atu po o le tulaga o le ono mafai ona tuuina

atu oloa po o auaunaga, i fefaatauaiga po o tupe totogi mo oloa po

o auaunaga.

65. Faatauina atu i faiga faatafatolu ma polokalame e foliga

tutusa-(1) E lē tatau i se tagata ona uunaia pe faagaoioia o se

polokalame mo le tuuina atu o oloa po o auaunaga mo ni taui, pe

afai:

(a) i le toatele o tagata auai i le polokalame, o le

polokalame ua faavaeina ai se tulaga taua o se

avanoa e faatau mai po o le faatau atu o se avanoa o

tupe teufaafaigaluega, e tusa lava pe faia e le tagata

lava ia po o e ala i se sooupu, i lo se avanoa e faatau

mai pe tuuina atu oloa po o auaunaga; ma

(b) o le polokalame e, pe e ono tulai mai e faaituau, i le

toatele o tagata auai i le polokalame, e faapea ai -

(i) o taui tau tupe mo le toatele o na tagata

auai, o lo o faalagolago i le faafaigaluegaina o

tagata auai faaopoopo (e tusa lava pe i se tulaga

tau soloaiga i vaega e maualalo atu pe leai foi);

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(ii) le aofaiga o tagata auai faaopoopo i le

polokalame, ia e tatau ona faafaigaluegaina ina

ia maua ai o taui tau tupe talafeagai, i tagata

auai i le polokalame e le o mafai ona ausia po o

e lē ono mafai ona ausia e le toatele o tagata

auai.

(2) E lē tatau i se tagata ona uunaia pe faagaoioia se

polokalame o se ituaiga e masani ona iloa o se polokalame o tusi

soofaatasi (e tusa lava pe o lo o ia saunia le tuuina atu o oloa po o

auaunaga pe leai foi), lea e ono tulai mai e faaituau i le toatele o

tagata auai i le polokalame i le itu e faapea:

(a) o taui tau tupe mo le toatele o tagata auai, e faalagolago

i le faafaigaluegaina o tagata auai faaopoopo; ma

(b) le aofaiga o tagata auai faaopoopo lea e ao ona

faafaigaluegaina, ina ia maua ai o taui tau tupe

talafeagai a tagata auai i le polokalame, e lē mafai

ona ausia pe e lē ono mafai ona ausia e le toatele o

tagata auai.

Vaevaega 3 - Faamalumaluga a tagata

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

66. Taimi e tuuina atu ai oloa ma auaunaga - Mo lenei

Vaega:

(a) o le a faatatauina oloa e faapea ua tuuina atu, i le taimi

na mauaina ai e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, le aia tatau e umia ai oloa; ma

(b) o le a faatatauina auaunaga e faapea ua tuuina atu, i le

taimi lava na tuuina atu ai.

67. E lē faatapulaaina e le Vaevaega isi tulafono - E faaaogā

lenei Vaevaega e faaopoopo i so o se isi lava tulafono.

68. Faaaogāina - O lenei Vaevaega:

(a) e faaaogā, e ui lava i so o se aiaiga e feteenai i so o se

maliega; ma

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(b) e lē faaaogāina i oloa ua tuuina atu e ala i tauofoga; ma

se faalapotopotoga o galuega fesoasoani, e tusa ai o

le tuuina atu e le faalapotopotoga o oloa po o

auaunaga mo le faamoemoe autu ia manuia ai le

tagata, o ia lea ua faatino i ai le tuuina atu o oloa po

o auaunaga.

69. Pule e umia ai oloa-(1) Afai e tuuina atu oloa, i

fefaatauaiga, i se tagata, o ia lea ua na mauaina oloa, i le avea ai

ma tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, o lo o i ai:

(a) se faamalumaluga e faapea, e i ai le aia tatau a le tagata

o tuuina atu oloa, e faaliliuina atu ai le pule e umia

ai oloa i le tagata o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga;

(b) se faamalumaluga e faapea, o lo o saoloto oloa mai so o

se aia tau faamalumaluga, e ese mai ai i lo lea -

(i) na faailoa atu i le tagata e faaaogāina oloa

ma auaunaga, a o le i malie le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga i le tuuina atu o

oloa; po o

(ii) ua faia e, po o faatasi ai ma le maliega ua

faaalia manino a, le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga; ma

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga e umia ai e aunoa

ma le faalavelaveina, o oloa.

(2) O le faafuaiupu (1)(a) ma le (b) e lē faaaogāina i le tuuina

atu o oloa e ala i se lisi po o le totogi faalisi.

(3) Afai o le tuuina atu o oloa, e faia e ala i se lisi po o se totogi

faalisi, e faaaogā le faafuaiupu (1)(c) peitai, e mo na o le vaitaimi o

le lisi po o le totogiina faalisi.

(4) O le faafuaiupu (1)(c) e lē faaaogāina, i le a lava le tulaga e

fetuunai ai ma le manino le aia tatau e umia ai, e aunoa ma le

faalavelaveina:

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(a) pe afai o le tuuina atu o oloa e faia i se feagaiga o le

lisiina ma le faatauina atu, e ala i se aiaiga o le

feagaiga; po o

(b) i se faamalumaluga, po o se vaitaimi o le feagaiga mo le

tuuina atu o oloa, e tusa ai ma ia oloa tuuina atu sa

mauaina e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

(i) se fautuaga tuufofoga, ua faamauina

aloaia i se faiga tusitusia e le tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga, e tusa ai ma le auala e ono

mafai ona aafia ai le aia tatau a le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e umia ai oloa e

aunoa ma le faalavelaveina, i se tulaga ua lava

atoatoa e mafai ai e le tagata talafeagai e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, ona malamalama

i le tulaga lautele o le uiga ma le aafiaga o le

fetuunaiga; ma

(ii) se ata tusitusia o le feagaiga mo le tuuina

atu o oloa po o le faamalumaluga, po o se ata

tusitusia o le vaega o le feagaiga o lo o aiaia ai

mo le fetuunaiga.

70. Tulaga manaomia aupito lelei e taliaina ai oloa-(1) Afai

e tuuina atu oloa, i se fefaatauaiga, i se tagata, ua ia mauaina ia

oloa, o ia o se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, o lo o i ai se

faamalumaluga e faapea o oloa o lo o i ai i se tulaga manaomia

aupito lelei e taliaina ai.

(2) Mo lenei fuaiupu, o oloa o lo o i ai i se tulaga manaomia

aupito lelei e taliaina ai, pe afai o ia oloa:

(a) e talafeagai lelei mo faamoemoega uma ia e masani ona

tuuina atu ai le ituaiga o oloa ua taua; ma

(b) e mafai ona taliaina i o latou foliga vaaia ma laasaga

faaiu o le gaosiga; ma

(d) e saogalemu; ma

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(e) e anagata,

o le a faapea ona amanaia le taliaina lelei, e se tagata talafeagai e

faaaogāina oloa, ua atoatoa ona masani lelei ma le tulaga ma itu ua

oo i ai oloa, e aofia ai o so o se tulaga faaletonu o natia, i le

amanaia ai o:

(f) le uiga o oloa; ma

(g) le tau, i itu e talafeagai ai; ma

(h) so o se faamatalaga ua faia e uiga i oloa i luga o so o se

pusa o teuina ai po o igoa faapipii i luga o oloa; ma

(i) so o se faamatalaga tusitusia ua faia e uiga i oloa, e le

tagata na tuuina atu oloa po o lē na gaosia oloa; ma

(j) isi tulaga uma talafeagai e aliae mai i le tuuina atu o

oloa.

(3) Afai o so o se tulaga faaletonu i oloa ua faapea ona faailoa

atu i se tulaga faapitoa mo le silafia o le tagata e faaaogāina oloa

ma auaunaga, a o lumanai ai ona tuuina atu lana maliega i le tuuina

atu o oloa i lea taimi, e ui lava ina lē mafai ai e se tagata talafeagai

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, ona avea o na oloa e faapea, e

mafai ona taliaina faatasi ma na tulaga faaletonu, o oloa e le o

mafai ona tausisia le faamalumaluga e tusa ai ma le tulaga

manaomia aupito lelei e taliaina ai, i le na o le mafuaaga o na

tulaga faaletonu.

(4) Mo le faafuaiupu (3), mo oloa ua faalauiloa mo le faatauina

atu po o le lisiina atu, o tulaga faaletonu ua faailoa i se faasilasilaga

tusitusia ua faalauiloa faatasi ma oloa, ua faatatauina e faapea sa

faapitoa lava ona faailoa atu mo le silafia o le tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga.

(5) Afai ua suesueina e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, ia oloa a o le i tuuina atu lana maliega i le tuuina atu o

oloa, o oloa e le o mafai ona tausisia le faamalumaluga e tusa ai o

le tulaga manaomia aupito lelei e taliaina ai, i le na o se tulaga

faaletonu, e ao i le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, ona ia

mauaina a o faagasolo o lena suesuega, e ui lava ina faapea, e lē

mafai e le tagata talafeagai e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, ona

avea na oloa e faapea e mafai ona taliaina faatasi ma lena tulaga

faaletonu.

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(6) I le fuafuaina pe o tausisia e oloa le faamalumaluga o le

tulaga manaomia aupito lelei e taliaina ai, e mafai e le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga ona lē amanaia le aafiaga o so o se

faaaogāina o oloa, po o le tulaga e oo i ai le faaaogāina o oloa, lea

e lē ogatasi ma le auala lea e, po o le tulaga e oo i ai lea e ono

manaomia e se tagata talafeagai e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e

faaaogā ai oloa.

(7) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu, “tulaga faaletonu”, mo oloa, o lona

uiga, o le lē mafaia e se oloa ona tausisia le faamalumaluga e tusa

ai o le tulaga manaomia aupito lelei e taliaina ai.

71. Ia talafeagai lelei oloa mo faamoemoega faapitoa-(1)

Afai e tuuina atu oloa, i se fefaatauaiga, i se tagata na te mauaina ia

oloa, i le avea ai ma tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, o lo o i

ai:

(a) se faamalumaluga e faapea o lo o talafeagai lelei oloa

mo so o se faamoemoega faapitoa lea ua faailoa e le

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, i le faailoa

manino po o i se tulaga faa-ataata i le tagata o

tuuina atu oloa, e faapea o le faamoemoe lea na

mafua ai ona mauaina oloa, e le tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga; ma

(b) se faamalumaluga e faapea, o lo o talafaegai lelei oloa

mo so o se faamoemoe faapitoa, lea o lo o avea ai

ma sui le tagata o tuuina atu oloa, e faapea o oloa o

le a talafeagai lelei.

(2) E lē faaaogāina o na faamalumaluga, pe afai:

(a) e le i faalagolago le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, i tomai po o le faaiuga a le tagata o

tuuina atu oloa; po o

(b) e lē ono talafeagai mo le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, ona faalagolago i tomai po o le faaiuga a

le tagata o tuuina atu oloa.

(3) O lenei fuaiupu e faaaogā, e tusa lava pe o le faamoemoe, o

se faamoemoe e masani ona tuuina atu ai oloa, pe leai foi.

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72. Oloa ia tausisia o faamatalaga-(1) Afai o oloa e tuuina atu

e tusa ma faamatalaga, i se fefaatauaiga, i se tagata ua na mauaina i

a oloa, o ia o se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, o lo o i ai se

faamalumaluga e faapea, o lo o tutusa lava oloa ma le faamatalaga.

(2) E le o taofia le tuuina atu o oloa, mai le tulaga o oloa tuuina

atu e tusa ma faamatalaga, ona o se mafuaaga e tasi e faapea, ua

faailoaina mo le faatau atu po o le lisiina, ua filifilia ai ia oloa e se

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga.

73. Oloa ia tausisi i oloa faataitai - Afai ua tuuina atu oloa, i

se fefaatauaiga, i se tagata ua na mauaina ia oloa, o ia o se tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e ala i le faasinomaga i se oloa

faataitai po o se ata ua fai ma faataitaiga:

(a) o lo o i ai se faamalumaluga e faapea o lo o tutusa lava

oloa ma le oloa faataitai po o se ata ua fai ma

faataitaiga i le itu manaomia e aupito sili ona lelei;

(b) o lo o i ai se faamalumaluga e faapea o le a maua e le

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga se avanoa

talafeagai lelei e faatusatusa ai oloa ma le oloa

faataitai po o le ata ua fai ma faataitaiga.

74. Faiga e foia ai a le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga mo oloa e le o tausisia faamalumaluga-(1) Afai o oloa

ua tuuina atu i se fefaatauaiga i se tagata na ia mauaina ia oloa, o ia

o se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e le o tausisia se

faamalumaluga mo tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga (i totonu

o lenei fuaiupu ma le fuaiupu 75, o se “itu ua lē mafaia”), e mafai e

le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e ala i se faasilasilaga i le

tagata o tuuina atu oloa, ona manaomia le tagata o tuuina atu oloa

ina ia foia le itu ua lē mafaia ona fai.

(2) O le faasilasilaga e mafai ona tuufofoga po o le faia i se

faiga tusitusia.

(3) E ao ona tuuina atu le faasilasilaga i se taimi vave talafeagai

e mafai ai ona faatino, ma i so o se tulaga e tulai mai,

ia lē silia le fa (4) vaiaso, i le tuanai ai ona iloa e le tagata e

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faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, le itu o le lē mafai po o sa tatau i se

tulaga talafeagai lelei ona ia iloaina le itu o le lē mafaia.

(4) E mafai e le tagata e tuuina atu oloa ona tausisia se

manaoga e foia ai se itu o le lē mafai e (i le filifiliga a le tagata e

tuuina atu oloa):

(a) toe faaleleia o oloa; po o

(b) pe afai o le itu o le lē mafaia e fesootai i le pule e umia

ai, e foia o le itu faaletonu i le pule; po o

po o

(d) le tuuina atu o se tupe toe faafoi i le tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga o so o se tupe ua totogi, ma le tau

aogā o so o se isi lava taui tau tupe ua aiaia, e le

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e tusa ai ma

oloa.

(5) O lenei fuaiupu e lē faatapulaaina ai so o se isi lava aia

tatau lea e mafai ona i ai i le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga,

i tulafono lautele (e aofia ai se aia tatau i tupe totogi o mea ua

faaleagaina).

(6) Afai e mauaina oloa e se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, i lalo o le faafuaiupu (4)(c), o oloa ua toe suia ua, mo

faamoemoega o lenei Tulafono, faatatauina e faapea na tuuina atu

e le tagata e tuuina atu oloa ma ua i ai le faamalumaluga a le tagata

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, ma e faaaogā noataga i lalo o lenei

Tulafono, mo le tuuina atu o oloa i se tagata na ia mauaina ia oloa,

o ia o se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga.

(7) E leai se aia tatau a le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

e manaomia ai se faiga e foia ai i lalo o lenei fuaiupu, pe afai:

(a) ua maea ona lafoaiina e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga po o e faapea na leiloa po o ua faaleagaina

a o lo o umiaina e se tagata, e ese mai i lo le tagata e

tuuina atu oloa po o se sooupu a le tagata e tuuina

atu oloa; po o

(b) o le lē tausisia e oloa o faamalumaluga talafeagai

ua tulai mai mo tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, i le tuanai ai ona faaoo atu i le tagata e

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faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga ona o mafuaaga e lē

fesootai i le tulaga po o itu ua oo i ai ia oloa, i le

taimi na tuuina atu ai; po o

moni po o meatotino e patino i le tagata lava ia, ma

e lē mafai ona toe aveesea pe vavaeeseina e aunoa

ma le faaleagaina o ia oloa po o le meatotino.

75. Teena o oloa-(1) Afai e le i tausisia e le tagata e tuuina atu

oloa, se manaoga i lalo o le fuaiupu 74, i totonu o se vaitaimi ua

talafeagai lelei (i le amanaia ai o le uiga o oloa ma le uiga o le

tulaga o le lē mafaia), e mafai e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, e ala i se faasilasilaga i le tagata e tuuina atu oloa, ona

teena oloa.

(2) O le faasilasilaga:

(a) e mafai ona faia i le tuufofoga po o i se faiga tusitusia;

(b) e mafai ona manaomia le tagata e tuuina atu oloa ina ia

toe faafoi i le tagata e faaaogāina oloa, o so o se

tupe na totogi ma le tau aogā o so o se isi lava taui

tau tupe na tuuina atu e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa

mo oloa ma auaunaga; ma

teena; ma

(d) e ao ona tuuina atu i se taimi vave e talafeagai lelei ona

mafai ona faatino ai, ma i so o se tulaga e tulai mai,

e lē silia le fa (4) vaiaso, i le tuanai ai ona

faamutaina le vaitaimi ua taua i le faafuaiupu (1).

(3) Afai ua faatinoina e se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga se aia tatau e teena ai oloa, e ao i le tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga ona toe faafoi oloa i le tagata na tuuina atu oloa,

seia vagana ai:

(a) ua maea ona toe faafoi oloa i, po o ua toe aumaia e, le

tagata na tuuina atu oloa; po o

(b) talu ai ona o le uiga o le lē mafaia e oloa ona tausisi

i faamalumaluga talafeagai, e lē mafai ona toe

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faafoiina oloa, fesiitai pe felauaiina e aunoa ma se

tupe tele e totogiina e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, ma i lea itu, e mafai e le tagata e tuuina

atu oloa ona toe aoina mai oloa i ana lava tupe alu.

