South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 5B : Establishment, Administration and Maintenance of National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa15AA. Procedure for handling of complaints |
| (1) | The Board may, either as a result of a complaint lodged with it or of its own accord consider a complaint. |
| (2) | The Board must refer a complaint contemplated in subsection (1) to a committee of the Board for assessment in the prescribed manner. |
| (3) | The committee must, after its assessment of the complaint, report to the Board on the outcome of such assessment including recommendations relating thereto. |
| (4) | In the case where a criminal act is alleged to have been committed by a person subject to an assessment, the Board must refer the matter to the relevant authorities for further action. |
| (5) | The Board must ensure that recommendations regarding disciplinary matters are referred to— |
| (a) | the National Commissioner; |
| (b) | the Executive Director; or |
| (c) | any other relevant authority. |
| (6) | The relevant authority referred to in subsections (4) and (5) must report the outcome of such further action to the Board. |
[Section 15AA inserted by section 6 of Act No. 37 of 2013]