Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007)RegulationsRegulations Relating to Sexual Offences Courts 2020Chapter III : Facilities7. Use of facilities |
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| (a) | The waiting area referred to in regulation 4(a) is for the exclusive use of complainants and the persons supporting them, to the extent that such persons can be accommodated: Provided that priority must be given to complainants if there is limited space in the waiting area. |
| (b) | The court manager or an official delegated by him or her must, where a complainant cannot be accommodated in the waiting area, designate an area where such complainant may wait. |
| (c) | A court preparation officer, a victim assistance officer, the court manager or a suitable official delegated by him or her, must accompany a complainant referred to in paragraph (b), to the designated area contemplated in that paragraph. |
| (2) | A court preparation officer, a victim assistance officer, a court manager or an official delegated by the court manager, must— |
| (a) | ensure that no person other than the persons referred to in subregulation (1)(a), makes use of the waiting area or a designated area contemplated in subregulation (1)(b); and |
| (b) | direct any person, not authorised to use any of the areas referred to in paragraph (a), to leave the area immediately. |
| (3) |
| (a) | When a complainant or a witness is giving evidence in a testifying room, and if an intermediary has been appointed, such intermediary must— |
| (i) | ensure that no person, whose presence is not required in the testifying room, is in or enters the testifying room; and |
| (ii) | direct any unauthorised person who is in or enters the testifying room, to leave the testifying room immediately. |
| (b) | When a complainant or a witness is giving evidence in a testifying room, and if an intermediary has not been appointed, the court manager or a person designated by him or her must— |
| (i) | ensure that no person, whose presence is not required in the testifying room, is in or enters the testifying room; and |
| (ii) | direct any unauthorised person who is in or enters the testifying room, to leave the testifying room immediately. |