When a prosecutor, during the criminal prosecution of a person, suspects that that person is a victim of trafficking referred to in section 22(2) of the Act and the court has granted a postponement as provided for in section 22(2)(a) of the Act, the prosecutor must without delay—
| (a) |
complete a referral form which must correspond substantially with the Form in the Annexure; |
| (b) |
forward that referral form by facsimile or e-mail to a designated facsimile number or e-mail address in the office of the provincial department of social development indicated in the referral form; |
| (c) |
if the person concerned is escorted by a police official or a social worker of a designated child protection organisation or an organisation which provides services to adult persons, hand a copy of the referral form to that police official or social worker; |
| (d) |
provide a copy of the referral form to the person concerned; |
| (e) |
file the sent form and proof of sending and the acknowledgement of receipt of the form in the B-section of the case docket; and |
| (f) |
record or cause to be recorded each step taken in terms of this regulation in the investigating diary of the case docket. |
Statistics Act, 1999
