Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No. 116 of 1998)RegulationsDomestic Violence Regulations, 20225. Reporting of knowledge, belief or suspicion of acts of domestic violence (section 2B(2)(a)) |
(1) | An adult person who knows, believes or suspects on reasonable grounds that an act of domestic violence has been committed against a child, a person with a disability or an older person must, as soon as possible, report such knowledge, belief or suspicion on a form of an affidavit which corresponds substantially with Form 3 of the Annexure. |
(2) | The report, duly completed and signed by an adult person contemplated in subregulation (1), must be submitted, by hand or electronically, to a social worker or a member of the South African Police Service. |