• Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)
  • Notice No. 610 of 2006
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • Chapter 1 : Interpretation, Objects, Application and Implementation of Act
    • 1. Interpretation
    • 2. Objects of Act
    • 3. Conflicts with other legislation
    • 4. Implementation of Act
    • 5. Inter-sectoral implementation of Act
  • Chapter 2 : General Principles
    • 6. General Principles
    • 7. Best interests of child standard
    • 8. Application
    • 9. Best interests of child paramount
    • 10. Child participation
    • 11. Children with disability or chronic illness
    • 12. Social, cultural and religious practices
    • 13. Information on health care
    • 14. Access to court
    • 15. Enforcement of rights
    • 16. Responsibilities of children
    • 17. Age of majority
  • Chapter 3 : Parental Responsibilities and Rights
    • Part 1 : Acquisition and loss of parental responsibilities and rights
      • 18. Parental responsibilities and rights
      • 19. Parental responsibilities and rights of mothers
      • 20. Parental responsibilities and rights of married fathers
      • 21. Parental responsibilities and rights of unmarried fathers
      • 22. Parental responsibilities and rights agreements
      • 23. Assignment of contact and care to interested person by order of court
      • 24. Assignment of guardianship by order of court
      • 25. Certain applications regarded as inter-country adoption
      • 26. Person claiming paternity
      • 27. Assignment of guardianship and care
      • 28. Termination, extension, suspension or restriction of parental responsibilities and rights
      • 29. Court proceedings
    • Part 2 : Co-exercise of parental responsibilities and rights
      • 30. Co-holders of parental responsibilities and rights
      • 31. Major decisions involving child
      • 32. Care of child by person not holding parental responsibilities and rights
    • Part 3 : Parenting plans
      • 33. Contents of parenting plans
      • 34. Formalities
      • 35. Refusal of access or refusal to exercise parental responsibilities and rights
    • Part 4 : Miscellaneous
      • 36. Presumption of paternity in respect of child born out of wedlock
      • 37. Refusal to submit to taking of blood samples
      • 38. Effect of subsequent marriage of parents on child
      • 39. Rights of child born of voidable marriage
      • 40. Rights of child conceived by artificial fertilisation
      • 41. Access to biographical and medical information concerning genetic parents
  • Chapter 4 : Establishment, status and jurisdiction
    • Part 1 : Establishment, status and jurisdiction
      • 42. Children's courts and presiding officers
      • 43. Status
      • 44. Geographical area of jurisdiction of children's court
      • 45. Matters children's court may adjudicate
      • 46. Orders children's court may make
      • 47. Referral of children by other court for investigation
      • 48. Additional powers
      • 49. Lay-forum hearings
      • 50. Investigations
      • 51. Appeals
    • Part 2 : Court proceedings
      • 52. Rules and court proceedings
      • 53. Who may approach court
      • 54. Legal representation
      • 55. Legal representation of children
      • 56. Attendance at proceedings
      • 57. Compulsory attendance of persons involved in proceedings
      • 58. Rights of persons to adduce evidence, question witnesses and produce argument
      • 59. Witnesses
      • 60. Conduct of proceedings
      • 61. Participation of children
      • 62. Professional reports ordered by court
      • 63. Evidence
      • 64. Adjournments
      • 65. Monitoring of court orders
      • 66. Protection of court case records
      • 67. Appointment or designation of clerks of children's courts
      • 68. Referral of matters by clerk of children's court
    • Part 3 : Pre-hearing conferences, family group conferences, other lay-forums and settling matters out of court
      • 69. Prehearing conferences
      • 70. Family group conferences
      • 71. Other lay-forums
      • 72. Settling of matters out of court
      • 73. Other functions
    • Part 4 : Miscellaneous matters
      • 74. Publication of information relating to proceedings
      • 75. Regulations
  • Chapter 5 : Partial Care
    • 76. Partial care
    • 77. Strategy concerning partial care
    • 78. Provision of partial care
    • 79. National norms and standards for partial care
    • 80. Partial care facility to be registered
    • 81. Application for registration and renewal of registration
    • 82. Consideration of application
    • 83. Conditional registration
    • 84. Cancellation of registration
    • 85. Notice of enforcement
    • 86. Appeal against and review of certain decisions
    • 87. Record and inspection of and provision for partial care facility
    • 88. Assignment of functions to municipality
    • 89. Serious injury, abuse or death of child in partial care facility