(4) Afai ua faasee atu le pule e umia ai oloa i le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, a o le i faatinoina e le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga le aia tatau e teena ai oloa, o le pule

e umia ai oloa ua toe faaee atu i le tagata e tuuina atu oloa, pe afai

ua mauaina e le tagata e tuuina atu oloa, le faasilasilaga o le teena

o oloa.

(5) E leai se aia tatau a se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga e teena ai oloa i lalo o lenei Tulafono, pe afai:

(a) ua maea ona lafoaia oloa e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa

ma auaunaga po o ua leiloa po o ua faaleagaina, a o

lo o umiaina e se tagata, e ese mai ai i lo le tagata e

tuuina atu oloa po o se sooupu a le tagata e tuuina

atu oloa; po o

(b) ua tulai mai le tulaga o le lē tausisia e oloa, o le

faamalumaluga talafeagai mo tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga, i le tuanai ai ona faaoo atu i le

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, ona o

mafuaaga e lē fesootai i le tulaga po o itu ua oo i ai

ia oloa, i le taimi na tuuina atu ai; po o

moni po o meatotino e patino i le tagata lava ia, ma

e lē mafai ona toe aveesea pe vavaeeseina, e aunoa

ma le faaleagaina o ia oloa po o meatotino.

(6) Afai e faatino e se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, se

aia tatau e teena ai oloa, e ao i le tagata e tuuina atu oloa, ona

tuuina atu o se tupe toe faafoi i tinoitupe, o le tupe sa totogiina po o

le tau aogā o so o se isi lava taui tau tupe ua aiaia, po o ia mea uma

e lua, e pei ona mafai ona manaomia e le mataupu.

(7) E lē mafai ona faamalieina le noataga e toe faafoi ai tupe, i

le faatagaina o le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga ina ia

maua oloa mai le tagata e tuuina atu oloa.

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76. Ia faaoo atu auaunaga ma le faaeteete faatasi ai ma

tomai - Afai e faaoo atu auaunaga, i se fefaatauaiga, i se tagata, o

ia lea ua na mauaina ia auaunaga, o ia o se tagata e faaaogāina oloa

ma auaunaga, o lo o i ai se faamalumaluga e faapea, o auaunaga o

le a tuuina atu ma le faaeteete faatasi ai ma tomai, i se tulaga

talafeagai lelei.

77. Ia talafeagai lelei auaunaga mo faamoemoega faapitoa-

(1) Afai e faaoo atu auaunaga, i se fefaatauaiga, i se tagata, o ia lea

ua na mauaina ia auaunaga, o ia o se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, o lo o i ai se faamalumaluga e faapea, o auaunaga, ma so

o se taunuuga e afua mai i auaunaga tuuina atu, o le a:

(a) talafeagai lelei mo so o se faamoemoega faapitoa; ma

(b) i sea uiga ma le tulaga manaomia aupito sili ona lelei,

lea e mafai ona faamoemoe i se tulaga talafeagai e

ausia ai se taunuuga faapitoa,

e faapea, ua faailoa e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga i le

tagata o tuuina atu, a o lumanai ai po o i le taimi na faia ai le

feagaiga mo le faaooina atu o auaunaga, e tusa ai ma faamoemoega

o le tuuina atu o le auaunaga po o le taunuuga lea na manaomia e

le tagata o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga ina ia ausia.

(2) O le faafuaiupu (1) e lē faaaogāina pe afai:

(a) e le i faalagolago le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga i tomai po o se faaiuga a le tagata e tuuina

atu auaunaga; po o

(b) o le a lē talafeagai lava mo le tagata o faaaogāina oloa

ma auaunaga ona faalagolago i le tomai ma le

faaiuga a le tagata e tuuina atu le auaunaga.

78. Ia faamaea lelei auaunaga i taimi talafeagai lelei - Afai:

(a) ua faaoo atu auaunaga, i se fefaatauaiga, i se tagata, o ia

lea ua na mauaina ia auaunaga, o ia o se tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga; ma

(b) o le feagaiga mo le faaooina atu o auaunaga

e le o faamaotiina ai le taimi e ao ona faamaea ai

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auaunaga, po o e le o faamaotiina ai foi pe faapefea

ona fuafuaina o lea taimi,

o lo o i ai se faamalumaluga e faapea, o auaunaga o le a

faamaeaina i totonu o se taimi talafeagai lelei.

79. Faiga e foia ai a le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga mo auaunaga e le o tausisia faamalumaluga mo le

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga-(1) Afai ua faaoo atu

auaunaga, i se fefaatauaiga, i se tagata, o ia lea ua mauaina ia

auaunaga, o ia o se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e le o

tausisia se faamalumaluga mo le tagata o faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga (i totonu o lenei fuaiupu ma le fuaiupu 80, “o se tulaga o

le lē mafaia”), e mafai e le tagata o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e

ala i se faasilasilaga i le tagata o tuuina atu auaunaga, ona

manaomia le tagata o tuuina atu auaunaga, e foia le tulaga o le lē

mafaia.

(2) O le faasilasilaga:

(a) e mafai ona tuufofoga po o le faia i se faiga tusitusia;

(b) e ao ona tuuina atu i se taimi vave e talafeagai lelei ona

mafai ona faatino ai, ma i so o se tulaga e tulai mai,

ia lē silia le fa (4) vaiaso, i le tuanai ai ona iloa e le

tagata o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga le tulaga o le

lē mafaia.

(3) E mafai e le tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga ona tausisia

manaoga, e ala (i le filifiliga a le tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga):

(a) le toe faaooina atu o auaunaga; po o

(b) se tupe toe faafoi i le tagata o faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga o so o se tupe na totogiina, ma le tau aogā

o so o se isi lava taui tau tupe ua aiaia, e le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga mo auaunaga.

80. Faalēaogāina o feagaiga mo auaunaga-(1) Afai ua lē

tausisia e le tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga se manaoga i lalo o le

fuaiupu 79, i totonu o se vaitaimi e talafeagai lelei (i le amanaia

ai o le uiga o le auaunaga ma le uiga o le tulaga o le lē mafaia),

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e mafai e le tagata o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e ala i se

faasilasilaga i le tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga, ona faalēaogāina le

feagaiga mo le faaoo atu o auaunaga.

(2) O le faasilasilaga:

(a) e mafai ona tuufofoga po o le faia i se faiga tusitusia;

(b) e mafai ona manaomia le tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga, i

se faiga tuufofoga pe tusitusia, ina ia toe faafoi i le

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga o so o se tupe

na totogiina, ma le tau aogā o so o se isi lava taui

tau tupe ua aiaia, e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga mo auaunaga; ma

mafai ona faatino ai, ma i so o se tulaga e tulai mai

e lē silia le fa (4) vaiaso, i le tuanai ai ona maea le

vaitaimi ua taua i le faafuaiupu (1).

(3) Afai ua toe faaoo atu auaunaga e se tagata e tuuina atu

auaunaga, i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1), e faaaogā o auaunaga fou, mo

faamoemoega o lenei Tulafono, ua avea e faapea na faaoo atu e le

tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga, ma e faaaogā le faamalumaluga a le

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, ma noataga i lalo o lenei

Tulafono, e tusa ai ma le faaoo atu o auaunaga i se tagata, o ia lea

ua na mauaina ia auaunaga, o ia o se tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga.

(4) O le faalēaogāina o se feagaiga mo le faaoo atu o auaunaga:

(a) e mafai ona faailoa i upu, po o e ala i le faatinoga ua

faaalia ai se faamoemoe e faalēaogā, po o ia itu uma

e lua, ma e lē talafeagai ona faaaogā o so o se

faatulagaga faapitoa o upu i le a lava le tulaga e i ai

le faailoaina o le faamoemoe e faalēaogāina ai; ma

(b) e lē mafai ona aloaia -

(i) a o lumanai ai le taimi lea na faaalia ai le

faalēaogāina i le tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga;

po o

(ii) pe afai e lē talafeagai ona mafai

ona faatino le fesootai ma le tagata e tuuina atu

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auaunaga, a o lumanai ai le taimi lea na faaalia

ai e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, i

auala e faapea e talafeagai lelei ma tulaga aliae

mai, o le faamoemoe o le tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga ina ia faalēaogā le feagaiga.

(5) O lenei fuaiupu e lē faatapulaaina ai so o se isi lava aia

tatau lea e mafai ona i ai i le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga,

i tulafono lautele (e aofia ai se aia tatau i tupe totogi o mea ua

faalēaogāina).

81. Aafiaga o le faalēaogāina-(1) Afai, e faalēaogāina e se

tagata e faaaogāina auaunaga i lalo o lenei Tulafono, se feagaiga

mo le faaoo atu o auaunaga:

(a) e agavaa le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga i le

toe faaola mai i le tagata na tuuina atu auaunaga le

aofaiga o tupe na totogi, ma le tau aogā o taui tau

tupe ua aiaia, e le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga mo auaunaga; ma

(b) i le noatia ma le fai fuafua i le parakalafa (a), i le a lava

le tulaga ua faatinoina ai le feagaiga, i le taimi o le

faalēaogāina o so o se tasi o vaega auai i le

feagaiga, o le a faapea ona ia lē mauaina, o so o se

meatotino ua faaliliuina atu po o tupe na totogiina i

lalo o le feagaiga, talu ai ona o le faalēaogāina o le

feagaiga; ma

taimi o le faalēaogāina o so o se tasi o vaega auai i

le feagaiga e noatia pe agavaa ina ia faatino le

feagaiga.

(2) O le faafuaiupu (1) e lē aafia ai:

(a) se aia tatau a se vaega auai i le feagaiga e toe faaola mai

ai tupe totogi o mea ua faaleagaina mo se

faamatalaga sese po o le teena o se noataga po o le

solia o le feagaiga; po o

(b) se aia tatau a le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga e

toe faaola mai ai tupe totogi o mea ua faaleagaina

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mo le lē tausisia o se faamalumaluga mo le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga; po o

lalo o lenei Tulafono e teena ai oloa.

82. Malosiaga faaopoopo o le Faamasinoga e faamatuu atu

ai se faamama avega-(1) Afai ua faalēaogāina e se tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, i lalo o lenei Tulafono, se maliega

mo le faaooina atu o auaunaga, e mafai e le Faamasinoga ona faia

o so o se poloaiga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (2), i so o se taualumaga e,

po o i luga o se talosaga ua faia mo le faamoemoe o:

(a) le tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga; po o

(b) le tagata e tuuina atu auaunaga; po o

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga po o se tagata o

tuuina atu auaunaga; po o

(d) se isi tagata pe afai e taua mo le isi tagata ona iloa pe o

le faamama avega i lalo o lenei fuaiupu o le a

faapea ona faamatuu atu.

(2) Mo le faafuaiupu (1), o poloaiga nei:

(a) o se poloaiga e faapea o nisi po o o meatotino uma na

avea ma mataupu autu o le maliega, po o taui tau

tupe, ia toe faafoi pe toe totogi;

(b) o se poloaiga e faaee atu ai o lena meatotino i se tagata

ua faamaotiina;

faaleagaina e tusa ai o se soliga o le feagaiga;

(d) o se poloaiga e faatonuina ai se vaega auai i taualumaga

ina ia faia pe lē faia foi o se mea ua faamaotiina e

faasino i se isi vaega auai i taualumaga;

(e) so o se isi lava poloaiga e manatu le Faamasinoga ua

talafeagai.

(3) O se poloaiga i lalo o lenei fuaiupu e mafai ona noatia i

tuutuuga ua faamaotiina i le poloaiga.

(4) O mataupu e ao ona iloiloina i le faia o se faaiuga pe faia o

se poloaiga i lalo o lenei fuaiupu e aofia ai:

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(a) o faamanuiaga ua mauaina po o ua faamoemoe o le a

maua mai le feagaiga e se vaega auai i le feagaiga;

(b) o tupe totogi ua faatupulaia e se vaega auai, e fesootai

ma le feagaiga, e aofia ai i le fesootaiga ma le sauni

atu e faamamalu aloaia le feagaiga.

(5) E leai se poloaiga e mafai ona faia i lalo o lenei fuaiupu, e

feteenai ma le Mataupu 14 o le Faavae.

83. Feagaiga mo galuega ma meafaitino-(1) E faaaogā

faamalumaluga mo tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, mo

oloa, e tusa lava pe na tuuina atu oloa pe leai foi, e faatatau i se

auaunaga.

(2) E faaaogā faamalumaluga a tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga, mo auaunaga, e tusa lava pe na faaoo atu faatasi ma pe

leai foi, po o e fesootai po o e faasino i oloa.

(3) Afai o se auaunaga o le a faaoo atu i lalo o se feagaiga ua

na o se itu na aliae mai i le tuuina atu o oloa, e lē mafai e le tagata

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga ona faalēaogāina le feagaiga i lalo

o lenei Tulafono, pe afai o lo o i ai pe sa i ai i le tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, le aia tatau e lē taliaina ai oloa, i lalo

o lenei Vaega.

Vaevaega 4 - Noataga o tagata e fefaatauaia oloa

84. Ia faalauiloa tau o oloa e tagata e fefaatauaia oloa-(1)

Ua faia e se tagata e fefaatauaia oloa, se soligatulafono pe afai:

(a) ua faalauiloa e le tagata e fefaatauaia oloa, oloa e faatau

atu; ma

(b) ua lē faalauiloaina tau o oloa, e tusa ai ma lenei fuaiupu,

ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

tagata taitoatasi; ma

(d) o se sala tupe e lē silia le 30 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

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(2) O tau o oloa e ao ona faalauiloa e ala i le:

(a) faapipiiina po o le tusia o le tau i luga o oloa; po o

(b) le faalauiloa o tau o oloa i luga o fata po o fausaga o lo

o faalauiloaina ai oloa mo le faatauina atu.

(3) O tau o oloa ua faalauiloa:

(a) ia aofia ai o aofaiga uma o tupe e totogiina e se tagata

faatau, e tusa ai o le faatauina atu o oloa; ma

(b) ia avea ma tapulaa maualuga o le aofaiga e ao ona

totogi e so o se tagata faatau, e faailoa ai le agaga

naunau e faatau oloa ma tuuina atu ai le aofaiga e

pei ona faalauiloa.

85. Ia tuuina atu risiti e tagata e fefaatauaia oloa-(1) Ua faia

e se tagata e fefaatauaia oloa, se soligatulafono, o ia lea ua:

(a) faatauina atu oloa; ma

(b) ua lē tuuina atu se risiti i le tagata faatau pe a tapaina, o

lo o faatulaga atu ai -

(i) le aso na faia ai le faatau; ma

(ii) le aofaiga o oloa na faatauina atu; ma

(iii) le aofaiga o tupe na totogi; ma

(iv) le igoa o le tagata e faia fefaatauaiga.

(2) O se tagata e faia fefaatauaiga ua faamaonia se moliaga i se

soligatulafono i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1) e noatia i:

(a) se sala tupe e lē silia le 20 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

tagata e toatasi; ma

(b) se sala tupe e lē silia le 30 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

86. Ia i ai ni laupapa mo faasilasilaga a tagata e faia

fefaatauaiga-(1) E tatau i se tagata e faia fefaatauaiga ona

faalauiloa i luga o se laupapa mo faasilasilaga, i se tulaga matilatila

e iloa lelei, i totonu o lona nofoaga o pisinisi, se ata o meataitasi

nei o lo o faamamaluina, e faasino i le tagata e faia fefaatauaiga:

(a) se poloaiga i lalo o le fuaiupu 82;

(b) se poloaiga o le faatonutonuina ai tau o oloa lea e

faasino i le tagata e faia fefaatauaiga;

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faia fefaatauaiga;

(d) se feagaiga ua faamalosia ua sainia e le tagata e faia

fefaatauaiga;

(e) se faasilasilaga e faamuta ma taofia ai na tuuina atu i le

tagata e faia fefaatauaiga;

(f) se poloaiga e taofia ai i lalo o le fuaiupu 120, o noatia ai

le tagata e faia fefaatauaiga;

(g) se poloaiga o faasalaga tau tupe na tuuina atu e faasaga i

le tagata e faia fefaatauaiga.

(2) O se tagata e faia fefaatauaiga, o ia lea ua na solia le

faafuaiupu (1), ua ia faia o se soligatulafono.

(3) Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono o ia lea:

(a) ua na aveesea mai se laupapa o faasilasilaga, i lalo o

lenei fuaiupu, se pepa aloaia lea e manaomia e lenei

Tulafono ina ia faalauiloa i luga o le laupapa mo

faasilasilaga; po o

(b) ua faalavelaveina i se isi faiga e ese ai se pepa aloaia i

luga o le laupapa i lalo o lenei fuaiupu.

