Maiava Iulai Toma's comment comes as a major new report seeks to spark a government-led effort to counter the country's domestic violence problem.
According to Maiava, despite efforts of government and non-government agencies, violence in the country has been getting worse.
He said the country's courts had been very innovative in dealing with the issue, but that more needed to be done.
Maiava heads Samoa's human rights office which was prompted last year to convene a national inquiry into the issue. The year-long inquiry culminates in a report due out today.