    • 90. Regulations
  • Chapter 6 : Early Childhood Development
    • 91. Early childhood development
    • 92. Strategy concerning early childhood development
    • 93. Provision of early childhood development programmes
    • 94. National norms and standards for early childhood development programmes
    • 95. Early childhood development programme to be registered
    • 96. Application for registration and renewal of registration
    • 97. Consideration of application
    • 98. Conditional registration
    • 99. Cancellation of registration
    • 100. Notice of enforcement
    • 101. Appeal against and review of certain decisions
    • 102. Assignment of functions to municipality
    • 103. Regulations
  • Chapter 7 : Protection of Children
    • Part 1 : Child protection system
      • 104. Strategy concerning child protection
      • 105. Provision of designated child protection services
      • 106. National norms and standards for child protection
      • 107. Designation of child protection organisation
      • 108. Existing child welfare organisation
      • 109. Withdrawal of designation
      • 110. Reporting of abused or neglected child and child in need of care and protection
    • Part 2 : National Child Protection Register
      • 111. Keeping of National Child Protection Register
      • 112. Confidentiality of National Child Protection Register
      • 113. Purpose of Part A of Register
      • 114. Contents of Part A of Register
      • 115. Access to Part A of Register
      • 116. Disclosure of information in Part A of Register
      • 117. Inquiries on information in Part A of Register
      • 118. Purpose of Part B of Register
      • 119. Contents of Part B of Register
      • 120. Finding persons unsuitable to work with children
      • 121. Disputes concerning findings
      • 122. Findings to be reported to Director-General
      • 123. Consequences of entry of name in Part B of Register
      • 124. Disclosure of entry of name in Part B of Register
      • 125. Access to Part B of Register
      • 126. Establishment of information in Part B of Register
      • 127. Disclosure of names in Part B of Register prohibited
      • 128. Removal of name from Register
    • Part 3 : Protective measures relating to health of children
      • 129. Consent to medical treatment and surgical operation
      • 130. HIV-testing
      • 131. HIV-testing for foster care or adoption purposes
      • 132. Counselling before and after HIV-testing
      • 133. Confidentiality of information on HIV/AIDS status of children
      • 134. Access to contraceptives
    • Part 4 : Other protective measures
      • 135. Application to terminate or suspend parental responsibilities and rights
      • 136. Consideration of application to terminate or suspend parental responsibilties and rights
      • 137. Child-headed household
      • 138. Unlawful removal or detention of child
      • 139. Unlawful taking or sending of child out of Republic
      • 140. Child safety at place of entertainment
      • 141. Child labour and exploitation of children
      • 142. Regulations
  • Chapter 8 : Prevention and Early Intervention
    • 143. Prevention and early intervention programmes
    • 144. Purposes of prevention and early intervention programmes
    • 145. Strategy for securing prevention and early intervention programmes
    • 146. Provision of prevention and early intervention programmes
    • 147. National norms and standards for prevention and early intervention programmes
    • 148. Court may order early intervention programme
    • 149. Report to include summary of prevention and early intervention programmes
  • Chapter 9 : Child in need of care and protection
    • Part 1 : Identification of child in need of care and protection
      • 150. Child in need of care and protection
      • 151. Removal of child to temporary safe care by court order
      • 152. Removal of child to temporary safe care without court order
      • 152A. Review of decision to remove child without court order
      • 153. Written notice to alleged offender
      • 154. Other children in need of care and protection
    • Part 2 : Children’s court processes
      • 155. Decision of question whether child is in need of care and protection
      • 156. Orders when child is found to be in need of care and protection
      • 157. Court orders to be aimed at securing stability in child's life
      • 158. Placement of child in child and youth care centre
      • 159. Duration and extension of orders
      • 160. Regulations
  • Chapter 10 : Contribution Order
    • 161. Issue of contribution order
    • 162. Jurisdiction
    • 163. Effect of contribution order
    • 164. Payments to be made to person determined by court
    • 165. Attachment of wages of respondent
    • 166. Change of residence or work by respondent
  • Chapter 11 : Alternative Care
    • 167. Alternative care
    • 168. Leave of absence
