The JAWS President Rudy Bartley said he is surprised after years of planning and millions of Australian aid dollars spent on the Fono building that no one thought of a media gallery.
He has suggested Samoa could ask Fiji for help on how to set up a media gallery.
The comments come after it was revealed the media were banned from Parliament at the recent session to table the government budget for the financial year 2020/2021.
The media were shown to a tent to listen to proceedings but without a television set to watch a live feed.
Mr Bartley said this is not proper practice and even with tents and chairs outside the building, exposure to the elements presented a major obstacle to the media completing its work.
The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Tiatia Graeme Tualaulelei has since apologised for the media ban.