(4) O se tagata ua faamaonia sona moliaga faaletulafono i se

soligatulafono i lalo o le faafuaiupu (2) po o le (3), e noatia i:

(a) se sala tupe e lē silia le 20 iunite tau faasalaga, mo se

tagata e toatasi; ma

(b) se sala tupe e lē silia le 30 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

Vaevaega 5 - Tulaga faataatitia o

faamatalaga ma le saogalemu

87. Faiga faataatitia o faamatalaga o tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga-(1) I le noatia ma le fai fuafua i lenei fuaiupu,

e mafai e le Minisita, i le i ai faatasi ma le faamaoniga a le

Kapeneta, ona faia poloaiga (“faiga faataatitia o faamatalaga o

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga”) e faatonuina ai, mo oloa

ma auaunaga ua faamaotiina, tulaga faataatitia e faasino i:

(a) le tuuina atu o faamatalaga e uiga i le ituaiga, tulaga

o le lelei, aofaiga, faapogai, faatinoga, tausiga,

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fausaga, mamanu, tuufaatasiga, mea o aofia ai,

faaaogāina, tau, laasaga mulimuli, teuina i pusa,

faalauiloaina po o le tuuina atu o oloa po o

auaunaga; ma

(b) pe faapefea ona tuuina mai o lena faamatalaga e faasino

i le tuuina atu po o le tuuina atu o oloa po o

auaunaga e ono mafai ona faia.

(2) O se faiga faataatia o faamatalaga o tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga e mafai ona faaaogā ai nisi po o vaega uma o se

faiga faataatia ua lomia faasalalau, ma e mafai ona faia faapea i

suiga ua faamaotiina.

(3) A o le i faia o se faiga faataatia o faamatalaga o tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e ao i le Minisita ona feutagai i se

tulaga lautele e mafai ai ona faatino, peitai o le lē mafai ona faatino

o lea itu, o le a lē aafia ai le tulaga aloaia o le faiga faataatia.

(4) E amata faamamaluina se faiga faataatia o faamatalaga o

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, pe a lomia faasalalau i

totonu o le Savali.

(5) E lē faaaogāina se faiga faataatia o faamatalaga e faatatau i

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, i oloa ia e faaaogā i ai se

poloaiga i lalo o le fuaiupu 7A o le Tulafono o Taumafa ma

Vailaau Oona 1967 (tusa lava pe na faia le poloaiga, a o lumanai ai

po o i le tuanai ai o le amata faamamaluina o lenei Vaega).

(6) Afai:

(a) o se faiga faataatia o faamatalaga o tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga mo so o se oloa po o auaunaga

faapitoa o lo o faamalosia; ma

(b) se tagata o ia lea o lo o tuuina atu oloa, i se fefaatauaiga

i totonu o Samoa, o na oloa po o auaunaga; ma

faataatia,

ua faia e le tagata se soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga

ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

(d) se sala tupe e lē silia le 200 iunite tau faasalaga, po o le

nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

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lua (2) tausaga, po o ia faasalaga uma e lua, mo

tagata taitoatasi (1); ma

(e) se sala tupe e lē silia le 1,000 iunite tau faasalaga, mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

(7) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faasaga i le faafuaiupu (6) le

itu e faapea:

(a) na faia e le tagata ua molia o suesuega uma talafeagai e

fuafuaina ai pe fetuunai oloa na tuuina atu ma

manaoga o le faiga faataatia o faamatalaga o tagata

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, pe leai foi; ma

(b) i le amanaia ai o le tuutuuga o na suesuega, ua talitonu

le tagata ua molia, i se tulaga talafeagai, e faapea, e

le i feteenai oloa na tuuina atu ma manaoga o le

faiga faataatia.

88. Faiga faataatitia o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi mo oloa-(1)

I le noatia ma le fai fuafua i lenei fuaiupu, e mafai e le Minisita, i

le i ai faatasi ma le faamaoniga a le Kapeneta, ona faia poloaiga

(“faiga faataatitia o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi”) o faatonuina ai,

mo oloa ua faamaotiina, o faiga faataatitia e faasino i le puipuiga

po o le faaitiitia o lamatiaga e afaina ai tagata.

(2) O se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi e mafai ona

aiaia ai mo so o se tasi o itu nei:

(a) le faatinoga, tuufaatasiga, mea e aofia ai, gaosiga,

faagaoioiga, mamanu, fausaga, laasaga faaiu po o le

teuina o oloa i pusa;

(b) suesueina o oloa a o faagasolo po o i le maea ai ona

gaosia po o le faagaoioiga;

ma oloa.

(3) E mafai ona faaaogā i se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o

oloa gaosi, nisi po o faiga faataatitia uma ua lomia faasalalau, ma e

mafai ona faia faapea i suiga faapitoa.

(4) A o le i faia o se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi,

e ao i le Minisita ona feutagai i se tulaga lautele e mafai ai ona

faatino, peitai, o le lē mafaia ona fai faapena, e lē aafia ai le tulaga

aloaia o le faiga faataatia.

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(5) E lē faaaogāina se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o oloa

gaosi i oloa ia o lo o faaaogā i ai se poloaiga i lalo fuaiupu 7A o le

Tulafono o Taumafa ma Vailaau Oona 1967 (tusa lava pe na faia le

poloaiga, a o lumanai ai po o i le tuanai ai o le amata

faamamaluina o lenei Vaega).

(6) E amata faamamaluina se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o

oloa gaosi pe a lomia faasalalau i totonu o le Savali.

(7) Afai:

(a) o se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi mo so o

se oloa faapitoa ua faamalosia; ma

(b) ua tuuina atu e se tagata, i se fefaatauaiga, i totonu o

Samoa, o na oloa; ma

faataatia,

ua faia e le tagata se soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga

ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

(d) se sala tupe e lē silia le 200 iunite tau faasalaga, po o le

nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

lua (2) tausaga, po o faasalaga uma e lua, mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(e) se sala tupe e lē silia le 1,000 iunite tau faasalaga, mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

(8) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faasaga i le faafuaiupu (7) le

itu e faapea:

(a) na faia e le tagata ua molia o suesuega uma talafeagai e

fuafuaina ai pe feteenai oloa na tuuina atu ma

manaoga o le faiga faataatia o faamatalaga o tagata

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, pe leai foi; ma

(b) i le amanaia ai o le taunuuga o na suesuega, ua talitonu

le tagata ua molia, i se tulaga talafeagai, e faapea, e

le i feteenai oloa na tuuina atu ma manaoga o le

faiga faataatia.

89. Faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi-(1) Afai e foliga

mai i le Minisita e faapea:

(a) o oloa po o auaunaga o se ituaiga faapitoa o le a po o e

mafai ona tulai mai ai ni manuaga i tagata; po o

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(b) le faaaogāina i se tulaga e ono tulai mai e talafeagai

lelei (e aofia ai le faaaogā le tatau) o oloa po o

auaunaga o se ituaiga faapitoa o le a, po o e mafai

ona tulai mai ai ni manuaga i tagata,

e mafai e le Minisita, e ala i se faasilasilaga i le Savali, ona faaalia

manino oloa po o auaunaga e faapea e lē saogalemu (o se

“faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi”).

(2) Ae vagana ai ua vave ona faalēaogāina, e tumau pea ona

faamalosia se faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi, mo le 18

masina, peitai e mafai e le Minisita ona toe faia le faasilasilaga i

lalo o lenei fuaiupu.

(3) E lē mafai ona faia o se faasilasilaga mo le saogalemu o

oloa gaosi mo oloa faapitoa (ma, pe afai e faia, e leai se tulaga

aloaia) pe afai o lo o faamamaluina se faiga faataatia o le

saogalemu o oloa gaosi, mo oloa.

(4) Afai o lo o faamamaluina se faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o

oloa gaosi mo oloa po o auaunaga faapitoa, o se tagata o ia tuuina

atu, i se fefaatauaiga, i totonu o Samoa, o na oloa po o auaunaga,

ua ia faia o se soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga ua

faamaonia faaletulafono i:

(a) se sala tupe e lē silia le 200 iunite tau faasalaga, po o le

nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

lua (2) tausaga, po o ia faasalaga uma e lua mo

tagata taitoatasi; ma

(b) se sala tupe e lē silia le 1,000 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

90. Faamalosia o le toe faafoi atu o oloa-(1) Afai ua

faamalieina le Minisita e faapea:

(a) ua faaoo atu e se tagata e fefaatauaia oloa ni oloa ia -

(i) e le o usitaia se faiga faataatia talafeagai

o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi; po o

(ii) o lo o autu i ai se faasilasilaga o le tulaga

saogalemu o oloa gaosi; po o

(iii) o oloa o se ituaiga lea o le a, po o e

mafai ona afaina ai se tagata; ma

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(b) e le i toe faafoiina e le tagata oloa po o, ua faia se

gaoioiga talafeagai e toe faafoi atu ai oloa,

e mafai e le Minisita, e ala i se faasilasilaga i le tagata (o se,

“faasilasilaga e toe faafoi atu ai oloa”), ona manaomia le faia e le

tagata o so o se tasi po o itu uma nei e pei ona faamaoti atu i le

faasilasilaga i totonu o se vaitaimi ua faamaotiina:

oloa, po o le toe faafoi atu i so o se tagata lea na

faaoo atu i ai o le tau na totogi mo oloa, po o se

aofaiga e itiiti ifo e pei ona mafai ona talafeagai ai i

le amanaia ai o le tulaga na faaaogāina ai e lea

tagata oloa;

(d) ia faailoa atu i tagata lautele faamatalaga e uiga i -

(i) foliga vaaia o oloa ia ua mafua ai ona

faapea e lē saogalemu; po o

(ii) tulaga na aliae mai e lē saogalemu ai ia

oloa mo le faaaogāina; po o

(iii) nisi lava mataupu e faasino i oloa po o

le faaaogāina o oloa e pei ona mafai ona

faamaotiina.

(2) Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono o ia lea ua ia lē usitaia

se faasilasilaga o le toe faafoi atu o oloa na faaooina i le tagata, ma

e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

(a) se sala tupe e lē silia le 200 iunite tau faasalaga po o le

nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

lua (2) tausaga, po o faasalaga uma e lua mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(b) o se sala tupe e lē silia le 1000 iunite tau faasalaga mo

se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

91. Faiga faataatitia o le saogalemu o auaunaga-(1) I le

noatia ma le fai fuafua i lenei fuaiupu, e mafai e le Minisita, i le i ai

faatasi ma le faamaoniga a le Kapeneta, ona faia poloaiga (“faiga

faataatitia o le saogalemu o auaunaga”) e faatonuina ai mo

auaunaga maoti, faiga faataatitia e faasino i le puipuiga po o le

faaitiitia ai o le tulaga lamatia o le afaina ai o tagata.

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(2) O se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o auaunaga:

(a) e mafai ona faaaogāina nisi po o se faiga faataatia atoa

ua lomia faasalalau faatasi ai ma suiga ua

faamaotiina; ma

(b) e amata faamamaluina pe a lomia faasalalau i totonu o

le Savali.

(3) A o lumanai ai le faia o se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o

auaunaga, e ao i le Minisita ona feutagai i se tulaga faalauaitele e

mafai ai ona faatino, peitai o le lē mafai ai ona faatinoina lea

tulaga, o le a lē aafia ai le aloaia o le faiga faataatia.

(4) Afai:

(a) ua faamalosia se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o

auaunaga mo auaunaga faapitoa; ma

(b) ua faaooina atu e se tagata a o faia fefaatauaiga i totonu

o Samoa ia auaunaga; ma

saogalemu o auaunaga,

ua faia e le tagata se soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua

faamaonia faaletulafono:

(d) o se sala tupe e lē silia le 200 iunite tau faasalaga, po o

le nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

lua (2) tausaga, po o faasalaga uma e lua, mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(e) o se sala tupe e lē silia le 1,000 iunite tau faasalaga mo

se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

(5) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faasaga i le faafuaiupu (4) le

faapea:

(a) na faia e le tagata ua molia suesuega talafeagai uma e

fuafua ai po o feteenai auaunaga tuuina atu ma

manaoga o faiga faataatitia o le saogalemu o

auaunaga; ma

(b) le amanaia ai o taunuuga o ia suesuega, ua talitonu le

tagata ua molia i luga o mafuaaga talafeagai e

faapea e le i feteenai auaunaga tuuina atu ma

manaoga o faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o

auaunaga.

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(6) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu, “auaunaga” o lona uiga o le

faatinoga o galuega e ala i:

(a) le faatumauina, faaleleia, faamamaina, tagofiaina,

gaosia, faapipiiina, faapotopotoina po o le suia o

oloa; po o

(b) fausia, faatumauina, faaleleia, faamamaina, tagofia po o

le faafouina o se fale po o isi meatotino tumau e

fausia i luga o le fanua; po o

(d) le felauaiga o oloa.

VAEGA 5

FAATONUTONUINA O TAU

Vaevaega 1 - Suesuega o tau o oloa

92. E mafai ona manaomia e le Minisita lipoti o le suesuega

o le tau o oloa-(1) E mafai ona tapaina e le Minisita le Komisi mo

se suesuega ma lipoti atu tau o oloa maoti o lo o faatauina i totonu

o Samoa.

(2) E mafai ona faia lea tulaga ua faasinomia e ala i se manatu

faaalia o le Komisi po o, i luga o le sogasogalelei o le Minisita.

(3) E mafai e le Minisita:

(a) ona suia tuutuuga o galuega; po o

(b) le tuuina atu o faatonuga i le Komisi e uiga i le

faasologa e ao ona tagofia ai galuega.

(4) I le faataunuuina ai o se suesuega, e ao i le Komisi ona

feutagai i se tulaga faalauaitele e mafai ai ona faatino.

93. Ia lipoti atu le Komisi i le Minisita-(1) E ao i se lipoti i

lalo o lenei Vaevaega ona:

(a) faailoagofie ai oloa, ma maketi talafeagai; ma

(b) auiliili ai le tulaga maualuga o tauvaga i ia maketi; ma

faatauvaga; ma

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(d) fuafuaina le aafiaga i tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga po o tagata faatau e uiga i tau ma aga tau

le faia ai o tau o oloa i ia maketi; ma

(e) faia fautuaga e faasino i faiga e faatonutonu, pe afai e i

ai, ia o le a po o e ono mafai ona faalelei ai faiga

faatauvaga i maketi talafeagai; ma

(f) faia fautuaga pe tatau ona faatino nisi suesuega o tau o

oloa i le lumanai ma, afai e faia faapea, o le taimi e

faia ai; ma

(g) faia fautuaga pe tatau ona faia se poloaiga e faatonutonu

ai tau o oloa pe leai foi ma, afai e faia faapea, o

tuutuuga o le poloaiga.

(2) E ao i le Komisi ona faaavanoa lipoti taitasi uma ua faia i

lalo o lenei Vaega mo suesuega a so o se tagata:

(a) i ofisa o le Komisi a o faagasolo itula faigaluega

masani;

(b) e ala i le initaneti po o fesootaiga faapena faaeletoroni;

ai.

Vaevaega 2 - Faatonutonuina o tau o oloa

94. Poloaiga o le faatonutonuina o tau o oloa-(1) I le noatia

ma le fai fuafua i lenei fuaiupu, e mafai e Le Ao o le Malo, i le faia

i luga o le fautuaga a le Kapeneta, ona faia tulafono faatonutonu

(“poloaiga o le faatonutonuina o tau o oloa”) e faamaoti ai:

(a) le tau aupito maualuga lea e mafai ai e se tagata e tuuina

atu oloa ona faaee atu mo le tuuina atu o oloa ua

faamaotiina; po o

(b) le faiga e mafai ai ona faatatauina se tagata e tuuina atu

oloa, le tau aupito maualuga e faaee atu mo le

tuuina atu o oloa ua faamaotiina.

(2) E lē faia e Le Ao o le Malo se poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau

o oloa e tusa ai ma oloa ua faamaotiina vagana ai o se lipoti a le

Komisi i lalo o le Vaevaega 1:

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(a) ua taua ai e faapea -

(i) e le o lelei faatino faiga faatauvaga i le

maketi mo oloa; ma

(ii) e le o i ai se talitonuga talafeagai e

faapea o le a i ai se faiga faatauvaga lelei

atoatoa i lea maketi i totonu o le isi lua (2)

tausaga o sosoo nei; ma

(b) fautuaina ai ia faia o le poloaiga.

(3) O se poloaiga e faatonutonuina ai tau o oloa:

(a) e mafai ona faaaogāina i le tuuina atu o oloa i se

nofoaga faapitoa, po o i so o se nofoaga; ma

(b) e amata faamamaluina i le taimi e lomia faasalalau ai i

totonu o le Savali.

(4) Ae vagana ai ua soloaia i se taimi vave, e muta le aogā o se

poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau o oloa i le tuanai ai o le lua (2)

tausaga talu mai le aso e amata faamamaluina ai.

(5) E le o taofia i le faafuaiupu (4) Le Ao o le Malo mai le toe

faia o se poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau o oloa, peitai e lē tatau ona

toe faia le poloaiga ina ia aloaia ai mo le sili atu i le fa (4) tausaga

vagana ai ua fautuaina i se lipoti a le Komisi i lalo o le Vaevaega 1

e faapea, ia faapena ona toe faia le poloaiga.