    • 169. Child in alternative care prohibited from leaving Republic
    • 170. Child absconding from alternative care
    • 171. Transfer of child in alternative care
    • 172. Change in residential care programme
    • 173. Removal of child already in alternative care
    • 174. Provisional transfer from alternative care
    • 175. Discharge from alternative care
    • 176. Remaining in alternative care beyond age of 18 years
    • 177. Appeal against and review of certain decisions
    • 178. Serious injury, abuse or death of child in alternative care
    • 179. Regulations
  • Chapter 12 : Foster Care
    • 180. Foster care
    • 181. Purposes of foster care
    • 182. Prospective foster parent
    • 183. Cluster foster care
    • 184. Determination of placement of child in foster care
    • 185. Number of children to be placed in foster care per household
    • 186. Duration of foster care placement
    • 187. Reunification of child with biological parent
    • 188. Responsibilities and rights of foster parent
    • 189. Termination of foster care
    • 190. Regulations
  • Chapter 13 : Child and Youth Care Centres
    • 191. Child and youth care centre
    • 192. Strategy to ensure sufficient provision of child and youth care centres
    • 193. Provision of child and youth care centres
    • 194. National norms and standards for child and youth care centres
    • Part 1 : Establishment and registration of child and youth care centre
      • 195. Establishment of child and youth care centre by organ of state
      • 196. Existing government children's home, place of safety, secure care facility, school of industry and reform school
      • 197. Establishment of child and youth care centre
      • 198. Existing registered children's home and registered shelter
      • 199. Application for registration or renewal of registration
      • 200. Consideration of application
      • 201. Conditional registration
      • 202. Amendment of registration
      • 203. Cancellation of registration
      • 204. Notice of enforcement
      • 205. Voluntary closure of child and youth care centre
      • 206. Child in child and youth care centre to be closed
      • 207. Appeal against and review of certain decisions
    • Part 2 : Operation and management of child and youth care centre
      • 208. Management board
      • 209. Manager and staff of child and youth care centre
      • 210. Management system
      • 211. Quality assurance process
    • Part 3 : Miscellaneous
      • 212. Regulations
  • Chapter 14 : Drop-in centres
    • 213. Drop-in centres
    • 214. Strategy concerning drop-in centres
    • 215. Provision of drop-in centres
    • 216. National norms and standards for drop-in centres
    • 217. Drop-in centres to be registered
    • 218. Application for registration and renewal of registration
    • 219. Consideration of application
    • 220. Conditional registration
    • 221. Cancellation of registration
    • 222. Notice of enforcement
    • 223. Appeal against and review of certain decisions
    • 224. Record and inspection of and provision for drop-in centres
    • 225. Assignment of functions to municipality
    • 226. Serious injury, abuse or death of child in drop-in centre
    • 227. Regulations
  • Chapter 15 : Adoption
    • 228. Adoption
    • 229. Purposes of adoption
    • 230. Child who may be adopted
    • 231. Persons who may adopt child
    • 232. Register on Adoptable Children and Prospective Adoptive Parents
    • 233. Consent to adoption
    • 234. Post adoption agreements
    • 235. Freeing orders
    • 236. When consent not required
    • 237. Gathering of information for proposed adoption
    • 238. Notice to be given of proposed adoption
    • 239. Application for adoption order
    • 240. Consideration of adoption application
    • 241. Unreasonable withholding of consent
    • 242. Effect of adoption order
    • 243. Rescission of adoption order
    • 244. Effect of rescission
    • 245. Recording of adoption in births register
    • 246. Registration of birth and recording of adoption of child born outside Republic
    • 247. Adoption register
    • 248. Access to adoption register
    • 249. No consideration in respect of adoption
    • 250. Only certain persons allowed to provide adoption service
    • 251. Accreditation to provide adoption service
    • 252. Advertising
    • 253. Regulations
  • Chapter 16 : Inter-Country Adoption
    • 254. Purposes of Chapter
    • 255. International co-operation
    • 256. Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption to have force of law
    • 257. Central Authority
    • 258. Performance of functions
    • 259. Accreditation to provide inter-country adoption services
    • 260. Entering into adoption working agreement
    • 261. Adoption of child from Republic by person in convention country
    • 262. Adoption of child from Republic by person in non-convention country
    • 263. Issue of adoption compliance certificate
