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

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Regulations Relating to Sexual Offences Courts 2020

Chapter VI : Special Measures in respect of hearings

23. Witness complaints mechanisms

 

(1) Accessible complaints mechanisms must be available at a designated court in terms of which complaints may be received from complainants or witnesses in sexual offence cases.

 

(2) The complaints mechanisms referred to in subregulation (1), must be made known at the designated court by the court manager in any manner he or she deems fit.

 

(3) Any official or court official who receives a complaint from a complainant or a witness in sexual offence cases in terms of this regulation, must—
(a) refer the complainant or the witness to the correct person or institution with a view to dealing with the complaint in terms of the rules of conduct regulating the person against whom the complaint was made; and
(b) provide the complainant or the witness with the necessary contact particulars of the person or institution contemplated in paragraph (a).

 

(4) The person or institution referred to in subregulation (3)(a) must, in writing, inform the complainant or the witness who lodged the complaint—
(a) on a regular basis, of the status of the complaint; and
(b) of the outcome of the complaint.