(6) O se tagata o ia lea:

(a) ua ia tuuina atu po o ua ofo e tuuina atu, i fefaatauaiga, i

se isi tagata i le avea ai o ia ma tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga, ni oloa ia e noatia i se poloaiga e

faatonutonu ai le tau o oloa; ma

(b) faaee atu se tau mo oloa ia ua sili atu le tau i le tau ua

faamaotiina i, po o ua faatatauina ina ia tusa ai ma

le poloaiga o le faatonutonuina o tau o oloa,

ua ia faia se soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua

faamaonia faaletulafono i:

taitoatasi; ma

(d) se sala tupe e lē silia le 100 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

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95. Ia faailoa atu poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau o oloa-(1)

Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono pe afai:

(a) ua tuuina atu e le tagata i le taimi o fefaatauaiga po o ua

ofo e tuuina atu oloa mai fale ma nofoaga ia e

avanoa i ai tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga

mo le faamoemoe e mauaina mai oloa; ma

(b) o le tuuina atu o oloa, e noatia i se poloaiga e

faatonutonu ai tau o oloa; ma

le laupapa o faasilasilaga e pei ona manaomia ai i

lalo o le fuaiupu 86.

(2) Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono pe afai:

(a) ua tuuina atu e le tagata i le taimi o fefaatauaiga pe

ofoina le tuuina atu o oloa i luga o le initaneti; ma

(b) o oloa o lo o tuuina atu o lo o noatia i se poloaiga e

faatonutonu ai tau; ma

tagata e ofoina atu ai oloa, e le o taulai le silasila i le

poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau o oloa o lo o

faaaogāina, ma e le o taua foi ana tuutuuga po o le

tuuina atu o se sootaga tau galuega i se ata o le

poloaiga.

(3) O se tagata ua faamaonia faaletulafono i se soligatulafono i

lalo o le faafuaiupu (1) po o le (2), e noatia i:

(a) se sala tupe e lē silia le 50 iunite tau faasalaga, mo

tagata taitoatasi; ma

(b) se sala tupe e lē silia le 100 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

96. Ia tausia e tagata e fefaatauaia oloa faamaumauga-(1)

Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono pe afai:

(a) ua faatauina pe ofoina oloa mo le faatau atu e le tagata i

fefaatauaiga; ma

(b) o lo o noatia oloa i se poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau; ma

oloa ma tau ua faaee atu.

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(2) Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono pe afai na te le o teuina

se faamaumauga ua faia i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1) mo se taimi, a

itiiti mai e fitu (7) tausaga i le maea ai ona faia feuiaiga faapisinisi

ia e faasino i ai.

(3) O se tagata ua faamaonia faaletulafono i se soligatulafono i

lalo o le faafuaiupu (1) po o le (2), ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua

faamaonia faaletulafono i:

(a) se sala tupe e lē silia le 10 iunite tau faasalaga mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(b) se sala tupe e lē silia le 20 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

VAEGA 6

FAASEA, SUESUEGA MA MALOSIAGA

E FESOOTAI I AI

Vaevaega 1 - Faasea ma suesuega

97. Faasea-(1) E mafai e se tagata ona faia se faasea i le

Komisi e faapea na solia, e se tagata o lo o solia po o, o le a solia e

se tagata se aiaiga o lenei Tulafono.

(2) E ao i se faasea ona:

(a) faia i se pepa faatumu faamaonia; ma

(b) aofia ai faamatalaga uma e manaomia i le pepa faatumu

ma ia faia e tusa ma taiala talafeagai.

(3) E ao i le Komisi, pe afai e fesiligia, ona fesoasoani i se

tagata e faia se faasea.

98. Malosiaga e faatino ai suesuega-(1) E mafai e le Komisi, i

lona sogasoga lelei ona faatino se suesuega i so o se faatinoga lea

ua mafua ai, po o e mafai ona afua mai ai se tulaga e le o solia ai

lenei Tulafono.

(2) Afai e faasee atu e le Minisita faatinoga ua faamaotiina po o

faatinoga ua tuuaia ai i le Komisi i lalo o lenei fuaiupu, e ao i le

Komisi ona:

(a) tauaveina se suesuega e fuafua ai pe na tulai mai

le faatinoga ua faamaotiina po o le faatinoga ua

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tuuaia ai ma, afai na faia, pe na mafua ai po o e ono

mafua ai se soliga o lenei Tulafono; ma

(b) tuuina atu se lipoti o le suesuega i le Minisita.

(3) Afai ua faia se faasea i lalo o le fuaiupu 97, e ao i le Komisi

ona tauaveina se suesuega o le faatinoga e fuafua ai po o ua mafua

ai po o, e mafai ona afua mai ai se soliga o lenei Tulafono.

(4) E lē tau faatinoina e le Komisi se suesuega o se faasea ua

faia i lalo o le fuaiupu 97 pe afai e manatu o ia ua lē talafeagai ai

ona faia faapea ma e mafai, i se tulaga faapitoa ona ia teena le

suesueina o se faasea pe afai ua faamalieina o ia e faapea:

(a) e lē matuia, e lē taua po o, e faamaimau taimi le faasea;

po o

(b) e lē talitonuina po o e leai se taua o le faasea.

99. Taimi faatapulaaina mo le suesueina o sea po o aseta ua

mauaina - E lē tatau i se Komisi ona amatalia se suesuega o sea po

o aseta ua mauaina e sili atu i le ono (6) masina i le tuanai ai o le

aso na faatoa iloa ai e le Komisi po o sa tatau ona iloa ai e le

Komisi e faapea na mauaina lava ia sea po o aseta.

100. Tofiaina o tagata suesue-(1) O le Komisi:

(a) e mafai i se faiga tusitusia ona ia tofia se tagata e avea

ma tagata suesue; ma

(b) e ao ona ia tuuina atu se pepa e iloagofie ai i le tagata

suesue, i se pepa faatumu faamaonia.

(2) E ao i se tagata suesue ona ia tauaveina i taimi uma lana

pepa e iloagofie ai pe a faatinoina se malosiaga, po o le faatinoina

ai o se galuega tauave i lalo o lenei Tulafono.

(3) Afai e lē toe faafoiina atu e se tagata suesue i le Komisi

lana pepa e iloagofie ai i se taimi vave lava i le muta ai ona avea o

ia ma tagata suesue, ua faia e ia se soligatulafono ma e noatia i

luga o moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i se sala tupe e lē silia

le 5 iunite tau faasalaga.

(4) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faia faasaga i le faafuaiupu

(3) pe afai ua leiloa pe faaleagaina le pepa e iloagofie ai.

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(5) O se tagata o ia lea e faalavelaveina po o le teena o se

tagata suesue o lo o faatino se malosiaga, po o faatinoina se

galuega tauave i lalo o lenei Tulafono, ua ia faia se soligatulafono

ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

(a) se sala tupe e lē sili atu i le 50 iunite tau faasalaga po o,

le nofosala i le falepuipui mo se taimi e lē silia le

ono (6) masina, po o faasalaga uma e lua mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(b) o se sala tupe e lē silia le 250 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

101. Suesuega - malosiaga e manaomia ai le tuuina atu o

pepa aloaia ma ni mea-(1) E mafai e se tagata suesue, e ala i se

faasilasilaga tusitusia, ona manaomia le tuuina atu e se tagata o so

o se pepa aloaia po o ni mea e talafeagai i se suesuega, i se taimi

ma se nofoaga ua faamaoti atu i le faasilasilaga.

(2) E ao ona faailoa i le faasilasilaga le mataupu autu ma le

faamoemoe o le suesuega, ma faailoa ai mo le silafia o faasalaga

ua faia i lalo o lenei Tulafono mo:

(a) le lē mafai ai ona usitaia manaoga; ma

(b) tuuina atu pepa aloaia sese pe tau faasese; ma

(3) Afai e tuuina atu e se tagata se pepa aloaia po o ni mea e pei

ona manaomia i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1), e mafai e se tagata suesue

ona faia se tasi o mea nei:

(a) ia faia ata o ia pepa aloaia po o le aveina atu o otootoga

po o mea faataitai mai ia mea;

(b) ia manaomia le tagata e tuuina atu se faamatalaga o, po

o nisi faamatalaga faapitoa e uiga i pepa aloaia po o

ia mea.

(4) Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono, o ia lea ua ia lē mafai

po o ua ia teena le usitaia o se manaoga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1) po

o le (3)(b), ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia

faaletulafono i:

(a) se sala tupe e lē silia le 50 iunite tau faasalaga, po o le

nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

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ono (6) masina, po o faasalaga uma e lua mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(b) se sala tupe e lē silia le 250 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

(5) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faia i lalo o le faafuaiupu (4)

le faapea na i ai le mafuaaga talafeagai a le tagata ua molia mo le

le mafai ai po o le teena ai o le usitaia.

(6) Afai ua faia se manaoga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (3)(b) i se

faiga tusitusia, e mafai ona manaomia ai le faamatalaga ma itu taua

e ao ona tuuina atu i totonu o le tusitusiga.

(7) Ua faia se soligatulafono e se tagata o ia lea ua manaomia i

lalo o le faafuaiupu (3) e tuuina atu se faamatalaga o, po o nisi itu

taua e uiga i se pepa aloaia po o ni mea pe afai o le tagata:

(a) ua ia tuuina atu se faamatalaga lea e, po o faamatalaga

auiliili ia e lē sao po o, e le atoatoa lelei; ma

(b) ia iloa lelei e le sao pe e le atoatoa lelei le faamatalaga po o

nisi faamatalaga auiliili, po o ua ia faatalale pe sao

po o le atoatoa lelei,

ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

ono (6) masina, po o faasalaga uma e lua mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(d) se sala tupe e lē silia le 250 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

102. Suesuega - malosiaga e fesiligia ai tagata-(1) E mafai e

se tagata suesue, e ala i se faasilasilaga tusitusia ona manaomia se

tagata e:

(a) auai atu i luma o se suesuega, i se taimi ma se nofoaga

ua faamaoti mai i le faasilasilaga, e tali atu i fesili e

talafeagai ma le suesuega; po o

(b) le tuuina atu o tali tusitusia i fesili ua faatulaga atu i le

faasilasilaga ia e talafeagai ma le suesuega.

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(2) E ao ona faailoa atu i le faasilasilaga le mataupu autu ma le

faamoemoega o le suesuega, ma faailoa mo le silafia o faasalaga i

lalo o lenei Tulafono mo le lē mafai ai ona usitaia le manaoga.

(3) Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono o ia lea ua ia lē usitaia

le faafuaiupu (1), ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia

faaletulafono i se sala tupe e lē silia le 50 iunite tau faasalaga po o

le nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le ono (6)

masina, po o faasalaga uma e lua.

(4) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faia faasaga i le faafuaiupu

(3) le faapea na i ai se mafuaaga talafeagai a le tagata ua molia, mo

le lē mafai ai po o le teena o le usitaia.

(5) Ua faia se soligatulafono e se tagata o ia lea ua auai atu e

pei ona manaomia e ala i se faasilasilaga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1),

ma tali atu i se fesili ua tuuina atu ia te ia e se tagata suesue, po o le

tuuina atu o se tali tusitusia i se fesili ua faatulaga atu i se

faasilasilaga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1), pe afai:

(a) o le tali ua ia tuuina atu e lē sao po o, e lē atoatoa lelei;

(b) na iloa lelei e le tagata e lē sao po o e lē atoatoa le tali,

po o, ua ia faatalale e tusa lava pe sao pe atoatoa foi,

ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i se sala

tupe e lē silia le 100 iunite tau faasalaga, po o le nofosala i le

falepuipui mo se viataimi e lē silia le 12 masina, po o faasalaga

uma e lua.

103. Suesuega - malosiaga e faatino ai tautoga-(1) E mafai e

se tagata suesue ona:

(a) manaomia le faamaonia e se tagata i luga o se tautoga,

po o se faamaoniga le sao ma le atoatoa lelei o tali

na tuuina atu e le tagata i se fesili na fesiligia ai e se

tagata suesue i lalo o le fuaiupu 102; ma

(b) faatino le tautoga po o le faamaoniga mo le faamoemoe

o le parakalafa (a).

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(2) O le tagata ua ia solia le faafuaiupu (1), ua faia se

soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia

faaletulafono i se sala tupe e lē silia le 50 iunite tau faasalaga, po o

le nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le ono (6)

masina, po o faasalaga uma e lua.

(3) O se tetee i se soligatulafono ua faia faasaga i le faafuaiupu

(2) le faapea na i ai se mafuaaga talafeagai a le tagata ua molia mo

le lē mafai po o le teena ai o le usitaia.

104. Poloaiga o tulaga agatapuia-(1) E mafai e le Komisi, i

lona sogasoga lelei, po o luga o se talosaga a se tagata, ona faia se

poloaiga o tulaga agatapuia e faasino i so o se faamatalaga maoti (e

aofia ai faamatalaga i totonu o se pepa aloaia), ua tuuina atu i, po o

ua maua mai e le Komisi po o se tagata suesue e fesootai ma:

(a) se talosaga mo se faamaoniga po o se faatagaga; po o

(b) se suesuega; po o

(2) O se poloaiga o le tulaga agatapuia o se poloaiga lea e

faasaina ai ona faailoa atu se faamatalaga ua faamaoti mai i le

poloaiga vagana ai ua faamaoti mai i totonu o le poloaiga.

(3) E mafai ona faamanino i se poloaiga o tulaga agatapuia e

faamamaluina mo sea vaitami e pei ona faamaoti mai i le poloaiga.

(4) E mafai e le Komisi, i lona sogasoga lelei po o, i luga o se

talosaga a se tagata ua noatia i se poloaiga o tulaga agatapuia, ona

suia pe faalēaogāina le poloaiga.

(5) Afai ua aloaia se poloaiga i lalo o lenei fuaiupu, ua faia e se

tagata o ia lea ua ia faailoa atu faamatalaga e feteenai ma le

poloaiga, se soligatulafono, ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua

faamaonia faaletulafono i se sala tupe e lē silia le 50 iunite tau

faasalaga po o le nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

ono (6) masina, po o faasalaga uma e lua.

(6) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faia faasaga i le faafuaiupu

(5) le faapea e le i iloaina e le tagata ua molia, ma e le i mafai i

luga o mafuaaga talafeagai ona iloaina e faapea o le faailoaina atu

e feteenai ai ma le poloaiga.

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105. Faamatalaga sese po o e tau faasese-(1) Afai:

(a) ua faia e se tagata se faamatalaga (tusa lava pe

tuufofoga, totonu o se pepa aloaia, po o i so o se isi

lava auala), i se tagata suesue e uiga i le faatinoga e

le tagata suesue o ona malosiaga i lalo o lenei

Tulafono; ma

(b) e sese po o e tau faasese le faamatalaga i se mau autu,

ua faia e le tagata se soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua

faamaonia faaletulafono i:

nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

12 masina, po o faasalaga uma e lua mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(d) se sala tupe e lē silia le 500 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono.

(2) O se tetee i se soligatulafono ua faia faasaga i le faafuaiupu

(1) le faapea e le i iloaina e le tagata ua molia, ma e lē mafai i luga

o mafuaaga talafeagai ona faapea na ia iloaina e faapea e sese pe

tau faasese le faamatalaga.

(3) Afai:

(a) ua faia e se tagata se faamatalaga (tusa lava pe

tuufofoga, totonu o se pepa aloaia po o i so o se isi

lava auala) i se tagata suesue e uiga i lona faatinoga

o ona malosiaga i lalo o lenei Tulafono; ma

(b) e sese po o e tau faasese le faamatalaga i se mau autu;

pe tau faasese le faamatalaga i se mau autu,

e noatia le tagata i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

(d) se sala tupe e lē silia le 200 iunite tau faasalaga po o le

nofosala i le falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le

lua (2) tausaga, po o faasalaga uma e lua mo tagata

taitoatasi; ma

(e) se sala tupe e lē silia le 1,000 iunite tau faasalaga mo se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufatasia faaletulafono.

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(4) Mo le faafuaiupu (1) ma le (3), e aunoa ma le faatapulaaina

pe sese po o e tau faasese se faamatalaga, e ono mafai ona faapea e

sese pe tau faasese ona e le o aofia ai ni mataupu talafeagai.

106. O le faamaoniga patino o le tausalaina-(1) E lē

faatagaina se tagata mai le tuuina atu o se pepa aloaia po o se mea

e pei ona manaomia ai i le fuaiupu 101, po o mai le tali atu ai i se

fesili e pei ona manaomia ai i le fuaiupu 102, i luga o le mafuaaga

e faapea o mea o aofia ai i le pepa aloaia, po o le mea po o tali, e

mafai ona tulai mai ai e faamaonia le tausalaina o le tagata, po o e

noatia ai le tagata i se faasalaga tau tupe.