    • 264. Adoption of child from convention country by person in Republic
    • 265. Adoption of child from non-convention country by person in Republic
    • 266. Recognition of inter-country adoption of child from convention country
    • 267. Evidentiary value of adoption compliance certificate of convention country
    • 268. Recognition of inter-country adoption of child from non-convention country
    • 269. Effect of recognition of inter-country adoption
    • 270. Refusal to recognise inter-country adoption or Article 27 decision
    • 271. Application to children's court for inter-country adoption of child
    • 272. Access to information
    • 273. Processing or facilitating inter-country adoption
  • Chapter 17 : Child abduction
    • 274. Purposes of Chapter
    • 275. Hague Convention on International Child Abduction to have force of law
    • 276. Central Authority
    • 277. Delegation of powers and duties
    • 278. Powers of court
    • 279. Legal representation
    • 280. Regulations
  • [Repealed] Chapter 18 :  Trafficking in Children
    • 281. [Repealed] Purposes of Chapter
    • 282. [Repealed] UN Protocol to Prevent Trafficking in Persons to have force of law
    • 283. [Repealed] International co-operation
    • 284. [Repealed] Trafficking in children prohibited
    • 285. [Repealed] Behaviour facilitating trafficking in children prohibited
    • 286. [Repealed] Assistance to child who is victim of trafficking
    • 287. [Repealed] Trafficking of child by parent, guardian or other person who has parental responsibilities and rights in respect of child 
    • 288. [Repealed] Reporting of child who is victim of trafficking 
    • 289. [Repealed] Child who is victim of trafficking found in Republic
    • 290. [Repealed] Repatriation of child who is victim of trafficking 
    • 291. [Repealed] Extra-territorial jurisdiction
  • Chapter 19 : Surrogate Motherhood
    • 292. Surrogate motherhood agreement must be in writing and confirmed by High Court
    • 293. Consent of husband, wife or partner
    • 294. Genetic origin of child
    • 295. Confirmation by court
    • 296. Artificial fertilisation of surrogate mother
    • 297. Effect of surrogate motherhood agreement on status of child
    • 298. Termination of surrogate motherhood agreement
    • 299. Effect of termination of surrogate motherhood agreement
    • 300. Termination of pregnancy
    • 301. Payments in respect of surrogacy prohibited
    • 302. Identity of parties
    • 303. Prohibition of certain acts
  • Chapter 20 : Enforcement of Act
    • 304. Inspection of child and youth care centre, partial care facility, shelter and drop-in centre
    • 305. Offences
  • Chapter 21 : Administration of Act
    • 306. Regulations
    • 307. Delegation of powers and duties by Minister
    • 308. Assignment of powers and duties by Minister
    • 309. Delegation of powers and duties by MECs for social development
    • 310. Delegation of powers and duties by Director-General
    • 311. Delegation of powers and duties by provincial heads of social development
    • 312. Agency agreements
  • Chapter 22 : Miscellaneous Matters
    • 313. Amendment of laws
    • 314. Transitional matters
    • 315. Short title and commencement
  • Schedules
    • Schedule 1 : Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (29 May 93)
      • Chapter I : Scope of the Convention (Articles 1-3)
      • Chapter II : Requirements for Intercountry Adoptions (Articles 4-5)
      • Chapter III : Central Authorities and Accredited Bodies (Articles 6-13)
      • Chapter IV : Procedural Requirements in Intercountry Adoption (Articles 14-22)
      • Chapter V : Recognition and Effects of the Adoption (Articles 23-27)
      • Chapter VI : General Provisions (Articles 28-42)
      • Chapter VII : Final Clauses (Articles 43-48)
    • Schedule 2 : Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
      • Chapter I : Scope of the Convention (Articles 1-5)
      • Chapter II : Central Authorities (Articles 6-7)
      • Chapter III : Return of Children (Articles 8-20)
      • Chapter IV : Rights of Access (Article 21)
      • Chapter V : General Provisions (Articles 22-36)
      • Chapter VI : Final Clauses (Articles 37-45)
    • Schedule 3 : [Repealed] Text of the UN Protocol to Prevent Trafficking in Persons
    • Schedule 4
• Regulations
  • Regulations relating to Children's Courts and International Child Abduction, 2010
    • Notice No. R. 250 of 2010
    • Chapter I : Definitions
      • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter II : Clerks of Children's Courts
      • 2. Application for appointment as clerk
      • 3. Appointment requirements for clerk
      • 4. Conditions of appointment of clerk
      • 5. Additional functions, powers and duties of clerk
    • Chapter III : Children's Courts
      • Part 1 : Children's Court Proceedings
        • 6. Bringing matter to court
        • 7. Attendance of proceedings
        • 8. Deviation from time periods
