Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000 (
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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in all Courts, Court Houses and Justice Service Points in the Republic of South Africa5. Restriction of access to a court room, court house or justice service point |
| 5.1 | Access to a court room, court house or justice service point is subject to strict adherence to health protocols and social distancing measures including the mandatory wearing of a face mask or a home-made item that covers the nose and mouth or other appropriate item that covers the nose and mouth. |
| 5.2 | Persons with a material interest in a case such as litigants, accused persons, legal practitioners, witnesses, or persons who may be needed to provide support to the litigant, accused persons and witnesses including family members and persons accompanying children, victims of domestic violence or sexual offences and persons with disabilities and members of the media will be permitted to enter a court room, a court house or justice service point, provided that in respect of a court room, the presiding judicial officer may direct that the number of persons in the court room be reduced to comply with safety measures and physical distancing requirements. |
| 5.3 | The number of persons allowed in a— |
| (a) | public gallery of a court room; |
| (b) | court house; or |
| (c) | justice service point, |
is subject to a restriction to not more than 50 percent of the available floor space, with members of the public observing a distance of at least one and a half metres from each other.
| 5.4 | A person who, within the previous ten days, has been in close contact with, or exposed to, another person who has tested positive for COVID-19, except a person who had tested positive in the past but has recovered, may not be allowed to enter a court room, court house, or justice service point. |
