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Child Justice Court South Africa

(i) explain to the child the purpose and inquisitorial nature of the preliminary examination; (iii) arrest outside the jurisdiction of the court, (c) a case concerning a child within the meaning of subparagraph (b) may be considered a diversion by a juvenile court within the meaning of Chapter 9 before the conclusion of the prosecution proceedings. (a) A police officer shall, where applicable, place a child in the custody of a parent, appropriate adult or guardian within the meaning of section 18 in conjunction with section 22 upon written notification of an offence set out in Schedule 1. or (1) The cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice may, in consultation with cabinet members responsible for social development, security and prison, establish centres called single-window child justice centres. (1) The assessment of a child may be carried out at any appropriate location designated by the probation officer, which may include a room in a police station, a district court, the offices of the Ministry of Social Development or a one-stop child justice centre. (a) A juvenile court may, at any time before the conclusion of the prosecution proceedings, order a diversion in respect of a child in accordance with the provisions of Article 52(5). (c) the child is charged with committing an offence listed in Schedule 3; (1) In making a diversion order, the magistrate, investigating judge or juvenile court referred to in section 42 shall appoint a probation officer or other appropriate person to supervise the child`s compliance with the diversion order. (a) According to the assessment of a child within the meaning of paragraph (2), the probation officer may, in the prescribed manner – (3) Subject to section 81, the investigating judge may exclude a person from participation in the preliminary examination if the presence of that person is not in the best interests of the child or undermines the inquisitorial character and objectives of a preliminary examination. (4) unless the child is convicted of a similar or more serious offence during that period. (d) if the child in question has appeared before a district or regional court as a juvenile court. (d) ask whether the child is properly treated and, if so, kept in appropriate conditions; (i) promoting children`s sense of dignity and worth; (6) For the purposes of subsection (1), a member of Cabinet responsible for the administration of justice may, by means of a notice in the Official Journal – The Act creates a system called ”distraction” that allows contact with a child accused of committing an offence outside the regular criminal justice system, depending on the child`s circumstances, the nature and gravity of the offence; and community interests. Distraction options set out in the legislation may include one or more of the following: a mandatory school attendance order (supervised and compulsory school attendance), a family time order (an order requiring a child to spend time with family members), a good conduct order (an order requiring a child to comply with certain standards of conduct), a peer association order (a prescription that provides a child with a child). committed to establishing relationships with peers that could have a positive impact on the child), a declaration order (an order requiring a child to report to a person and time specified in the order), and a supervision and referral order (an order that places a child under the supervision and guidance of a mentor).

(Id. to §53.) (2) The parent of a child or an appropriate adult or guardian shall participate in the assessment of the child, unless the child has been – The law prohibits sending children under the age of 14 to prison and allows a child between the ages of 14 and 16 to be sent to prison only in certain circumstances. (Id. at §30.) In addition, the law provides that a child between the ages of 14 and 16 may be sent to prison only if: (a) a child convicted under this article is to be taken to the centre specified in the order in the prescribed manner as soon as possible, but no later than one month after the order is issued. (h) an estimate of the age of the child, in case of uncertainty, as provided for in section 13. (1) If an investigating judge, juvenile court or other court makes an age decision in accordance with § 14 or 15 which is not supported by a valid birth certificate, identity card or passport, a copy of the protocol for recording the finding shall be sent to the Ministry of the Interior in order to verify the issuance of an identity document to the person concerned. ensure that all prosecutors are able to deal with issues relating to the administration of children`s rights in an appropriate, effective and sensitive manner. 5.

9. The information provided by the child at a family group conference shall not be used in subsequent criminal proceedings arising from the same facts. .