South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
R 385
Protection from Harassment Act, 2010 (Act No. 17 of 2010)8. Circumstances in which proceedings may not take place in open court and publication of information |
| 1) | The court may, of its own accord or at the request of the complainant or related person, if it is of the opinion that it would be in the best interests of the administration of justice that the proceedings in question be held behind closed doors, direct that- |
| a) | the public or any class thereof may not be present at those proceedings or any part thereof; |
| b) | the identity or address of any person may not be revealed; or |
| c) | no information relating to the proceedings be published in any manner whatsoever. |
| 2) | Where a witness in proceedings under this Act is a child, the court may direct that no person, other than the witness and his or her parent or guardian or a person in loco parentis, may be present at the proceedings, unless that person’s presence is necessary in connection with the proceedings or that person is authorised by the court to be present. |
| 3) | Nothing in this section limits any other power of the court to hear proceedings in camera or to exclude any person from attending those proceedings. |
| 4) | Before the court acts in terms of subsection (1), (2) or (3), it may give any person who has an interest in the matter the opportunity to apply to the court- |
| a) | to be present at the proceedings; or |
| b) | to publish- |
| i) | the identity of any person involved in such proceedings; or |
| ii) | any information relating to such proceedings. |
