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Child Justice Amendment Act, No. 28 of 2019
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Northern Sotho
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Northern Sotho
Long title
To amend the Child Justice Act, 2008, so as to amend a definition; to further regulate the minimum age of criminal capacity; to further regulate the provisions relating to the decision to prosecute a child who is 12 years or older but under the age of 14 years; to further regulate the proof of criminal capacity; to further regulate the assessment report by the probation officer; to further regulate the factors to be considered by a prosecutor when diverting a matter before a preliminary inquiry; to further regulate the factors to be considered by an inquiry magistrate when diverting a matter at a preliminary inquiry; to further regulate the orders that may be made at the preliminary inquiry; to amend wording in order to facilitate the interpretation of a phrase; and to further regulate the factors to be considered by a judicial officer when diverting a matter in a child justice court; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Amendment of section 1 of Act 75 of 2008... |
| 2. | Amendment of section 4 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 3. | Amendment of section 5 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 4. | Amendment of section 7 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 5. | Substitution of section 8 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 6. | Amendment of section 9 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 7. | Substitution of section 10 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 8. | Substitution of section 11 of Act 75 of 2008... |
| 9. | Substitution of section 12 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 10. | Amendment of section 24 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 11. | Substitution of section 27 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 12. | Amendment of section 34 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 13. | Amendment of section 35 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 14. | Amendment of section 40 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 15. | Amendment of section 41 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 16. | Amendment of section 43 of Act 75 of 2008... |
| 17. | Amendment of section 49 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 18. | Amendment of section 52 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 19. | Amendment of section 58 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 20. | Amendment of section 67 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 21. | Amendment of section 71 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 22. | Substitution of section 92 of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 23. | Amendment of section 96 of Act 75 of 2008... |
| 24. | Amendment of table of contents of Act 75 of 2008 |
| 25. | Amendment of principal Act |
| 26. | Amendment of Act 51 of 1977 |
| 27. | Transitional arrangement |
| 28. | Short title and commencement |
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