SAMOA

PUBLIC SERVICE AMENDMENT ACT 2009

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Arrangement of Provisions
 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Interpretation 
3. Breach of the Code of Conduct 

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2009, No. 12
 
AN ACT to amend the Public Service Act 2004. 
 [1st September 2009] 
 
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in Parliament assembled as follows: 
 
1. Short title and commencement-(1) This Act may be cited as the Public Service Amendment Act 2009 and shall be read together with and form part of the Public Service Act 2004 ("Principal Act"). 

(2) This Act commences on the date that it is assented to by the Head of State. 
 
2. Interpretation – Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the definition of "head of a Constitutional authority" and replacing it with the following: 
 
""head of a Constitutional authority" means: 

(a) the Attorney General; or 

(b) the Controller and Chief Auditor;". 

3. Breach of the Code of Conduct – The Principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (1) to (5) inclusive of section 44 and inserting the following: 
 
"44. Breach of the Code of Conduct-(1) Where a Chief Executive Officer suspects that an officer may have breached the Code of Conduct, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Executive Officer’s delegate must carry out a preliminary investigation of the matter and: 

(a) charge the officer in writing with a breach of the Code of Conduct; or 

(b) give the officer a warning; or 

(c) take no further action. 

(2) Where an officer has been charged with a breach of the Code of Conduct, the relevant Chief Executive Officer must appoint an officer or a contract employee from a Ministry other than the Ministry in which the charged officer works, to carry out a complete investigation of the charge and to make recommendations to the Chief Executive Officer. 

(3) A person must not be appointed for the purpose of subsection (2) unless the Commission has certified that the person is qualified to carry out an inquiry and appears to be impartial. 

(4) A person appointed for the purposes of subsection (2) may do any or all of the following – 

(i) amend a charge; 

(ii) withdraw a charge; 

(iii) lay an additional charge, 

and must without delay, inform the officer of any amendment, withdrawal or additional charge. 

(5) The procedure for investigating and determining a charge against an officer is specified in the regulations, but as a minimum, the procedure must provide that: 

(a) the officer must be informed of the charge against the officer and any evidence in support of the charge; and 

(b) the officer has a right to respond, either in writing or orally, to: 

(i) confirm or to contradict the charge and any evidence in support of the charge; and 

(ii) make a submission on a penalty to be imposed on the officer if the Chief Executive Officer is satisfied that the charge is true.". 

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The Public Service Amendment Act 2009 is administered
by the Public Service Commission.

SAMOA

Faatulagaina o Aiaiga

1. Igoa puupuu ma le amataga 
2. Faamatalaina o uiga o upu 
3. Solia o le Tulafono Laitiiti o Amioga Pulea 

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2009, Nu. 12
 
O SE TULAFONO e teuteu ai le Tulafono o Galuega a le Malo 2004. 
[1 Setema 2009] 
 
UA FAIA e le Fono Aoao Faitulafono a Samoa i totonu o le Palemene ua potopoto e faapea:- 
 
1. Igoa puupuu ma le amataga-(1) E mafai ona taua lenei Tulafono o le Tulafono o Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Galuega a le Malo 2009 ma e tatau ona faitauina faatasi ma avea o se vaega o le Tulafono o Galuega a le Malo 2004 ("Tulafono Autu"). 

(2) O lenei Tulafono e amata faamamaluina i se aso e tuuina i ai le maliega a Le Ao o le Malo. 
 
2. Faamatalaina o uiga o upu – O le fuaiupu 3 o le Tulafono Autu ua teuteuina i le aveesea o le faamatalaga o "Ulu o pulega faale-Faavae" ma suia e faapea: 
 
""ulu o se pulega faale-Faavae" o lona uiga: 

(a) o le Loia Sili; po o 

(b) le Pule ma Suetusi Sili;". 

3. Solia o le Tulafono Laitiiti o Amioga Pulea – Ua teuteuina le Tulafono Autu ua teuteuina i le aveesea o faafuaiupu (1) e oo i le (5) e aofia ai le fuaiupu 44 ma faaofiina i ai le fuaiupu e faapea: 
 
"44. Solia o le Tulafono Laitiiti o Amioga Pulea-(1) Afai ua masalomia e se Ofisa Sili o Pulega e faapea ua solia e se tagata ofisa le Tulafono Laitiiti o Amioga Pulea, e ao i le Ofisa Sili o Pulega po o se sui o le Ofisa Sili o Pulega ona faatino se uluai suesuega o le mataupu ma: 

(a) molia le tagata ofisa i se faiga tusitusia i se soliga o le Tulafono Laitiiti o Amioga Pulea; po o 

(b) le tuuina atu o se lapataiga i le tagata ofisa; po o 

(c) le lē toe faia se isi gaoioiga. 

(2) Afai ua molia se tagata ofisa i se soliga o le Tulafono Laitiiti o Amioga Pulea, e ao i le Ofisa Sili o Pulega talafeagai ona tofia se tagata ofisa po o se tagata faigaluega faakonekarate mai se Matagaluega e ese mai i le Matagaluega lea o lo o galue ai le tagata ofisa ua molia, ina ia faatino se suesuega atoatoa o le moliaga ma ia faia ni fautuaga i le Ofisa Sili o Pulega. 

(3) E lē tatau ona tofia se tagata mo le faamoemoe o le faafuaiupu (2) seia vagana ua faamaonia e le Komisi e faapea ua agavaa lea tagata e tauaveina se suesuega ma e foliga mai e lē faaituau. 

(4) E mafai e se tagata ua tofia mo faamoemoega o le faafuaiupu (2) e mafai ona faia so o se tasi po o mea uma ua taua e faapea – 

(i) e teuteu se moliaga; 

(ii) toe faauiese i tua se moliaga; 

(iii) faatoai atu se moliaga faaopoopo, 

ma e tatau, e aunoa ma le faatuai ona logoina le tagata ofisa i so o se teuteuga, toe faauiese se moliaga faaopoopo. 

(5) O le taualumaga mo le sueina ma le faia o le faaiuga i se moliaga e faasaga i se tagata ofisa ua faamaoti mai i tulafono faatonutonu, peitai i se tulaga aupito itiiti, e ao ona aiaia e le taualumaga e faapea: 

(a) e tatau ona logoina i le tagata ofisa le moliaga e faasaga i lea tagata ofisa, ma so o se faamatalaga molimau e logologo ai le moliaga; ma 

(b) ua i ai i le tagata ofisa le aia tatau e tali atu ai i se faiga tusitusia pe tuufofoga, ina ia – 

(i) faamautu pe tetee i le moliaga, ma so o se faamatalaga molimau e lagolago ai le moliaga; ma 

(ii) faia se talosaga i luga o se faasalaga o le a faaee atu i le tagata ofisa, pe afai ua faamalieina le Ofisa Sili o Pulega e faapea e sao le moliaga.". 

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O le Tulafono o Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Galuega a le Malo 2009 o lo o faafoeina e le Komisi o le Aufaigaluega o Galuega a le Malo.