(2) Afai:

(a) ua manaomia le tuuina atu e se tagata o se pepa aloaia

po o se mea, po o le tali atu i se fesili i lalo o le

fuaiupu 101 po o le 102; ma

(b) afai ua faapena ona manaomia ae ua tetee le tagata i

luga o le mafuaaga e faapea, e mafai e le pepa

aloaia, po o le mea, po o le tali ona mafua ai ona

faamaonia le tausalaina o le tagata, po o e faatulai

mai ai le noatia o le tagata i se faasalaga tau tupe,

e lē taliaina mea o aofia ai i le pepa aloaia, le mea po o le tali, ona

avea ma faamatalaga molimau i se faamasinoga o le tagata, mo se

soligatulafono ua faia faasaga i se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o

tulafono o tagata e faaaogāina oloa, po o i totonu o taualumaga ua

faia faasaga i le tagata mo se faasalaga tau tupe.

(3) E lē faaaogāina le faafuaiupu (2) i se moliaga o le tagata mo

tali sese pe tau faasese (e aofia ai i le tulaga o se soligatulafono ua

faia faasaga i le fuaiupu 101, 102 po o le 105).

107. Lapataiga-(1) E faaaogā lenei fuaiupu pe afai ua

masalomia e se tagata suesue, po o e i ai mafuaaga talafeagai e ono

masalomia ai e faapea, o lo o auai se tagata (o se “tagata

talafeagai”) pe na auai i faatinoga lea o se soligatulafono faasaga i

lenei Tulafono, po o e faapea o le a mafua ai ona noatia le tagata

talafeagai i se faasalaga tau tupe i lalo o lenei Tulafono.

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(2) E lē tatau i le tagata suesue ona faatino se malosiaga e

fesiligia ai le tagata talafeagai e uiga i le faatinoga vagana ai ua

lapataia e le tagata suesue, po o se isi tagata suesue le tagata

talafeagai e faapea, e lē tau tali atu le tagata talafeagai i se fesili, po

o le faia o so o se isi mea e tali atu ai i le fesili e uiga i le faatinoga,

peitai ane so o se mea e tautala i ai le tagata talafeagai po o, na te

faia, e mafai ona faaaogāina e avea ma faamatalaga molimau.

(3) I totonu:

(a) o se moliaga o le tagata talafeagai mo se soligatulafono

ua faia faasaga i lenei Tulafono; po o

(b) se taualumaga faasaga i le tagata talafeagai mo se

faasalaga tau tupe i lalo o lenei Tulafono,

e lē faatagaina faamatalaga molimau o mea na tautala ai pe na faia

e le tagata ina ua fesiligia i tulaga aliae mai o lo o faatulaga atu i le

faafuaiupu (1), vagana ai ua faamautuina e faapea, na tuuina atu le

lapataiga o lo o manaomia i le faafuaiupu (2) a o lumanai ai tuuina

atu o le fesili.

(4) O lenei fuaiupu e le o faatapulaaina ai mafuaaga ia e mafai

ai ona faatagaina faamatalaga molimau.

Vaevaega 2 - Sueina ma tusi faapoloaiga

108. Sueina-(1) Mo le faamoemoe o le faataunuuina o se

suesuega, e mafai e se tagata suesue ona ulu atu i se nofoaga ma

sueina mo pepa aloaia ma mea e talafeagai i le suesuega.

(2) E faatoa mafai e se tagata suesue ona faia faapea:

(a) i le i ai faatasi ma le maliega a le tagata o lo o nofoia le

nofoaga; po o

(b) pe afai ua faatagaina e ala i se tusi faapoloaiga e tuuina

atu e se Faamasino; po o

suesue i luga o mafuaaga talafeagai e faapea, e

alagatatau le ulufale atu i le nofoaga i se taimi

faanatinati ina ia puipuia ai le maimau po o le

faaleagaina o se pepa aloaia po o se isi mea lea e

mafai ona faaaogā e avea ma faamatalaga molimau

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o se tulaga o le lē usitaia o se tulafono o faiga

faatauvaga po o tulafono o tagata e faaaogāina oloa.

(3) Afai o i ai i se tagata suesue le malosiaga e ulufale ai ma

sailia se nofoaga i lalo o lenei Tulafono, o le tagata suesue po o se

isi tagata suesue:

(a) e mafai ona ia faaaogāina le malosi talafeagai e ulufale

ai i le nofoaga ma sueina; ma

(b) e agavaa e avanoa atoatoa ma saoloto i le nofoaga e

faatino le sueina; ma

mafuaaga tatau e sueina ai; ma

(d) e mafai ona ia sueina so o se pepa aloaia po o se mea ua

maua a o faagasolo le sueina.

109. O le faalavelaveina o le sailiga - Ua faia e se tagata se

soligatulafono, o ia lea ua ia faalavelaveina po o ua ia aiaina le

sailiga, ua faataunuu e se isi tagata o lo o faatinoina se malosiaga o

sailiga i lalo o se tusi faapoloaiga, ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua

faamaonia faaletulafono:

(a) mo tagata taitoatasi, o se sala tupe e lē silia le 100 iunite

tau faasalaga po o le nofosala i le falepuipui mo se

vaitaimi e lē silia le 12 masina, po o faasalaga uma

e lua; ma

(b) mo se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, o se

sala tupe e lē silia le 500 iunite tau faasalaga.

110. Faaaogāina o komepiuta, ma isi tulaga faapena, i

sailiga-(1) Afai:

(a) o i ai i se tagata suesue malosiaga e sailia ai, po o e

suesueina ai mea i se nofoaga; ma

(b) faapea po o ua talitonu se isi lava tagata suesue i luga o

mafuaaga talafeagai e faapea, e matua talafeagai le

aveina o se meafaigaluega po o masini e aofia ai se

komepiuta i le nofoaga ua faaaogā ai mo le sailiga

ma le suesuega,

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e faapea, e mafai e po o nisi lava tagata suesue ona aveina

meafaigaluega po o masini i le nofoaga ma faaaogāina ai mo le

sailiga po o le suesuega.

(2) Afai o i ai i se tagata suesue le malosiaga e sailia ai, po o le

suesueina ai o se pepa aloaia i se nofoaga, o lea tagata po o se isi

lava tagata suesue e mafai ona ia faaaogāina se komepiuta lea ua i

ai i le nofoaga pe afai ua talitonu lea tagata po o se isi tagata

suesue i luga o mafuaaga talafeagai e faapea:

(a) e alagatatau le faaaogāina e se tagata suesue o le

komepiuta e ausia ai faamoemoega nei -

(i) e sailia ai le pepa aloaia;

(ii) e suesueina ai le pepa aloaia;

(iii) ia faaliliu se pepa aloaia i se faiga e

mafai ai ona faitauina;

(iv) e fai se ata o se pepa aloaia i se isi lava

pepa aloaia e suesueina ai po o le taumafai i se

faiga e mafai ai ona faitauina; ma

(b) ia talafeagai lelei le komepiuta mo le sailiga po o le

suesuega; ma

faaleagaina o le komepiuta po o le pepa aloaia.

(3) E lē tau faia se faanoi a le tagata suesue a o lumanai ai ona

faaaogāina le komepiuta.

(4) Afai o se tagata suesue:

(a) o lo o ia te ia le malosiaga e sailia ai, po o le suesueina

ai o se pepa aloaia i se nofoaga; ma

(b) o lo o ia faaaogāina se komepiuta mo le faamoemoe o le

sailiga po o le suesuega,

ona faapea lea, mo lea faamoemoega, e mafai ona faaaogāina le

komepiuta e avanoa ai i so o se pepa aloaia lea e mafai

faaletulafono e le komepiuta ona mauaina e aofia ai se pepa aloaia

o lo o i ai i se isi nofoaga.

111. Malosiaga e faia ai ata ma umia pepa aloaia ma mea-

(1) Afai ua maua e se tagata suesue se pepa aloaia po o se mea a o

faagasolo se sailiga i lalo o lenei Tulafono, e mafai e se tagata

suesue ona faia so o se tasi po o le sili atu o tulaga nei:

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(a) ia manaomia le tagata e tuuina atu se faamatalaga o, po

o nisi faamatalaga faapitoa e uiga i le pepa aloaia po

o mea;

(b) ia faia ata o lea faamatalaga po o le aveina o ni ona

otootoga;

(2) Ua faia se soligatulafono e se tagata o ia lea ua ia teena po o

ua ia lē mafai ona usitaia se manaoga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1)(a),

ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i se sala

tupe e lē silia le 50 iunite tau faasalaga, po o le nofosala i le

falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le ono (6) masina, po o

faasalaga uma e lua.

(3) O se tetee i se soligatulafono e faia faasaga i le faafuaiupu

(2) le faapea na i ai i le tagata ua molia mafuaaga talafeagai mo se

lē mafai ai po o le teena ai o le usitaia.

(4) Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono, o ia lea ua manaomia i

lalo o le faafuaiupu (1)(a) e tuuina atu se faamatalaga o, po o nisi

faamatalaga faapitoa e uiga i le pepa aloaia po o mea, pe afai o le

tagata:

(a) ua ia tuuina atu se faamatalaga po o nisi faamatalaga

faapitoa ia e lē sao po o e lē atoatoa lelei; ma

(b) o lo o ia iloa lelei e lē sao pe lē atoatoa le faamatalaga

po o nisi faamatalaga faapitoa, po o ua ia faatalale

pe sao pe atoatoa lelei le faamatalaga po o le

faamatalaga faapitoa pe leai foi,

ma e noatia i luga o moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i se sala

tupe e lē silia le 100 iunite tau faasalaga po o, le nofosala i le

falepuipui mo se vaitaimi e lē silia le 12 masina, po o faasalaga

uma e lua.

(5) Afai:

(a) o le a aveeseina e se tagata suesue, po o ua ia maea ona

aveeseina se pepa aloaia mai se nofoaga i lalo o

lenei Tulafono; ma

(b) ua talosagaina e lē e ona, po o le tagata e agavaa i se isi

faiga e ese ai i le pepa aloaia, se tagata suesue e

tuuina atu ia te ia se ata o le pepa aloaia,

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e tuuina atu e le Komisi i le tagata o ia lea ua talosagaina i se taimi

vave lava e mafai ai, se ata o le pepa aloaia ua faamaonia e se

tagata ofisa o le Komisi e avea ma ata moni.

(6) Ua faatatauina se ata ua faamaonia i lalo o le faafuaiupu (5)

mo faamoemoega uma, e avea ma pepa aloaia lea o lona ata, ma e

faatagaina i taualumaga uma e faapei ai o le pepa aloaia lea.

112. Tuuina atu o tusi faapoloaiga-(1) E mafai e se

Faamasino i luga o se talosaga, ona tuuina atu se tusi faapoloaiga

mo le faamoemoe o lenei Tulafono.

(2) O le talosaga:

(a) e ao ona faia e se tagata suesue; ma

(b) e ao ona faia ina ia tusa ai ma tulafono faafoe o le

faamasinoga lea o lo o seei ai le Faamasino i le

nofoa; ma

tusitusia (e tuuina atu i luga o tautoga po o

faamaoniga) e lagolago ai le talosaga.

(3) E mafai ona manaomia e le Faamasino nisi faamatalaga.

(4) Afai e lē mafai ona talosaga patino mo le tusi faapoloaiga, e

mafai ona faia le talosaga e ala i le masini fesi, telefoni po o isi

auala talafeagai. I sea tulaga:

(a) e lē tuuina atu e le Faamasino le tusi faapoloaiga vagana

ua faamalieina o ia e faapea e lē mafai e lē ua

talosaga ona talosaga patino atu mo le tusi

faapoloaiga; ma

(b) afai e tuuina atu e le Faamasino le tusi faapoloaiga -

(i) e ao i le Faamasino ona saunia ma sainia

le tusi faapoloaiga ma logoina atu i lē o talosaga

tuutuuga o lea tusi faapoloaiga; ma

(ii) e saunia e lē o talosaga se pepa

faaletulafono i tuutuuga lava i ai e pei o le tusi

faapoloaiga, ma tusia ai i ona luga le igoa o le

Faamasino, ma le taimi ma le aso na sainia ai le

tusi faapoloaiga; ma

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(iii) e ao i le tagata talosaga ona tuuina atu i

le Faamasino, o ia lea na sainia le tusi

faapoloaiga, ia le sili atu i le 24 itula i le maea ai

ona sainia, le talosaga ma so o se faamatalaga

tusitusia ua taua i le faafuaiupu

(2)(c), ma le pepa faaletulafono na taua i le

parakalafa laitiiti (ii).

(5) E aunoa ai ma le faatapulaaina o mataupu ia e talafeagai mo

le faia ai o le faaiuga po o, e mafai ona talosaga patino se tagata

mo se tusi faapoloaiga, o itu nei e talafeagai:

(a) o le vaitaimi mo le faia ai o tulaga ua faatagaina i le tusi

faapoloaiga;

(b) le taimi lea o le a faaaluina pe afai o le a faia patino e se

tagata se talosaga.

(6) A o faamamaluina ai le tusi faapoloaiga, e mafai ona

faaaogāina le pepa faaletulafono ua taua i le faafuaiupu (4)(b)(ii)

na i lo le tusi faapoloaiga.

(7) I so o se taualumaga, e lē sueina e se faamasinoga le tulaga

pe na faia so o se mea i lalo o se tusi faapoloaiga lea na tuuina atu

o taua i le faafuaiupu (4) seia vagana ua faatagaina e avea ma

faamatalaga molimau le tusi faapoloaiga e pei ona taua i le

faafuaiupu (4)(b)(i) i taualumaga.

(8) Ua faatagaina i se tusi faapoloaiga ua tuuina atu i lalo o

lenei Tulafono le ulufale po o le sailia o se nofoaga, e se tagata

suesue ua taua lona igoa i le tusi faapoloaiga, ma so o se isi lava

tagata suesue, e faatino le tusi faapoloaiga faatasi ai ma so o se

fesoasoani e pei ona talafeagai ai.

113. Vaitaimi o tusi faapoloaiga-(1) E ao ona faamaoti i se

tusi faapoloaiga le aso, ia lē silia ma le fitu (7) aso i le maea ai ona

tuuina atu, lea o le a muta ai lona aloaia.

(2) E mafai ona toe tuuina atu se isi tusi faapoloaiga a o

lumanai ai po o, i le tuanai ai ona muta le aloaia o se tusi

faapoloaiga.

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114. Faatinoga o tusi faapoloaiga-(1) E mafai ona faatino se

tusi faapoloaiga e ulufale ai po o le sailia o se nofoaga, i so o se

taimi o le ao po o le po vagana ai ua faamaoti mai i se isi faiga e

ese ai.

(2) E lē faatatauina se tusi faapoloaiga e ulufale ai pe sailia se

nofoaga e faapea ua maea ona faatinoina ona o le mafuaaga e

faapea ua tuua le nofoaga lea na faatino ai e se tagata suesue, e

aofia ai le tagata ofisa e nafa ma le faatinoga o le tusi faapoloaiga.

(a) mo se taimi e lē silia le itula e 1 i le va o le 8 i le taeao

ma le 6 i le afiafi; po o

(b) i le va o le 6 i le afiafi ma le 8 i le taeao; po o

nofoia le nofoaga.

(3) E mafai ona maea le faatinoga o se tusi faapoloaiga pe afai:

(a) e poloaia e se faamasinoga le taofia o le faatinoga o le

tusi faapoloaiga; ma

(b) ua toe faataatia ese mulimuli ane le poloaiga po o ua

faalēaogāina i luga o se talosaga tetee; ma

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Vaevaega 1 - Taui tau tupe

115. Taui tau tupe mo le lē usitaia o tulafono o faiga

faatauvaga po o tulafono o tagata e faaaogāina auaunaga-(1) E

mafai e se tagata (se “tagata talosaga”) o ia lea ua afaina i mea ua

maimau po o ua faaleagaina ona o se taunuuga o le lē usitaia ai o

se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o se tulafono o tagata e

faaaogāina oloa e so o se isi tagata, ona toe maua atu le aofaiga o

mea ua maimau po o ua faaleagaina e ala i se tagi i se faamasinoga,

e faia faasaga i so o se tasi o itu nei:

(a) le isi tagata; ma

(b) se tagata o ia lea ua iloa lelei na aafia ai i le tulaga lē

usitaia.

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(2) E ao ona amataina le tagi i totonu o le tolu (3) tausaga talu

mai le aso na faatupulaia ai le mafuaaga o le tagi lea e faasino i le

lē usitaia.

(3) E mafai e le Faamasinoga, i luga o se talosaga ona

faaopoopo le vaitaimi e tolu (3) tausaga, ma e mafai ona faia

faapea i le maea ai o lea tulaga.

116. E mafai e le Komisi ona talosagaina taui tau tupe i

taualumaga e tulai ai sui-(1) E mafai ona amatalia e le Komisi, i

le Faamasinoga, ma faataunuu se tagi (ua taua o le “tagi e faia e lē

o avea ma sui”) i lalo o le fuaiupu 115 e fai ma sui o le toatasi (1)

po o le sili atu o tagata o tagi pe afai ua manatu o ia ua talafeagai ai

ona faia faapea.

