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Protection from Harassment Act, 2010 (Act No. 17 of 2010)6. Powers of members of South African Police Service to ascertain name and address of respondent |
| 1) | A member of the South African Police Service Service- |
| a) | may- |
| i) | if the complainant states under oath or affirmation that he or she intends applying for a protection order; and |
| ii) | if it appears from the information stated under oath or affirmation that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a respondent whose name and address are unknown to the complainant or a related person is engaging or has engaged in harassment of the complainant; or |
| b) | must, in terms of a direction issued in terms of section 5(1)(b), in the manner set out in the national instructions issued in terms of section 20(2), investigate the matter with a view to determining the name and address of the respondent. |
| 2) | A member of the South African Police Service may, in the manner set out in the national instructions issued in terms of section 20(2), request the respondent to furnish such member with his or her full name and address and any other information which the member may require in order to identify or trace the respondent. |
| 3) | Information obtained by a member of the South African Police Service pursuant to an investigation in terms of subsection (1) must- |
| a) | be kept by the member in the manner set out in the national instructions issued in terms of section 20(2); |
| b) | be provided to the court by means of an affidavit in the prescribed form when an application for a protection order is made by the complainant in terms of section 2. |
