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Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)Chapter 10 : SentencingPart 2 : Sentencing Options72. Community-based sentences |
| (1) | A community-based sentence is a sentence which allows a child to remain in the community and includes any of the options referred to in section 53, as sentencing options, or any combination thereof and a sentence involving correctional supervision referred to in section 75. |
| (2) | A child justice court that has imposed a community-based sentence in terms of subsection (1) must— |
| (a) | request the probation officer concerned to monitor the child's compliance with the relevant order and to provide the court with progress reports, in the prescribed manner, indicating compliance; and |
| (b) | warn the child that any failure to comply with the sentence will result in him or her being brought back before the child justice court for an inquiry to be held in terms of section 79. |
