Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, 2008 (Act No. 70 of 2008)RegulationsRegulations for Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse, 2013AnnexuresAnnexure D : Guidelines with regard to Implementation of Disciplinary Procedures |
[Regulation 44(1)(e)]
| 1. | Treatment centres and halfway houses must— |
| (a) | refrain from applying disciplinary procedures that are abusive to children and services users; |
| (b) | ensure a fair hearing during disciplinary proceedings and children or service users may be represented by a person of their own choice, at their own cost, who is an adult and not disqualified in terms of any law to represent a person at a disciplinary hearing; |
| (c) | conduct disciplinary hearings in a language that children and service users understand, and use the services of an interpreter or translator where necessary; |
| (d) | record proceedings of all disciplinary hearings and the decisions taken; and |
| (e) | ensure that children and service users are not denied nutrition and medication as a form of a disciplinary sanction. |
| 2. | Treatment centres and halfway houses may— |
| (a) | have disciplinary interventions that are not punitive but therapeutic in nature; and |
| (b) | involve a social worker in all disciplinary procedures that involve children in order to ensure protection of the rights of children. |