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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007)

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Regulations Relating to Sexual Offences Courts 2020

Chapter IV : Devices and Equipment

13. Operation and repairing of electronic devices in testifying and court rooms

 

(1) The court manager or a person delegated by him or her must, each day, before the commencement of any proceedings, verify that the devices and equipment in the testifying room and court room are functioning properly.

 

(2) The court manager or a person delegated by him or her must, upon discovery that a device or equipment in the testifying room or court room is not functioning properly, immediately take the necessary steps to have the problem solved.

 

(3) Any court official must, upon discovery that a device or equipment in the testifying room or court room is not functioning properly, immediately in writing report the matter to the court manager.

 

(4) The court manager must, upon receipt of a notification in terms of subregulation (3), immediately take the necessary steps to have the problem solved.

 

(5) Whenever a court manager discovers or receives a written report that a device or equipment in the testifying room or court room is not functioning properly, he or she must immediately inform the relevant Regional Court President or the Judge President, as the case may be, accordingly and of the steps taken to solve the problem.

 

(6) The court manager must, having regard to the nature of the problem and the nature of the interventions required to solve the problem, on a regular basis inform in writing the relevant Regional Court President or the Judge President, as the case may be, on the progress made to have the problem solved.