        • 9. Witnesses
        • 10. Additional powers of court
      • Part 2 : Investigations, Conferences and Forums
        • 11. Investigations
        • 12. Pre-hearing conferences
        • 13. Family group conferences
        • 14. Lay forums
    • Chapter IV : International Child Abduction 
      • 15. Application for return of child to the Republic
      • 16. Access to child wrongfully removed or retained
      • 17. Application to return child to a contracting state
      • 18. Appointment of persons by Chief Family Advocate
      • 19. Obstruction of Chief Family Advocate, Family Advocate or person appointed
      • 20. Court appearances
      • 21. Fees of person appointed by Chief Family Advocate
      • 22. Recovery of expenditure
      • 23. Expeditious handling of proceedings
      • 24. Procedure in High Court
      • 25. Declarations by High Court
      • 26. Proof of documents and evidence
      • 27. Power to order disclosure of child's whereabouts
      • 28. Evidence in support of application
      • 29. Response
      • 30. Adjournment
      • 31. Assistance to prevent removal from jurisdiction
      • 32. Surrender of passport documents
    • Chapter V : Miscellaneous
      • 33. Keeping of records
      • 34. Submission of statistics to Magistrates Commission
      • 35. Remuneration of persons not in employ of state
      • 36. Contribution orders
      • 37. Patent errors
      • 38. Offences and penalties
      • 39. Short title and commencement
    • Annexures
      • Form 1 : Register regarding matters brought to the Children's Court in terms of Section 53
      • Form 2 : Bringing matter to Children's Court in terms of Section 53
      • Form 3 : Notice to parties to attend a pre-hearing conference 
      • Form 4 : Notice to attend proceedings of the Children's Court in terms of Section 57
      • Form 5 : Referral of matter to *Family Group Conference / Lay-forum in terms of Sections 70 and 71
      • Form 6 : Subpoena to witness to appear before the Children's Court in terms of Section 59
      • Form 7 : Medical report and age assessment of child in terms of Section 48(2)
      • Form 8 : Court certificate of estimated age of child
      • Form 9 : Order of a Children's Court to carry out an investigation in terms of Section 50
      • Form 10 : Application for the return of a child wrongfully removed / retained in terms of the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction
      • Form 11 : Application for access to a child wrongfully removed / retained in terms of the Hage Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction
      • Form 12 : Summons in contribution or attachment of wages order proceedings
      • Form 13 : Notice of hearing of application for variation, suspension, rescission or revival of contribution or attachment of wages order
      • Form 14 : Application for the variation, suspension, rescission or revival of contribution or attachment of wages order
      • Form 15 : Contribution order
      • Form 16 : Order to an employer to deduct an amount from a respondent's wages
      • Form 17 : Record of proceedings in the Children's Court 
      • Form 18 : Statistics
  • General Regulations Regarding Children, 2010
    • Notice No. R. 261 of 2010
    • Chapter 1 : General Provisions
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Intervals of provincial profiles
    • Chapter 2 : Social, Cultural and Religious Practices (Section 12 of the Act)
      • Part I : Virginity Testing
        • 3. Consent to undergo virginity test
        • 4. Manner of conducting virginity test
      • Part ll : Male Circumcision
        • 5. Circumcision for social or cultural purposes
        • 6. Circumcision for religious purposes
    • Chapter 3 : Parental Responsibilities and Rights (Sections 18-35 of the Act)
      • Part I : Parental Responsibilities and Rights Agreements
        • 7. General requirements pertaining to parental responsibilities and rights agreements
        • 8. Mediation and participation of child concerning parental responsibilities and rights
      • Part II : Parenting Plans
        • 9. General provisions concerning application for registration of parenting plans
        • 10. Preparation of parenting plans
        • 11. Participation of child in preparation of parenting plans
    • Chapter 4 : Partial Care (Sections 76-90 of the Act)
      • 12. Types of partial care
      • 13. National norms and standards for partial care
      • 14. Application for registration of partial care facility
      • 15. Consideration of application for registration of partial care facility
      • 16. Appeal against certain decisions
      • 17. Exemption from registration as partial care facility
      • 18. Management of partial care facility
      • 19. Employment of staff at partial care facility
      • 20. Closure of partial care facility
      • 21. Inspection of partial care facility
      • 22. Assignment of functions to municipalities