(2) E mafai e le Faamasinoga ona faia so o se poloaiga

talafeagai mo le faia ai o se tagi e faia e lē o avea ma sui, e aofia ai

poloaiga:

(a) mo le faasilasilaina i le faalapotopotoga o le tagi e fai ai

ma sui; ma

(b) mo le faailoagofieina o tagata o lo o faia tagi; ma

tuueseina ai i latou mai le tagi o lo o faia e lē o lo o

avea ma o latou sui.

(3) Afai ua foliga mai i le Faamasinoga e faapea, e le o manao

le tagata o tagi e tulituliloa le tagi e ala i le tagi o lo o faia e lē o

avea ma sui, e ao i le Faamasinoga e ala i se poloaiga ona

tuueseina mai le tagata o tagi mai le tagi o faia e lē o avea ma sui.

(4) Afai:

(a) ua amatalia e le Komisi se tagi o faia e lē o avea ma sui

e tusa ai ma mea ua maimau po o ua faaleagaina o

afaina ai se tagata o tagi; ma

(b) ua amatalia le tagi a se tagata o tagi, a le o le lumanai ai,

po o le tuanai ai ona amataina le tagi a lē o avea ma

ona sui peitai a o le i faia i ai se faaiuga, ae ua

amatalia se tagi i lalo o le fuaiupu 115 mo

taui tau tupe e tusa ai ma mea ua maimau po o ua

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faaleagaina ua tulai mai i le lē usitaia ai (tusa lava

pe faia faasaga pe leai foi i itu faamasinoga lava ia e

pei o se tagi a lē o avea ma sui),

e aveeseina le tagata o tagi mai le tagi a lē o avea ma sui, ma e

mafai e le Faamasinoga ona faia so o se poloaiga talafeagai mo le

faatinoina o gaoioiga talafeagai.

(5) O le Komisi:

(a) e faafoeina se tagi a lē o avea ma sui e aveeseina ai

tagata ua tagi o lo o aafia ai; ma

(b) e mafai ona faaui i tua, faalēaogāina po o le fetuutuunai

le tagi a lē o avea ma sui, peitai o le faaui i tua po o

le fetuutuunai o le tagi a lē o avea ma sui e noatia i

le faamaoniga a le Faamasinoga.

(6) E aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o malosiaga o le Faamasinoga,

e mafai e le Faamasinoga ona faia poloaiga mo le lomia faasalalau

o so o se faaiuga po o se poloaiga i le tagi a lē o avea ma sui.

(7) O se faaiuga o se tagi e faia a lē o avea ma sui e noatia ai

tagata uma o aofia ai i le tagi e ese ai na i lo i latou ua aveeseina i

lalo o lenei fuaiupu.

(8) E ao ona faavaeina se teugatupe o faamoemoega faapitoa e

tusa ai ma le Tulafono o le Pulega o Tupe a le Malo 2001, e tusa ai

ma tagi taitasi o avea ai ma sui. Mo lea Tulafono:

(a) o le aofai o tupe e maua mai e le Komisi i tagi a ē o

avea ma sui, ma tului o lo o maua mai ia aofaiga, o

tupe ia o le teugatupe mo faamoemoega faapitoa;

(b) o faamoemoega faatagaina o le teugatupe o le -

(i) toe faafoi atu lea i le Komisi, mo ana tupe

alu faatupulaia e tusa ai ma tagi a ē o avea ma

sui (e aofia ai le totogiina atu o tupe mai le

teugatupe); ma

(ii) e tusa ai ma le tuuina i ai o tupe i le

tuanai ai o le faaaogāina o le parakalafa laitiiti

(i), o le totogiina o tagata ua tagi i le tagi a

lē o avea ma o latou sui e faatatauina e faapea

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(aofaiga o mea ua leiloloa a lē ua tagi ÷

aofaiga atoa o mea ua maimau) x le aofaiga

o le aitalafu.

(9) O se tagata o ia lea ua ia iloa lelei o lo o aafia ai i le lē

usitaia ua taua, e lē agavaa o ia e totogi i ai se tupe i lalo o le

faafuaiupu (8).

Vaevaega 2 - Faamamaluina

117. Faasilasilaga tau lapataiga-(1) E mafai e le Komisi ona

tuuina atu se faasilasilaga (o se “faasilasilaga tau lapataiga”) i se

tagata pe afai o i ai se mafuaaga talafeagai e talitonu ai e faapea:

(a) na auai le tagata, o lo o auai po o ua faamoemoe e auai i

le faatinoga; ma

(b) ua lē usitaia po o le a lē usitaia ai le faatinoga o se

tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o tulafono o tagata o

lo o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga.

(2) E ao i se faasilasilaga tau lapataiga ona:

(a) faamatalaina ai le faatinoga; ma

(b) taua ai mea moni autu ia o lo o faalagolago i ai le

Komisi; ma

i totonu o se vaitaimi ua faamaotiina (lea e ao ona

talafeagai) (le “vaitaimi ua lapataia”) ma aua ne i

toe auai atu i le faatinoga; ma

(d) taua ai e faapea, afai e lē usitaia e le tagata le manaoga,

e mafai e le Komisi ona amatalia taualumaga

faasaga i le tagata e tusa ai ma le faatinoga.

(3) E mafai e le Komisi ona faaopoopo atu se vaitaimi tau

lapataiga, ma e mafai ona ia faia faapea i le maea ai ona muta le

vaitaimi.

(4) E lē tatau i le Komisi ona faia ni taualumaga faasaga i le

tagata mo le faatinoga a o lumanai ai le faaiuga o le vaitaimi tau

lapataiga vagana ua i ai i le Komisi mafuaaga talafeagai e talitonu

ai e matua talafeagai le faia faapea mo le tulaga saogalemu o tagata

o le atunuu.

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118. O maliega e noatia ai e mafai ona faamamaluina-(1) E

mafai ona talia e le Komisi se maliega tusitusia e noatia ai mai se

tagata e uiga i so o se faatinoga, ua auai ai se tagata e tusa ai ma lea

o lo o i ai se matafaioi a le Komisi i lalo o se tulafono o faiga

faatauvaga po o tagata o lo o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga.

(2) E mafai e le tagata i le i ai faatasi ma le maliega a le

Komisi, ona faaui i tua po o le suia o le maliega i so o se taimi.

(3) O le Komisi:

(a) e ao ona ia lomia faasalalau le maliega e noatia ai e ala i

le initaneti po o fesootaiga faaeletoroni faapena, ma

faia sona ata ina ia avanoa i ai se tagata o ia lea o lo

o ia talosagaina; ma

(b) e mafai ona tapeina mai le vaega ua lomia faasalalau,

ma so o se ata ua tuuina atu, ni faamatalaga ia ua

talosagaina e le tagata lea na ia tuuina atu le maliega

e noatia ai e aua ne i faailoaina atu, pe afai ua

faamalieina le Komisi e faapea o le faamatalaga -

(i) o se faamatalaga agatapuia lea e i ai sona

aogā faapisinisi lea o le a faaitiitia pe afai o le a

faailoaina atu faalauaitele; po o

(ii) e lē tatau ona faailoaina atu ona o le a lē

talafeagai ai ma le manuia o tagata lautele le

faia faapea; po o

(iii) o lo o aofia ai auiliiliga patino o tagata

taitoatasi (vagana ai o se tagata e taitoatasi o lo

o tuuina atu le maliega, po o se tagata e toatasi o

ia lea o lo o auai i le faatinoga lea e faasino i ai

le maliega).

(4) Afai ua aveesea le faamatalaga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (3) mai

se vaega po o se ata, e ao ona aofia ai i le vaega po o se ata se

faamatalaga e taua ai e faapea ua aveeseina le faamatalaga.

(5) Afai ua manatu le Komisi e faapea ua lē usitaia e le tagata

le maliega e noatia ai, e mafai ona ia talosaga i le Faamasinoga mo

se poloaiga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (6).

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(6) Afai ua faamalieina le Faamasinoga i luga o se talosaga a le

Komisi e faapea ua lē usitaia e le tagata le maliega, e mafai e le

Komisi ona faia se tasi (1) po o le sili atu o poloaiga nei:

(a) se poloaiga e faatonu ai le tagata e usitaia le maliega;

(b) se poloaiga e faatonuina ai le tagata e totogi i le Malo se

aofaiga e lē silia le aofai lea na faia i ai le faaiuga a

le Faamasinoga e avea ma aofai o faamanuiaga tau

tupe lea ua maua tuusao pe leai foi e le tagata -

(i) mai le faatinoga; ma

(ii) le lē usitaia ai;

faamaoti i le poloaiga, so o se tagata o ia lea ua

afaina i mea ua maimau po o ua faaleagaina i se

taunuuga o le faatinoga po o le lē usitaia ai;

(d) se poloaiga e faatonu ai le tagata e faia se gaoioiga ua

faamaoti mai, po o le aloese mai le faia ai o se

gaoioiga ua faamaotiina, mo se tasi po o le sili atu o

faamoemoega nei -

(i) ia foia aafiaga o le faatinoga po o le lē

usitaia;

(ii) ia faamautinoa e faapea e le toe solia e le

tagata le maliega;

(e) so o se isi lava poloaiga e ono tulai mai.

119. Faasilasilaga e faamuta ma taofia ai-(1) E mafai e le

Komisi, pe afai ua faamalieina e faapea sa auai se tagata, o lo o

auai po o ua faamoemoe e auai i faatinoga ia e afua ai po o le a

afua mai ai se tulaga e lē usitaia ai se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga

po o tulafono o tagata o lo o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e ala i

se faasilasilaga tusitusia (o se “faasilasilaga e faamuta ma taofia

ai”), ona manaomia le faamutaina ona auai o le tagata i le

faatinoga.

(2) E lē tatau ona tuuina atu e le Komisi se faasilasilaga e

faamuta ma taofia ai vagana ai ua ia tuuina atu i le tagata se avanoa

talafeagai e faia ai talosaga tusitusia i ai e uiga i le mataupu.

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(3) E le o se soligatulafono le lē usitaia o se manaoga i se

faasilasilaga e faamuta ma taofia ai, peitai e mafai ona avea ma

mafuaaga mo se poloaiga e taofia ai a le faamasinoga i lalo o le

fuaiupu 120.

120. Poloaiga e taofia ai-(1) Afai ua faamalieina le

Faamasinoga e faapea ia auai se tagata, o lo o auai po o ua

faamoemoe e auai i le faatinoga lea e lē usitaia ai po o, e ono lē

usitaia ai se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o tulafono o tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, e mafai e le Faamasinoga i luga o se

talosaga a le Komisi po o so o se isi lava tagata, ona faamatuu atu

se poloaiga e taofia ai i so o se tuutuuga ua manatu le Faamasinoga

ua talafeagai ai.

(2) O le malosiaga e faamatuu atu ai se poloaiga e taofia ai i

lalo o le faafuaiupu (1) e taofia ai se tagata mai le auai ai i

faatinoga, e mafai ona faatinoina:

(a) tusa lava pe o foliga mai i le Faamasinoga pe leai foi o

lo o faamoemoe le tagata e toe auai, po o e faaauau

pea ona auai i faatinoga o lea ituaiga; ma

(b) pe sa auai talu ai pe leai foi le tagata i faatinoga o lea

ituaiga; ma

matuia i so o se isi tagata pe afai e auai le tagata i

faatinoga o lea ituaiga.

(3) Afai e faia se talosaga i lalo o le faafuaiupu (1), e mafai e le

Faamasinoga pe afai e manatu o ia e manaomia le faia faapea ona

tuuina atu se poloaiga e taofia ai a o talia le faaiuga o le talosaga.

(4) Afai ua faia le talosaga e le Komisi po o se tagata suesue, e

lē tatau i le Faamasinoga ona manaomia le tuuina atu e lē o

talosaga o se maliega e noatia ai e uiga i mea ua faaleagaina e avea

o se tuutuuga o le faamatuu atu o le poloaiga lē tumau.

121. Poloaiga lē tumau mo le lē usitaia ai o tulafono faafoe o

le mauaina mai-(1) E aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o malosiaga o le

Faamasinoga i lalo o le fuaiupu 120, e mafai ona faaee

atu manaoga o se poloaiga i lalo o lea fuaiupu mo faatinoga ua lē

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usitaia ai, po o e ono lē usitaia ai le tulafono faafoe o le mauaina

mai, e faamautinoa ai, po o le fesoasoani ai e faamautinoa e faapea,

o le a leai se aafiaga o le mauaina ma e faaitiitia tele ai faiga

faatauvaga i se maketi i Samoa.

(2) O faataitaiga o ituaiga manaoga e aofia ai:

(a) manaoga (e aofia ai tapulaa, tuutuuga ma tulaga

faasaina) e uiga i le auala e faatino ai so o se pisinisi

talafeagai i totonu o Samoa;

(b) manaoga mo le toe faatulagaina o so o se pisinisi

talafeagai i Samoa, e aofia ai itu nei -

(i) manaoga e faasino i le faaliliuina atu po o

le faaaogāina o aseta talafeagai po o sea;

(ii) manaoga mo le faia, faasoasoaina, ofoina

atu po o le faalēaogāina o sea;

(iii) manaoga e uiga i le faatinoga o aia tatau

po o malosiaga e so o se tagata e tusa ai ma so o

se aseta po o sea talafeagai;

(iv) manaoga e uiga i le faia, faaee atu,

faaliliuina po o le leiloloa o meatotino, aia tatau,

noataga po o noatiaga e tusa ai ma so o se aseta

po o sea talafeagai;

(v) manaoga e uiga i le teuteuga o tulafono

faafoe o le tuufaatasia ai faaletulafono o se

kamupani;

(vi) manaoga e uiga i le faatonutonuina o

maliega talafeagai (tusa lava pe ala i le

tuueseina po o le faaitiitia o so o se noataga po o

noatiaga po o se isi faiga e ese ai).

(3) E lē faatapulaaina se faasinomaga o i le faafuaiupu (2)(b)(i)

i aseta po o sea talafeagai, i aseta po o sea ia o lo o noatia i le

mauaina ai.

122. Poloaiga a le faamasinoga mo le lē usitaia o tulaga

faataatitia-(1) E aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o malosiaga o le

Faamasinoga i lalo o le fuaiupu 120, e mafai e se poloaiga a le

faamasinoga i lalo o lea fuaiupu e tusa ai ma se faatinoga lea o lo o

lē usitaia ai, po o le a lē usitaia ai se tulafono faafoe e puipuia ai

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le tagata o lo o faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, tulaga faataatia o

faamatalaga o tagata e faaaogāina oloa, se tulaga faataatia o le

saogalemu o oloa, po o se tulaga faataatia o le saogalemu o

auaunaga ona:

(a) faaee atu manaoga -

(i) mo le tuuina atu o faamatalaga e

faasaoina ai po o isi faamatalaga i tagata lautele,

po o i vasega o tagata, e uiga i oloa po o

auaunaga talafeagai; po o

(ii) mo le tuuina atu o faamatalaga e

faasaoina ai i tagata lautele, po o i se vaega o

tagata, e uiga i oloa po o auaunaga talafeagai; po

(iii) mo le toe faafoi atu o tupe ua totogi e

tagata na faatauina mai oloa po o auaunaga

talafeagai; po o

(iv) mo le toe faafoi atu o meatotino; po

(v) mo le toe faaleleia po o le toe suia o

oloa, o le toe tuuina atu o auaunaga po o le

tuuina atu o auaunaga e toe faaleleia ai; po o

(b) le faailoa manino so o se maliega talafeagai e faasino i

oloa po o auaunaga talafeagai e ao ona

faalēaogāina, e faalēaogāina i le filifiliga o le tagata

o ia lea na ia tuuina atu oloa po o auaunaga

talafeagai po o, e faaleagaina i se taimi ua

faamaotiina; po o

ona faamaotiina e le Faamasinoga.

(2) E lē mafai ona faia se poloaiga a le Faamasinoga i lalo o

lenei fuaiupu e feteenai ai ma le Mataupu 14 o le Faavae.

123. Poloaiga a le faamasinoga mo le lē usitaia ai o poloaiga

e faatonutonu ai le tau o oloa - E aunoa ma le faatapulaaina

o le malosiaga o le Faamasinoga i lalo o le fuaiupu 120, e mafai

ona faaee atu manaoga i se poloaiga a le faamasinoga i lalo

o lea fuaiupu mo faatinoga ia e lē usitaia ai po o e faaono

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lē usitaia ai se poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau o oloa, e faapea:

(a) mo le tuuina atu o faamatalaga e uiga i le lē usitaia ai e

tagata lautele, po o e vasega o tagata; po o

(b) mo le toe faafoi ai o tupe e totogi e tagata e faatauina

mai oloa po o auaunaga talafeagai.

124. Faasalaga totogi tupe-(1) Afai e lē usitaia e se tagata se

tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o tulafono o tagata e faaaogāina

oloa, e mafai e le Faamasinoga, i luga o se talosaga a le Komisi

ona faaee atu se faasalaga e totogi tupe i le tagata.

