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Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)

Chapter 2 : General Principles

13. Information on health care

 

(1) Every child has the right to—
(a) have access to information on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of ill-health and disease, sexuality and reproduction;
(b) have access to information regarding his or her health status;
(c) have access to information regarding the causes and treatment of his or her health status; and
(d) confidentiality regarding his or her health status and the health status of a parent, care-giver or family member, except when maintaining such confidentiality is not in the best interests of the child.

 

(2) Information provided to children in terms of this subsection must be relevant and must be in a format accessible to children, giving due consideration to the needs of disabled children.