Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act No. 7 of 2013)

Regulations

Regulations under section 43(3)

Part 1 : Regulations

12. Admission of victim of trafficking to accredited organisation

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(1)The following information must be shared with the victim by the manager of the accredited organization:
(a)Security measures and the victim’s role and responsibility to protect the other victims at the organisation;
(b)house rules of such organisation which must contain information about the organisation such as:
(i)levels of services provided;
(ii)services rendered by such organisation;
(ii)type of accommodation;
(iii)types of other services to be provided such as meals, clothes, toiletries, nursing services, laundry services, bed linen and towels and cleaning services.
(c)a copy of the weekly programme; and
(d)a copy of the complaints procedure.

 

(2)The manager of the accredited organisation must notify the provincial department of social development of the admission of a victim of trafficking within 48 hours of such admission.

 

(3)An accredited organisation which provides care and accommodates a victim, must keep a comprehensive record of each victim, and which must contain the following information—
(a)the names and surname and identity number of the victim;
(b)the residential address and contact numbers of the victim before being accommodated as well as the country of origin;
(c)the medical condition of the victim;
(d)particulars and details of medical treatment of such victim;
(e)details of hospitals, clinics and medical practitioners attending to the victim;
(f)particulars of next of kin or other relatives of the victim;
(g)details of the referral person or agency; and
(h)details on the case as observed and experienced by the referral person or agency.