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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

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Directions in the Schedule to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in all courts, court houses and justice service points in the Republic of South Africa

33 - 36. Disinfection of court room, court house or justice service point

 

33. A court room, court house or a portion thereof or a justice service point or a portion thereof must be disinfected whenever any officer of court or a member of the public, who has tested positive for COVID-19, has been in such a court room, court house or a portion thereof or a justice service point or a portion thereof.

 

34. In-house capacity must be developed within each region for purposes of disinfecting the courts and the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) must be considered for this purpose.

 

35. A Risk Adjusted Plan issued by the Director-General must—
(a) state circumstances under which a court room, a court house or a portion thereof or a justice service point or a portion thereof may be closed for purposes of disinfection;
(b) state the duration for which such court room, court house or a portion thereof or justice service point or a portion thereof will remain closed;
(c) state the alternative arrangements made for the duration of the close of such a court room, court house or a portion thereof or justice service point or a portion thereof; and
(d) ensure minimum disruption of services where such disruption is unavoidable due to disinfection or reduced number of staff who are required to perform services at a court room, court house or justice service point.

 

36. The Director-General must, when developing the Risk Adjusted Plan or any amendment thereof, take into account the effect of a reduced staff compliment implemented due to staff rotation or work shifts, on the functioning of the courts or justice service points.