Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 5 : Partial Care89. Serious injury, abuse or death of child in partial care facility |
| (1) | If a child is seriously injured or abused while in partial care or following an occurrence at a partial care facility, the person operating the partial care facility or a person employed at the partial care facility must immediately report such injury or abuse to the provincial head of social development, who must cause an investigation to be conducted into the circumstances of the serious injury or abuse. |
| (2) | If a child dies while in partial care or following an occurrence at a partial care facility, the person operating the partial care facility or a person employed at the partial care facility must immediately after the child's death report such death to— |
| (a) | the parent, guardian or care-giver of the child; |
| (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. |