Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in all Courts, Court Houses and Justice Service Points in the Republic of South Africa12. Disinfection of court room, court house or justice service point |
| 12.1 | A court room, court house or a portion thereof or a justice service point or a portion thereof must be disinfected whenever any officer of the court or a member of the public who has tested positive for COVID-19 has been in such a court room, court house or a portion thereof or a justice service point or a portion thereof. |
| 12.2 | A Protocol published by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development must state— |
| (a) | circumstances under which a court room, a court house or a portion thereof or a justice service point or a portion thereof may be closed for purposes of disinfection or deep cleaning; |
| (b) | the duration for which such court room, court house or a portion thereof or justice service point or a portion thereof will remain closed; and |
| (c) | alternative arrangements made for the duration of the closure of such a court room, court house or a portion thereof or a justice service point or a portion thereof. |