    • Chapter 5 : Early Childhood Development (Sections 91-103 of the Act)
      • 23. National norms and standards for early childhood development
      • 24. Application for registration of early childhood development programme
      • 25. Consideration of application for registration of early childhood development programme
      • 26. Appeal against certain decisions
      • 27. Qualification, skills and training required for early childhood development programmes
      • 28. Assessment and compulsory monitoring of early childhood development programmes
      • 29. Assignment of functions to municipalities
    • Chapter 6 : Child Protection System (Sections 104-110 and 142(a)-(f) of the Act)
      • 30. National norms and standards for child protection services
      • 31. Criteria for designation as child protection organisation
      • 32. Quality assurance to evaluate child protection organisation prior to withdrawal of designation
      • 32A. Quality assurance of child protection services and child protection organisations
      • 33. Reporting of abuse or deliberate neglect of child
      • 34. Request for removal of alleged offender
      • 35. Broad risk assessment framework to guide decision-making in provision of designate
      • 36. Criteria for determining suitable persons to investigate child abuse or neglect
      • 37. Powers and responsibilities of persons suitable to investigate child abuse or neglect
      • 38. Conditions for examination or assessment of abused or neglected children and consent of such children
    • Chapter 7 : The National Child Protection Register (Sections 111-128 and 142(g)-(k) of the Act)
      • Part I : Part A of National Child Protection Register
        • 39. Contents of Part A of National Child Protection Register
        • 40. Inquiries on information in Part A of National Child Protection Register
      • Part II : Part B of National Child Protection Register
        • 41. Contents of Part B of National Child Protection Register
        • 42. Findings to be reported to Director-General
        • 42A. Definition
        • 42B. Notification of convictions to be reported to Registrar
        • 43. Consequences of entry of name in Part B of National Child Protection Register
        • 44. Establishment of information in Part B of National Child Protection Register
        • 45. Removal of name from National Child Protection Register
        • 46. Updating of information in Part B of National Child Protection Register
      • Part III : Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Registrar of National Child Protection Register
        • 46A. Powers, duties and responsibilities of Registrar
    • Chapter 8 : Protective Measures relating to Health of Children (Section 129 of the Act)
      • 47. Consent by Minister to medical treatment of or surgical operation on child in certain circumstances
      • 48. Consent by child to performance of surgical operation
      • 49. Consent to surgical operation of child where parent is a child below 18 years of age
    • Chapter 9 : Other Protective Measures (Section 137 of the Act)
      • 50. Duties of supervising adult in relation to child-headed households
      • 51. Accountability of supervising adult regarding administration of money
    • Chapter 9A : Child Care and Protection Units
      • 51A. Criteria for establishing and resourcing of child care and protection units
    • Chapter 10 : Prevention And Early Intervention (Sections 143-149 of the Act)
      • 52. National norms and standards for prevention and early intervention programmes
    • Chapter 11 : Children in Need of Care and Protection (Sections 150-160 of the Act)
      • 53. Removal of child to temporary safe care
      • 54. Bringing of child before children's court to decide whether child is in need of care and protection
      • 55. Report by designated social worker
      • 56. Abandoned or orphaned children
      • 56A Manner and procedure of placing child in need of care and protection
      • 56B Monitoring and supervision of services to child
      • 56C Procedure for approval of child in alternative care to leave Republic
      • 56D. Screening, assessment, investigating, referring and placement of child in need of care and protection
      • 56E. Procedure for screening of child
      • 56F. Procedure for assessment and investigation of the circumstances of child in need of care and protection
      • 56G. Referral of child to relevant authorities and services
      • 56H. Management of the duration of alternative care orders
    • Chapter 12 : Alternative Care (Sections 167-179 of the Act)
      • 57. Manner and criteria for approval of person, facility, place or premises for temporary safe care
      • 58. Limitations and conditions for leave of absence of child from alternative care
      • 59. Fees payable on transfer or provisional transfer of child in alternative care