(2) E ao ona faia le talosaga:

(a) mo se lē usitaia ai o -

(i) se tulafono faafoe o faatinoga;

(ii) se tulafono faafoe o le puipuiga o le

tagata e faaaogāina oloa;

(iii) se tulaga faataatia o faamatalaga o

tagata e faaaogāina oloa;

(iv) se tulaga faataatia o le saogalemu o

oloa;

(v) se faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o le oloa;

(vi) se faasilasilaga e toe tapa ai oloa;

(vii) se tulaga faataatia o le saogalemu o

auaunaga; po o

(viii) se poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau o oloa,

i totonu o le lima (5) tausaga i le maea ai o le aso lea ua muta ai

ona lē usitaia, po o ua iloaina ai e le Komisi le lē usitaia, po o fea

lava e mulimuli ona tulai mai;

(b) mo se lē usitaia o le tulafono faafoe o le mauaina mai, i

totonu o le ono (6) masina i le tuanai o le aso lea na

maea ai ona mauaina mai, po o ua iloaina e le

Komisi le mauaina mai, po o fea lava e mulimuli

mai; ma

le tuanai ai ona tulai mai le lē usitaia.

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(3) I taualumaga mo se faasalaga totogi tupe:

(a) o le tulaga tau faamaoniga, o le tulaga tau faamaoniga

lea o lo o faaaogāina i taualumaga tau le va o tagata;

(b) e faaaogā tulafono faafoe o le faamasinoga ma tulafono

faafoe o faamatalaga molimau ma taualumaga mo

taualumaga tau le va o tagata.

(4) Afai ua faaee atu se faasalaga totogi tupe i se tagata e tusa

ai o le lē usitaia:

(a) e lē noatia le tagata e molia mo se soligatulafono i lalo o

le tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o le Tulafono o

tagata o lo o faaaogāina oloa e tusa ai o lea lava

faatinoga; ma

(b) e lē faaeeina atu se sala tupe faaopoopo (po o le a lava

lona faamatalaina) i le tagata i lalo o se tulafono o

faiga faatauvaga po o tulafono o tagata o lo o

faaaogāina oloa e tusa ai ma le faatinoga lava lea.

125. Aofaiga o faasalaga tau tupe-(1) I le fuafuaina o le

aofaiga o le faasalaga tau tupe o le a faaee atu i se tagata, e ao i le

Faamasinoga ona amanaia mataupu e aofia ai le tulaga o so o se

tupe maua mai i tulaga tau tupe po o faiga faapisinisi a le tagata po

o se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono e fesootai i ai i le

tagata, e mafua mai i le solia ai o tulafono.

(2) O le tapulaa maualuga o aofaiga o faasalaga tau tupe ua

faatulagaina atu i lalo e faapea:

(a) afai o le faasalaga tau tupe ua faaee atu mo se soliga o

so o se tasi o itu nei -

(i) o se tulafono faafoe o faatinoga;

(ii) o le tulafono faafoe o le mauaina o oloa;

(iii) o se tulafono faafoe o le puipuiga o

tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga;

(iv) o se faiga faataatia o faamatalaga

faatatau i tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga;

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(v) o se faiga faataatia tau le saogalemu o

oloa gaosi;

(vi) o se faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o oloa

gaosi;

(vii) o se faasilasilaga e toe tapaina ai ni

oloa gaosi;

(viii) o se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o

auaunaga;

(ix) o se poloaiga e faatonutonu ai tau o

oloa,

o le tapulaa maualuga o le aofaiga o le faasalaga e:

(x) afai o le faasalaga ua faaee atu i se tagata

e toatasi, o se aofaiga e tutusa ma le 200 iunite

tau faasalaga; ma

(xi) afai o le faasalaga ua faaee atu i se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, o

se aofaiga e maualuga atu e tutusa ma le 500

iunite tau faasalaga, ma le 15% o tupe maua a le

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono mai

ana faalapotopotoga e fesootai i ai ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono, e pei ona fuafuaina i lalo o le

faafuaiupu (3); ma

(b) afai o le faasalaga tau tupe ua faaee atu mo se soliga o

se aiaiga (e le o se tasi o aiaiga o taua i le parakalafa

(a)), ma o lenei Tulafono o lo o aiaia ai mo se

faasalaga tau solitulafono mo le soliga, o le tapulaa

maualuga o le aofaiga o le faasalaga tau tupe e 50%

o le tapulaa maualuga o le faasalaga tau

solitulafono; ma

soliga, o le tapulaa maualuga o le aofaiga o se

faasalaga tau tupe e tutusa ma le 200 iunite tau

faasalaga.

(3) Mo le faafuaiupu (2)(a), o tupe e maua mai a se

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono ma ana

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono e fesootai i ai,

o tupe maua atoa ua mauaina e na faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

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faaletulafono mai galuega tau pisinisi i Samoa i le tausaga

faaletupe i lea lava taimi, a o lumanai ai le aso o le soliga.

126. Poloaiga ina ia totogi tau-(1) afai ua faamatuu atu e le

Faamasinoga se poloaiga e taofia ai faasaga i, po o e faaee atu ai se

faasalaga tau tupe i luga o, se tagata i lalo o lenei Vaevaega, e

mafai ona ia poloaia le tagata ina ia totogi se aofaiga, ua fuafuaina

e le Faamasinoga, mo tau na faatupulaia e le Komisi e fesootai ma

suesuega i, ma le faatinoga o taualumaga e faasino i, le soliga

talafeagai.

(2) I totonu o lenei fuaiupu, “tau” e aofia ai totogifuapauina,

tau faaee atu, tupe faasoasoa atu, tupe alu po o totogi.

127. E leai ni puipuiga mausali mo faasalaga tau tupe, ma

isi tulaga faapena-(1) Ua faia e se tagata se soligatulafono, pe afai

ua ia faia po o ua ia malie e faia se puipuiga mausali, i lona atoaga

po o i sona vaega o se isi tagata mo so o se aitalafu a le isi tagata:

(a) ina ia totogi ai se faasalaga tau tupe; po o

(b) ina ia totogi ai se faasalaga tau tupe, ia totogi tau po o

tupe alu na faatupulaia i le teteeina po o le foia o so

o se taualumaga e faasino i sea aitalafu,

ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i se sala

tupe (po o le fea e maualuga atu):

(d) e lē silia le faaluaina o le tapulaa maualuga o le aofaiga

lea e ono mafai ona totogiina i lalo o le

faamalumaluga.

(2) E faalēaogāina se puipuiga mausali ua tuuina atu e solia ai

le faafuaiupu (1).

128. Feagaiga tau puipuiga mausali-(1) E mafai e le Komisi,

i se faafesuiaiga mo le lagolago a se tagata i se suesuega po o i

taualumaga i lalo o se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o tulafono o

tagata e faaaogāina oloa, ona malilie faatasi ma le tagata e faapea:

(a) o taualumaga faasaga i le tagata mo se soligatulafono

ua faia faasaga i po o, e faasino i se tulafono

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o faiga faatauvaga po o se tulafono o tagata e

faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga; po o

(b) taualumaga faasaga i le tagata mo se faasalaga tau tupe,

i luga o le faiga ua faamaotiina e faatino ai, o le a faapea ona le

faatinoina pe faaauauina.

(2) Ia lē sainia e le Komisi se feagaiga tau puipuiga mausali ma

se tagata, pe afai na sainia e se tagata se feagaiga tau puipuiga

mausali, i totonu o le fitu (7) tausaga talu ai, po o se feagaiga e

foliga tutusa lona aloaia, e tusa ai o se soliga o se tulafono o faiga

faatauvaga po o se tulafono o tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma

auaunaga.

(3) E mafai foi ona faaalia manino se feagaiga tau puipuiga

mausali ma se tagata, e faaaogāina i so o se tasi o itu nei:

(a) tagata faigaluega ua faamaotiina a le tagata;

(b) sooupu ua faamaotiina a le tagata;

faaletulafono, o tagata ofisa ua faamaotiina a le

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono;

(d) paaga ua faamaotiina a le tagata.

(4) E ao ona faia se feagaiga tau puipuiga mausali, i luga o

tuutuuga ua manatu le Komisi ua talafeagai ai.

(5) Afai e faaaogā i se tagata se feagaiga tau puipuiga mausali

mo se faatinoga ua faamaotiina:

(a) o taualumaga e faasaga i le tagata mo se soligatulafono

e faasaga i po o e faasino i se tulafono o faiga

faatauvaga, po o se tulafono o tagata e faaaogāina

oloa ma auaunaga; po o

(b) o taualumaga e faasaga i le tagata mo faasalaga tau

tupe,

mo le faatinoga, e lē tatau ona faatinoina pe faaauau.

(6) E mafai e le Komisi ona faamutaina se feagaiga tau

puipuiga mausali ma se tagata pe afai:

(a) ua malie le tagata; po o

(b) e i ai mafuaaga talafeagai a le Komisi e talitonuina

ai e faapea o lana faaiuga e sainia le feagaiga, sa lē

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atoatoa, sese po o e tau faasese i se mau autu;

po o

le nofosala i se soligatulafono e tusa ai o se

suesuega, po o i se soligatulafono e faasaga i le

fuaiupu 137 po o le 138; po o

(d) ua lē mafai e le tagata ona tausisia le feagaiga.

(7) E lē mafai e le Komisi ona faamutaina se feagaiga tau

puipuiga mausali, seia vagana ai ua maea ona faia e le Komisi:

(a) le logoina o le tagata e tusa ma lona faamoemoe ua faia

ai faapea, ma mafuaaga o le faamutaina; ma

(b) ua maea ona tuuina atu i le tagata se vaitaimi talafeagai

(a itiiti mai e 30 aso), e faia ai ni faamatalaga e uiga

i le mataupu; ma

tagata.

129. Poloaiga tau pulega e faasaina ai-(1) Afai ua

faamalieina le Faamasinoga e faapea na auai se tagata e toatasi i se

faatinoga ua mafua ai se soliga o so o se tasi o itu nei:

(a) o se tulafono faafoe o faatinoga;

(b) o le tulafono faafoe o le mauaina o oloa;

faaaogāina oloa;

(d) o se faiga faataatia o faamatalaga faatatau i tagata e

faaaogāina oloa, se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o

oloa gaosi, po o se faiga faataatia o le saogalemu o

auaunaga;

(e) o se faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi po o se

faasilasilaga e toe tapa ai ni oloa gaosi;

(f) o se poloaiga e faatonutonuina ai tau o oloa,

i le lua (2) po o le sili atu o mea eseese na tutupu i totonu o le lima

(5) tausaga talu ai, e mafai e le Faamasinoga, i luga o se talosaga a

le Komisi, ona faia se poloaiga tau pulega e faasaina ai faasaga i le

tagata e toatasi.

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(2) Afai ua faamalieina le Faamasinoga e faapea:

(a) ua se poloaiga faasaga i se tagata e toatasi i lalo o le

tulafono a se atunuu ese lea e uiga tutusa ma se

tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o se tulafono o tagata

e faaaogāina oloa; ma

(b) ua taofia i le poloaiga le tagata e toatasi mai le aafia ai i

le puleaina o se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono po o se faalapotopotoga e le i

tuufaatasia faaletulafono,

e mafai e le Faamasinoga, i luga o se talosaga a le Komisi, ona faia

se poloaiga tau pulega e faasaina ai, e faasaga i le tagata e toatasi.

(3) E faatoa mafai lava e le Faamasinoga ona faia se poloaiga

tau pulega e faasaina ai, e faasaga i se tagata e toatasi, pe afai ua

faamalieina e faapea ua talafeagai ona faia faapea, i le amanaia ai o

le lamatiaga o le soliga o se aiaiga ua taua i le faafuaiupu (1) e le

tagata e toatasi po o, e se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono po o se faalapotopotoga e le i tuufaatasia

faaletulafono.

(4) E tatau i se poloaiga tau pulega e faasaina ai, ona faasaina

ai le tagata e toatasi mai le avea ma faatonu o se faalapotopotoga,

po o le aafia ai i se isi faiga e ese ai i le puleaina o se

faalapotopotoga, lea o lo o tauaveina se pisinisi i totonu o Samoa, e

aunoa ma le faatagaga a le Faamasinoga.

(5) E aloaia se poloaiga tau pulega e faasaina ai mo le vaitaimi

ua faamaotiina i le poloaiga, lea e lē mafai ona umi atu i lo le lima

(5) tausaga.

(6) O se tagata e toatasi, o ia lea ua solia se poloaiga tau pulega

e faasaina ai o lo o faamalosia faasaga ia te ia, ua ia faia se

soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga ua faamaonia

faaletulafono, i se sala tupe e lē silia le 100 iunite tau faasalaga, po

o le nofosala i le falepuipui e lē silia le 12 masina, po o ia faasalaga

uma e lua.

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130. Tulaga o le mafaufau, ma isi tulaga faapena, o

faalapotopotoga ua tuufaataisa faaletulafono-(1) I taualumaga i

lalo o lenei Tulafono, afai ua faamautuina e faapea, o se faatonu,

tagata faigaluega po o se sooupu a se faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia faaletulafono:

(a) ua auai i se faatinoga faapitoa e tusa ai o le aotelega o

lana pule faataga moni po o o lo o manino lava; ma

(b) na ese se tulaga o le mafaufau mo le faatinoga,

ua avea e faapea, na auai le faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia

faaletulafono i le faatinoga ma sa i ai le tulaga o le mafaufau mo le

faatinoga, vagana ai ua faamautuina e le faalapotopotoga ua

tuufaatasia faaletulafono e faapea, na ia faaaogāina lapataiga

talafeagai lelei ma sailiili maeaea po o ua tatau ai, i le tulaga e

alofia ai le faatinoga.

(2) I taualumaga i lalo o lenei Tulafono, pe afai ua faamautuina

e faapea o se tagata faigaluega po o se sooupu a se tagata e toatasi:

(a) na auai i se faatinoga faapitoa e tusa ai ma le aotelega o

lana pule faataga moni po o le pule faataga manino;

(b) na ese se tulaga o lona mafaufau mo le faia ai o le

faatinoga,

ua avea e faapea, na auai le tagata e toatasi i le faatinoga ma sa i ai

le tulaga o le mafaufau mo le faatinoga vagana ai ua faamautuina e

le tagata e toatasi e faapea, na ia faaaogāina lapataiga talafeagai

lelei ma faia sailiiliga maeaea po o ua tatau ai e alofia ai le

faatinoga.

(3) O se faasinomaga i totonu o lenei fuaiupu i le auai ai i se

faatinoga, e aofia ai se faasinomaga i le le mafaia po o le teena i le

auai i le faatinoga.

(4) O se faasinomaga i totonu o lenei fuaiupu i le tulaga o le

mafaufau o se tagata e aofia ai se faasinomaga i:

(a) le atamai, faamoemoe, manatu, talitonuga po o le

faamoemoe o le tagata; ma

(b) mafuaaga a le tagata mo le atamai, faamoemoe, manatu,

talitonuga po o le faamoemoe.

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(5) O se faasinomaga i totonu o lenei fuaiupu, i le i ai o se

tulaga o le mafaufau mo faatinoga, e aofia ai le i ai o se tulaga o le

mafaufau e fesootai ma lena faatinoga.

(6) O se faasinomaga i totonu o lenei Tulafono i se faaiuga a se

faalapotopotoga, e aofia ai se faaiuga ua faia e avea ai ma sui o le

faalapotopotoga, e ala i se sooupu po o se sui o lo o galue e tusa ai

ma le aotelega o lana pule faataga.

131. Tagata ua iloa lelei le aafia i se soliga o le tulafono -

Afai e solia e se tagata se aiaiga o se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po

o se tulafono o tagata e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga, ua faapea foi

ona faia se soligatulafono e tagata taitoatasi uma ua iloa lelei le

latou aafia ai i le soliga o le tulafono.

132. E mafai e le Komisi, ma isi, ona faia moliaga-(1) O

taualumaga e faasino i se soliga o le tulafono e faasaga i, po o ua

faatulai mai i lalo o se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o se tulafono

o tagata e faaaogāina oloa, e mafai ona amatalia ma faaauau e le

Komisi, po o se tagata ua faatagaina i se faiga tusitusia e le Komisi

ina ia faia faapena.

(2) E lē faatapulaaina i le faafuaiupu (1) le faagaoioiga o so o

se isi lava tulafono, po o le malosiaga o le Loia Sili i lalo o le

Mataupu 41 o le Faavae, e faasino i faalapotopotoga ma le

faatinoga o taualumaga e faasino i se soligatulafono.

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AIAIGA ESEESE

133. Iloiloga faa-faamasinoga o faaiuga e tusa o faatagaga -

O se faaiuga a le Komisi e teena ai le tuuina atu o se faatagaga, po

o le faaee atu o ni tuutuuga i se faatagaga, e noatia ma fai fuafua i

iloiloga faa-faamasinoga e faia e le Faamasinoga Sili.

134. Tulaga aloaia o tomai faapitoa faaletulafono-(1) O

lenei Tulafono o le a lē aafia ai le faagaoioiga o le tulafono e

faasino i le tulaga aloaia o tomai faapitoa faaletulafono.

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(2) O le faafuaiupu (1) o le a lē aafia ai so o se manaoga i lalo o

lenei Tulafono, e faailoa ai le igoa ma le tuatusi o se tagata o fai i

ai le auaunaga a se tagata.

