In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

"court preparation officer"

means the incumbent of a post—

as created on the establishment of the National Prosecuting Authority;

"court preparation programme"

means the court preparation programme referred to in regulation 15;

"Criminal Procedure Act"

means the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977);

"court supporter"

means a person employed by a nonprofit organisation, registered in terms of the Nonprofit Organisations Act, 1997 (Act No. 71 of 1997), accountable to the Provincial and Local Departments of Social Development and rendering a voluntary service to complainants and witnesses in sexual offence cases as contemplated in regulation 19;

"designated court"

means a sexual offences court established by designation by the Minister in terms of section 55A(1) of the Act;

"intermediary"

means a person appointed in terms of section 170A(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act;

Legal Aid South Africa Act"

means the Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act No. 39 of 2014);

"National Prosecuting Authority"

means the national prosecuting authority contemplated in section 179 of the Constitution;

"older person"

means an older person as defined in section 1 of the Older Persons Act, 2006 (Act No. 13 of 2006);

"prosecutor"

means a prosecutor in a sexual offence case;

"sexual offence"

means any offence referred to in the definition of "sexual offences court" in section 1 of the Act;

"social worker"

means a person registered as a social worker under section 17 of the Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978);

"Thuthuzela Care Centres"

means the multi-disciplinary one-stop centres for rape care management, as well as other sexual offences, established by the National Prosecuting Authority and supported by relevant stakeholders;

"the Act"

means the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007);

"victim assistance officer"

means the incumbent of a post of victim assistance officer as created on the establishment of the National Prosecuting Authority and attached to a Thuthuzela Care Centre;

"victim impact report"

means a report by a social worker containing an assessment of the effects of a sexual offence on the complainant;

"victim impact statement"

means a voluntary written statement, facilitated by the court preparation officer or the victim assistance officer, by—

regarding the emotional, physical, psychological, economical or any other effect of the sexual offence on him or her; and

"witness"

means a witness for the State in a sexual offence case, excluding a complainant.