Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections in the Schedule to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in all courts, court houses and justice service points in the Republic of South Africa5 - 7. Restriction of services and access to court room, court house or justice service point |
| 5. | Persons with a material interest in a case such as litigants, accused persons, legal practitioners, witnesses, or persons who may be needed to provide support to the litigant, accused persons and witnesses including family members and persons accompanying children, victims of domestic violence or sexual offences and persons with disabilities and member of the media are permitted to enter a court room, a court house or justice service point: Provided that in respect of a court room, the presiding judicial officer may direct that the number of persons in the court room be reduced to comply with safety measures and social distancing requirements. |
| 6. | The number of persons entering a court room, court house or justice service point may be limited based on the floor space of the court room, court house or justice service point concerned, to ensure compliance with the requirement relating to physical distancing. |
| 7. | A person, including a member of staff or court personnel, who has been in contact with, or exposed to, another person who has tested positive for COVID-19, may not enter a court room, court house or a justice service point until after he or she has self-isolated for the required period of 10 days, except where he or she tested negative to COVID-19. |