135. E mafai e le Komisi ona auai i taualumaga - E mafai e

le Komisi, i le i ai faatasi ma le faatagaga a le Faamasinoga, po o

pe a valaauina e le Faamasinoga, ona soofaatasi e avea o se vaega

auai i, po o le auai i se isi faiga e ese ai i taualumaga e aafia ai so o

se soliga o se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o se tulafono o tagata

e faaaogāina oloa ma auaunaga ua molia ai.

136. E mafai e le Faamasinoga ona tuuina atu manatu

faafaufautua-(1) E mafai e le Faamasinoga, i luga o se talosaga a

le Komisi, ona faia se poloaiga, e uiga i le faauigaina, faagaoioiga,

po o le tulaga aloaia o se aiaiga o lenei Tulafono.

(2) Afai e aliali mai i le Faamasinoga e faapea, o lo o i ai po o e

ono i ai i se tagata se aia o so o se ituaiga lea e ono mafai ona aafia

i se poloaiga ua fuafuaina, e ao i le Faamasinoga ona faia o so o se

poloaiga e pei ona ia manatu ua talafeagai ai, mo logoina ai o le

tagata e tusa ai o le talosaga ma ia auai i le taualumaga.

(3) E tatau i le Komisi ona tuuina atu se tulaga aloaia i so o se

poloaiga mausali i lalo o lenei fuaiupu.

137. O le sese ona teu o faamaumauga, ma isi tulaga

faapena-(1) O se tagata o manaomia i lalo o lenei Tulafono, e

teuina se faamaumauga, ua ia faia o se soligatulafono pe afai:

(a) e le o teuina e le tagata le faamaumauga; po o

(b) o lo o teuina e le tagata se faamaumauga e le o sao ma

atoatoa,

ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

tau faasalaga; ma

(d) mo se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, o se

sala tupe e lē silia le 50 iunite tau faasalaga.

(2) O se tetee i se soligatulafono ua faia faasaga i le faafuaiupu

(1) e faapea, o le tagata ua molia:

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(a) na te leiloaina e faapea e le sao pe lē atoatoa le

faamaumauga; ma

(b) na ia faaaogāina lapataiga talafeagai ma sailiili maeaea

po o ua tatau ai ina ia faamautinoa ai le sao po o le

atoatoa o faamaumauga.

(3) O se tagata o manaomia i po o lalo o lenei Tulafono e

teuina se faamaumauga, ua ia faia se soligatulafono pe afai:

(a) ua teuina e le tagata le faamaumauga; ma

(b) e le sao pe le atoatoa le faamaumauga; ma

faamaumauga; ma

(d) ona o lea mafuaaga na faamoemoe ai le tagata -

(i) e faavalea pe tau faasese ai; po o

(ii) ia le mafai ai pe faalavelaveina ai le

Komisi po o se tagata suesue i le faatinoga o ona

tiute i lalo o lenei Tulafono, po o ia le mafai pe

faalavelaveina i se isi faiga e ese ai le suesuega

o se soliga o se tulafono o faiga faatauvaga po o

se tulafono o tagata e faaaogāina oloa,

ma e noatia i luga o se moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono:

(e) mo tagata taitoatasi, o se sala tupe e lē silia le 200 iunite

tau faasalaga, po o le nofosala i le falepuipui mo se

vaitaimi e lē silia le lua (2) tausaga, po o ia

faasalaga uma e lua; ma

(f) mo se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, o se

sala tupe e lē silia le 1,000 iunite tau faasalaga.

138. Faaleagaina, faaseseina, ma isi tulaga faapena, o pepa

aloaia - O se tagata o manaomia i lalo o lenei Tulafono e tuuina

atu se pepa aloaia po o se mea, o ia lea ua na faaleaga, lafoai pe

faasese le pepa aloaia po o se mea, ma le faamoemoe i ai po o i se

tulaga faatalale, ua na faia se soligatulafono ma e noatia i luga o se

moliaga ua faamaonia faaletulafono i:

(a) mo tagata taitoatasi, se sala tupe e lē silia le 200 iunite

tau faasalaga po o le nofosala i le falepuipui mo se

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vaitaimi e lē silia le lua (2) tausaga, po o ia

faasalaga uma e lua; ma

(b) mo se faalapotopotoga ua tuufaatasia faaletulafono, o se

sala tupe e lē silia le 1,000 iunite tau faasalaga.

139. Faamatalaga molimau - I se taualumaga i lalo o lenei

Tulafono, ae vagana ai se moliaga o se soligatulafono po o se

talosaga mo faasalaga tau tupe, e ui lava i so o se tulafono faafoe o

faamatalaga molimau, e mafai ona taliaina so o se faamatalaga

molimau e talafeagai i se mataupu o lo o suesueina i taualumaga,

taliaina seia vagana ai ua fuafuaina e le faamasinoga e faapea, o le

tulaga manaomia o le faamaonia aloaia ai o le mea moni o

faamatalaga molimau ua sili atu ona taua i aafiaga e afaina ai.

140. Tusi resitala-(1) E tatau i le Komisi ona faavaeina ma

tausia tusi resitala o mataupu nei:

(a) talosaga mo faamaoniga, faaiuga o faamaoniga ma

suiga ma le faalēaogāina o faamaoniga;

(b) talosaga mo faatagaga, faaiuga o faatagaga, ma suiga

ma le faalēaogāina o faatagaga;

faaaogāina oloa;

(d) poloaiga e faatonutonuina ai tau o oloa;

(e) faasilasila e toe tapa ai oloa gaosi;

(f) faasilasilaga o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi;

(g) faiga faataatitia o le saogalemu o oloa gaosi;

(h) faiga faataatitia o le saogalemu o auaunaga;

(i) faasilasilaga tau lapataiga;

(j) faasilasilaga e taofia ma tetee ai;

(k) feagaiga e faamalosia ai;

(l) feagaiga o puipuiga mausali;

(m) poloaiga tau pulega e faasaina ai.

(2) E mafai e le Komisi ona aveese faamatalaga agatapuia mai

se faamaumauga ua tusia i totonu o se tusi resitala.

(3) Afai ua aveesea se faamatalaga agatapuia mai se

faamaumauga tusi i totonu o se tusi resitala, e ao ona faailoa atu lea

mea moni i luga o le tusi resitala.

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(4) E ao i le Komisi ona faaavanoa le tusi resitala mo asiasiga e

so o se tagata:

(a) i ofisa o le Komisi i itula masani o galuega;

(b) e ala i le initaneti po o se fesootaiga faaeletoroni

faapena; ma

ai.

141. Tulafono faatonutonu ma pepa faatumu-(1) E mafai e

Le Ao o le Malo, i le faia i luga o le fautuaga a le Kapeneta, ona

faia tulafono faatonutonu e aloaia ai aiaiga po o, mo faamoemoega

o lenei Tulafono, aemaise ai, e mafai ona faia tulafono faatonutonu

nei:

(a) i le i ai faatasi ma le faamaoniga a le Komiti Faatino o

Tupe Maua a le Atunuu, ia faatonuina

totogifuapauina mo faamoemoega o lenei Tulafono,

e aofia ai tulaga aliae mai ia e ono mafai ai ona

tuusaunoa pe faamagalo totogifuapauina;

(b) ia faatonuina mataupu manaomia e ao ona faatonuina i

lalo o lenei Tulafono.

(2) E mafai e le Komisi ona faamaonia pepa faatumu mo

faamoemoega o lenei Tulafono.

142. Soloia ma teuteuga - O lo o lisiina i le Faamatalaga

Tulafono ua soloia po o ua teuteuina i se tulaga faatupulaia e ala i

lenei Tulafono.

143. Aiaiga tau soloaiga ma aiaiga faasaoina-(1) So o se

Tulafono, tofiga, pule faataga po o se faamaoniga ua faia po o ua

tuuina atu i lalo o le Tulafono o Fefaatauaiga Talafeagai 1998 ma

le Tulafono o Faamatalaga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa 1989

(“Tulafono ua soloia”), e faaauau pea e faapei ai na faia po o na

tuuina atu i lalo o lenei Tulafono, seia oo ina muta po o ua

teuteuina, suia pe faalēaogāina i lalo o lenei Tulafono.

(2) E ui lava i le soloia ai o le Tulafono o Fefaatauaiga

Talafeagai 1998:

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(a) e faaauau pea tulafono faatonutonu nei e faapei ai sa

faia i lalo o lenei Tulafono, seia oo ina ua toe

teuteuina, suia pe soloia e ala i tulafono faatonutonu

i lalo o lenei Tulafono -

(i) o le Tulafono Faatonutonu o Fefaatauaiga

Talafeagai (Faiga Faataatitia ua Faamaonia mo

Fuamoa) 2010;

(ii) o le Tulafono Faatonutonu o

Fefaatauaiga Talafeagai (Faiga Faataatitia o

Meataalo Faamaonia) 2013; ma

(b) o le Poloaiga Lautele o le Tau o Oloa na faia i lalo o

lena Tulafono lea na faamamaluina ai i lea lava

taimi a o lumana ai le soloia, e faaauau pea ma ua

avea e faapea o se poloaiga e faatonutonuina ai le

tau o oloa ua faia i lalo o lenei Tulafono; ma

ua avea e faapea, na amatalia i le amataga o lena

fuaiupu.

(3) E mafai ona faia Tulafono Faatonutonu i lalo o le fuaiupu

141 i totonu o le lua (2) tausaga mai le aso e amata faamamaluina

ai lenei Tulafono, e tagofia ai o so o se isi lava mataupu tau

soloaiga po o se mataupu faasaoina.

FAAMATALAGA

(fuaiupu 142)

SOLOIA MA TEUTEUGA FAATUPULAIA

VAEGA 1 - Soloia

1. Tulafono o Faamatalaga Tau i Oloa o lo o faaaogāina e

Tagata o le Atunuu - Ua soloia le Tulafono o Faamatalaga Tau i

Oloa o lo o faaaogāina e Tagata o le Atunuu 1989.

2. Tulafono o Fefaatauaiga Talafeagai - Ua soloia le

Tulafono o Fefaatauaiga Talafeagai 1998.

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VAEGA 2 - Teuteuga Faatupulaia

1. Tulafono o Faasalalauga - Mo le Tulafono o Faasalalauga

2010:

(a) i totonu o le fuaiupu 27(1), i le tuanai ai o le parakalafa

(b) ia faaofi:

“(ba) e aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o le parakalafa (b), ua

solia e le kamupani ua laiseneina le Tulafono o

Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga

o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016

po o ua lē mafai ona totogiina se faasalaga tau

tupe ua faaee atu i luga o le laisene i lalo o lena

Tulafono;”; ma

(b) i totonu o le fuaiupu 31, mo le faafuaiupu (2) ia suia e

faapea:

“(2) Afai e lē ogatasi se aiaiga o lenei Tulafono ma se

aiaiga o le Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le

Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016, o le

aiaiga o lenei Tulafono e mausali ona aloaia i le maualuga o le

tulaga lē ogatasi.”.

2. Tulafono o le Ofisa o Tiute - I totonu o le Tulafono o le

Ofisa o Tiute 2014, mo le fuaiupu 91(1), i le tuanai ai o le

parakalafa (b), ia faaofi e faapea:

“(ba) o oloa e le o tausisia le faiga faataatia o le

saogalemu o oloa gaosi i lalo o le Tulafono o

Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga

o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016,

e mafai ona faaaogā i oloa o le ituaiga

talafeagai; po o”.

3. Tulafono o le Auina atu i Fafo o Aano o Manufasi - Ua

soloia le fuaiupu 23 o le Tulafono o le Auina atu i Fafo o Aano o

Manufasi 1997.

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4. Tulafono o le Eletise - I totonu o le Tulafono o le Eletise

2010, i le tuanai ai o le fuaiupu 49, ia faaofi e faapea:

“49A. Sootaga ma le Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga ma

Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa - Afai e lē ogatasi se aiaiga o lenei

Tulafono ma se aiaiga o le Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga o

Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma

Auaunaga 2016, o le aiaiga o lenei Tulafono e mausali ona

aloaia i le tulaga o le lē ogatasi.”.

5. Tulafono o Tupe Teufaafaigaluega mai Fafo - I totonu o le

fuaiupu 6A(4) o le Tulafono o Tupe Teufaafaigaluega mai Fafo

2000, i le tuanai ai o le parakalafa (j), ia faaofi e faapea:

“(ja) o le Taitaifono o le Komisi o Faiga Faatauvaga ma

Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa;”.

6. Tulafono Faatonutonu o Tupe Teufaafaigaluega mai

Fafo - E aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o le malosiaga i lalo o le

Tulafono o Tupe Teufaafaigaluega mai Fafo 2000 e faia ai pe

teuteuina ai tulafono faatonutonu i lalo o lea Tulafono, i totonu o le

Tulafono Faatonutonu o Tupe Teufaafaigaluega mai Fafo 2011,

mo le tulafono faatonutonu 4:

(a) i le tuanai ai o le tulafono faatonutonu laitiiti (6), ia

faaofi e faapea:

“(6A) I le iloiloina o se talosaga tusitusia, e ao i le Ofisa Sili

o Pulega, pe afai ua faamalieina e pei ona taua i le tulafono

faatonutonu laitiiti (6), ma faasee atu le talosaga tusitusia, lea e

ao ona saunia ma tuuina atu i le Ofisa Sili o Pulega se lipoti, i

aafiaga o le talosaga tusitusia mo tauvaga i maketi i totonu o

Samoa ma so o se isi lava mataupu talafeagai i ana galuega

tauave”; ma

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(b) i totonu o le tulafono faatonutonu laitiiti (8), i le tuanai

ai o upu “o le iloiloga o le talosaga tusitusia”, ia

faaofi upu, “faatasi ai ma le lipoti a le Komisi i le

talosaga tusitusia,”.

7. Tulafono o le Penisini - I totonu o le fuaiupu 4A(4) o le

Tulafono o le Penisini 1984, mo le parakalafa (b) ia suia e faapea:

“(b) ia tuufaatasia i tau o so o se oloa tau penisini o lo o

faatonutonuina e so o se poloaiga e faatonutonu

ai tau o oloa na tuuina atu i lalo o le Tulafono o

Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga

o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga

2016;”.

8. Tulafono o Galuega Tau Meli - Mo le Tulafono o Galuega

Tau Meli 2010:

(a) mo le fuaiupu 4 -

(i) ia toe faanumera le aiaiga o i ai nei e avea

ma faafuaiupu (1); ma

(ii) i le tuanai ai o le aiaiga o i ai nei, ia

faaofi e faapea:

“(2) Afai e lē ogatasi se aiaiga o lenei Tulafono ma se

aiaiga o le Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le

Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016, o le

aiaiga o lenei Tulafono e mausali ona aloaia i le tulaga o le lē

ogatasi.”; ma

(b) i totonu o le fuaiupu 13, mo le faafuaiupu (2) ia suia e

faapea:

“(2) A o le i faia pe suia se faiga faavae o tau, i lalo o le

faafuaiupu (1), e ao i le Minisita ona:

(a) feutagai ma le Samoa Post; ma

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(b) sailia se lipoti ma ni fautuaga mai le Komisi o Faiga

Faatauvaga ma Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa, lea

ua faavaeina i lalo o le Tulafono o Faiga

Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga o

Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016,

ma ia amanaia so o se talosaga e faia e le Samoa Post ma

fautuaga o i totonu o le lipoti.”.

9. Tulafono o le Faatauina atu o Oloa - I le tuanai ai o le

fuaiupu 57 o le Tulafono o le Faatauina atu o Oloa 1977, ia faaofi e

faapea:

“57A. Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma

le Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016

- E lē faaaogāina fuaiupu 14 e oo i le 16 ma le 52 o lenei

Tulafono i se konekarate o le faatauina atu, lea e faaaogā i ai le

Vaevaega 3 o le Vaega 4 o le Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga o

Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma

Auaunaga 2016.”.

10. Tulafono o Fesootaiga - Mo le Tulafono o Fesootaiga

2005:

(a) i totonu o le fuaiupu 18(1), i le tuanai ai o le parakalafa

(b), ia faaofi e faapea:

“(ba) e aunoa ma le faatapulaaina o le parakalafa (b), ua

solia e le kamupani ua laiseneina le Tulafono o

Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga

o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016

po o ua lē mafai ona totogi se faasalaga tau tupe

ua faaee atu i ai i lalo o lenei Tulafono;”; ma

(b) i totonu o le fuaiupu 25, mo le faafuaiupu (2), ia suia e

faapea:

__________

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“(2) Afai e lē ogatasi se aiaiga o lenei Tulafono ma se

aiaiga o le Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le

Puipuiga o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016, o le

aiaiga o lenei Tulafono e mausali ona aloaia i le maualuga o le

tulaga lē ogatasi.”.

O le Tulafono o Faiga Faatauvaga o Fefaatauaiga ma le Puipuiga

o Tagata e Faaaogāina Oloa ma Auaunaga 2016 o lo o faafoeina

e le Matagaluega o Pisinisi, Alamanuia ma Leipa.

Lolomiina e le Failautusi o le Fono Aoao Faitulafono,

i le pule a le Fono Aoao Faitulafono.

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