Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations relating to Children's Courts and International Child Abduction, 2010Chapter III : Children's CourtsPart 1 : Children's Court Proceedings7. Attendance of proceedings |
| (1) | If the presiding officer of the court decides under regulation 6(2)(c) that the matter should be referred to court, or if the matter was referred back to the court by a facilitator of a family group conference or by a chairperson of a lay forum, the presiding officer of the court in question must assign a date for the matter to be heard in court, which date must be within 30 days after the presiding officer of the court has decided that the matter must be heard in court or after the matter was referred back to the court by a facilitator of a family group conference or a chairperson of a lay forum. |
| (2) | The clerk must, within five days after the presiding officer of the court has assigned a court date as referred to in subregulation (1), and at least 15 days before the date of the hearing, notify the parties, to attend the proceedings of the court, on a form which corresponds substantially with Form 4 of the Annexure. |
| (3) | The notice referred to in subregulation (2) must be— |
| (a) | served personally on a party by a sheriff, a clerk, or a person authorised by the presiding officer of the court; |
| (b) | submitted to a party by registered post; or |
| (c) | served or submitted in any other manner as directed by the presiding officer of the court. |
| (4) | A written report as provided for in section 63(1) of the Act must be submitted to the presiding officer of the court no later than 10 days prior to the hearing of the matter. |