Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 7 : Protection of ChildrenPart 2 : National Child Protection Register114. Contents of Part A of Register |
| (1) | Part A of the Register must be a record of— |
| (a) | all reports of abuse or deliberate neglect of a child made to the Director-General in terms of this Act; |
| (b) | all convictions of all persons on charges involving the abuse or deliberate neglect of a child; and |
| (c) | all findings by a children's court that a child is in need of care and protection because of abuse or deliberate neglect of the child. |
| (2) | Part A of the Register must reflect— |
| (a) | in the case of reported incidents referred to in subsection (1)(a)— |
| (i) | the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the child; |
| (ii) | the age and gender of the child; |
| (iii) | whether the child has a disability and if so, the nature of the disability; |
| (iv) | whether the child has a chronic illness and if so, the nature of the chronic illness; |
| (v) | the nature and a brief account of the incident, including the place and date of the incident; |
| (vi) | the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the parents or care-giver of the child; and |
| (vii) | the name and physical address of the institution, child and youth care centre, partial care facility or shelter or drop-in centre, if the incident occurred at such a place; |
| (b) | in the case of a conviction referred to in subsection (1)(b)— |
| (i) | the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the child; |
| (ii) | the age and gender of the child; |
| (iii) | whether the child has a disability and if so, the nature of the disability; |
| (iv) | whether the child has a chronic illness and if so, the nature of the chronic illness; |
| (v) | the full names, surname, physical address, identification number and occupation of the convicted person; |
| (vi) | the nature and a brief account of the charge and conviction, including the place and date of the incident of which the person was charged; and |
| (vii) | details of the relationship between the convicted person and the child; |
| (c) | in the case of a finding by a children's court referred to in subsection (1)(c)— |
| (i) | the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the child; |
| (ii) | the age and gender of the child; |
| (iii) | whether the child has a disability and if so, the nature of the disability; |
| (iv) | whether the child has a chronic illness and if so, the nature of the chronic illness; |
| (v) | a brief summary of the court’s reasons for finding the child to be in need of care and protection; |
| (vi) | information on the outcome of the court’s finding on the child; |
| (vii) | the full names, surname, physical address and identification number of the parents or care-giver of the child; and |
| (viii) | a brief summary of the services rendered to the child found to be in need of care; and |
| (d) | any other prescribed information. |
