Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 14 : Drop-in centres226. Serious injury, abuse or death of child in drop-in centre |
| (1) | If a child is seriously injured or abused while in a drop-in centre or following an occurrence at a drop-in centre, the person operating the drop-in centre or a person employed at the drop-in centre must immediately report such injury or abuse to the provincial head of social development, who must cause an investigation into the circumstances of the serious injury or abuse to be conducted. |
| (2) | If a child dies while in a drop-in centre or following an occurrence at a drop-in centre, the person operating the drop-in centre or a person employed at the drop-in centre must immediately after the child's death report such death to— |
| (a) | the parent, guardian or care-giver of the child, if he or she can be traced; |
| (b) | a police official; and |
| (c) | the provincial head of social development. |
| (3) | The police official must cause an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the child to be conducted by the South African Police Service, unless the police official is satisfied that the child died of natural causes. |