Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Child Justice

Chapter 7 : Diversion

29. Diversion options

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(1)A magistrate, inquiry magistrate or child justice court must, when issuing a diversion order, explain to the child and the parent, appropriate person or guardian in full detail—
(a)what the order entails;
(b)what the order seeks to achieve;
(c)what is expected of the child and the parent, appropriate person or guardian;  and
(d)the importance of compliance with the order,

and confirm that they understand the explanation.

 

(2)A diversion order referred to in section 53(1) of the Act must contain enough information and be formulated in plain language by using simple vocabulary in order to ensure that the child and the parent, appropriate person or guardian fully understand what is expected of them and in order to facilitate the monitoring of compliance with the order and to deal with non-compliance effectively.

 

(3)

(a)A compulsory school attendance order referred to in section 53(1)(a)of the Act must correspond substantially with Part A of Form 6 of the Annexure.
(b)A family time order referred to in section 53(1)(b) of the Act must correspond substantially with Part B of Form 6 of the Annexure.
(c)A good behaviour order referred to in section 53(1)(c) of the Act must correspond substantially with Part C of Form 6 of the Annexure.
(d)A peer association order referred to in section 53(1)(d)  of the Act must correspond substantially with Part D of Form 6 of the Annexure.
(e)A reporting order referred to in section 53(1)(e) of the Act must correspond substantially with Part E of Form 6 of the Annexure.
(f)A supervision and guidance order referred to in section 53(1)(f) of the Act must correspond substantially with Part F of Form 6 of the Annexure.