      • 60. Procedures before issue of notice of provisional transfer of child from alternative care
      • 61. Procedure before issue of notice of discharge of child from alternative care
      • 62. Manner in which children in alternative care must be transferred or provisionally
      • 63. Manner in which applications for extension of alternative care beyond 18 years of age are to be made
      • 64. Serious injury, abuse or death of child in alternative care
    • Chapter 13 : Foster Care (Sections 180-190 of the Act)
      • Part I : Foster Care
        • 65. Responsibilities of foster parents
        • 66. Rights of foster parents
      • Part II : Cluster Foster Care
        • 67. Requirements for approval of designated child protection organisation and provincial department to manage and provide cluster foster care
        • 68. Requirements for registration as cluster foster care scheme
        • 69. Functioning and management of cluster foster care scheme
        • 70. Contents of written plan or agreement
        • 71. Provision of services by cluster foster care scheme
    • Chapter 14 : Child and Youth Care Centres (Sections 191-212 of the Act)
      • 72. National norms and standards for child and youth care centres
      • 73. Rights of children in child and youth care centres
      • 74. Complaints procedure in child and youth care centre
      • 75. Core components and implementation of programmes
      • 76. Behaviour management in child and youth care centres
      • 77. Reporting responsibilities of staff
      • 78. Application for registration of child and youth care centre
      • 79. Notice and objection to application
      • 80. Consideration of application
      • 81. Amendment of registration
      • 82. Required skills of staff of child and youth care centres
      • 83. Viewing process for manager and staff at child and youth care centre
      • 84. Appointment of management board
      • 85. Functioning of management board
      • 86. Responsibilities of management board
      • 87. Management system
      • 88. Constitution or founding document of child and youth care centre
      • 89. Quality assurance process
      • 90. Appeal against certain decisions
    • Chapter 15 : Drop-In Centres (Sections 213-227 of the Act)
      • 91. National norms and standards for drop-in centres
      • 92. Application for registration of drop-in centre
      • 93. Granting or rejection of application for registration
      • 94. Management of drop-in centre
      • 95. Skills and training of persons employed at or engaged in drop-in centre
      • 96. Assignment of functions to municipalities
      • 97. Appeal against certain decisions
    • Chapter 16 : Adoption (Sections 228-253 of the Act)
      • 98. Register on Adoptable Children and Prospective Adoptive Parents
      • 99. Applications for and consent to adoption of children
      • 100. Consent outside the Republic
      • 101. Verification of consent
      • 102. Withdrawal of consent
      • 103. Format for post adoption agreement
      • 104. Steps to establish details of person who consents to adoption
      • 105. Manner of recording information in the adoptions register
      • 106. Rescission of an order of adoption
      • 107. Fees payable to accredited child protection organisations in respect of adoption services
      • 108. Accreditation to provide adoption services
      • 109. Advertisements
    • Chapter 17 : Inter-Country Adoption (Sections 254-273 of the Act)
      • 110. Accreditation to provide inter-country adoption services
      • 111. Report on person in convention or non- convention country
      • 112. Report on child in the Republic to be adopted
      • 113. Order for adoption of child from Republic
      • 114. Return of child following withdrawal of consent
      • [Repealed] 114A. Fees payable to accredited child protection organisations
      • Transitional measures
      • 115. Short Title
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Consolidated Forms in terms of the Regulations
      • Annexure B : National Norms and Standards (Sections 79;94;106;147;194 and 216 of the Act)
        • Part I : National Norms and Standards for Partial Care
        • Part II : National Norms and Standards for Early Childhood Development Programmes 
        • Part III : National Norms and Standards for Child Protection
        • Part IV : National Norms and Standards for Prevention and Early Intervention Programmes
        • Part V : National Norms and Standards for Child and Youth Care Centres
        • Part VI : National Norms and Standards for Drop-In Centres
    • Forms
      • Form 22
      • Form 23
      • Form 27A
      • Form 29
      • Form 30
      • Form 38B
      • Form 38C
      • Form 38D
      • Form 38E
      • Form 38F
      • Form 38G
• Proclamations
  • Commencement of Remaining Sections of the Children's Act
    • Proclamation No. R. 12 of 2010
  • Commencement of the Children's Amendment Act
    • Proclamation No. R. 13 of 2010