Domestic Violence Act, 1998
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Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)Chapter 8 : Diversion60. Register of children in respect of whom diversion order has been made |
(1) | The Director-General: Social Development must, in consultation with the Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, establish and maintain a register, as prescribed, of children in respect of whom a diversion order has been made in terms of this Act, which must include— |
(a) | the personal details of each child; |
(b) | details of the offence in relation to which the diversion order was made; |
(c) | the diversion option or options as described in the diversion order; and |
(d) | particulars of the child's compliance with the diversion order. |
(2) | The purpose of the register is to keep a record of particulars referred to in subsection (1) in respect of children whose matters are diverted from the formal criminal justice system in terms of this Act— |
(a) | for access by— |
(i) | probation officers when assessing a child in terms of Chapter 5; |
(ii) | police officials when performing functions in terms of Chapter 3 or 4; or |
(iii) | presiding officers, members of the national prosecuting authority referred to in section 4 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998), or other court officials, when considering diversion in terms of Chapter 6, at a preliminary inquiry in terms of Chapter 7, and during proceedings at a child justice court in terms of Chapter 9; and |
(b) | in order to facilitate research relating to the effectiveness of diversion and trends relating to diversion. |
(3) | Access to the register must be limited, as prescribed, to persons or organizations requiring the information for the purposes set out in subsection (2). |