Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"AEFI"

means any untoward medical occurrence that may present after vaccination, whether or not it has a causal relationship to the administration of the vaccine concerned;

"claim"

means a claim made in terms of regulation 95;

"claimant"

means a person who makes a claim in terms of regulation 95;

"COVID-19 Vaccine Injury"

means a serious injury as referred to in regulation 93(1) and specified as contemplated in regulation 93(3);

"dependant"

means the spouse of the deceased person; the permanent life partner of the deceased person; the child of the deceased person; a person to whom the deceased person is legally liable for maintenance; or a person who is factually dependent upon the deceased person for maintenance ;

"NISEC"

means the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee, a non-statutory, standing, advisory committee of independent experts, appointed by the Cabinet member responsible for Health;

"Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000"

means the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000);

"Public Finance Management Act, 1999"

means the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999); and

"Scheme"

means the COVID-19 Vaccine Injury No-Fault Compensation Scheme established by regulation 89.