Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)Chapter 8 : Diversion62. Victim-offender mediation |
| (1) |
| (a) | Victim-offender mediation means an informal procedure which is intended to bring a child who is alleged to have committed an offence and the victim together at which a plan is developed on how the child will redress the effects of the offence. |
| (b) | A victim-offender mediation may only take place if both the victim and the child consent. |
| (2) | If a child has been ordered to appear at a victim-offender mediation, section 61(2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) applies with the changes required by the context. |
| (3) | A probation officer appointed by a magistrate referred to in section 42, an inquiry magistrate or a child justice court must convene the victim-offender mediation. |
| (4) | The victim-offender mediation must be mediated by a probation officer or a diversion service provider referred to in section 56(1), who or which may regulate the procedure to be followed at the mediation. |