• Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No. 116 of 1998)
    • Notice No. 1551 of 1998
    • Act
    • Preamble
    • 1. Definitions and interpretation
    • 2. Duty to assist and inform complainant of rights
    • 2A. Obligations of functionaries relating to domestic violence
    • 2B. Obligation to report domestic violence and to provide information
    • 3. Arrest by peace officer without warrant and assistance to complainant
    • 3A. Entering of private dwelling for purposes of obtaining evidence
    • 4. Application for protection order
    • 4A. Domestic violence safety monitoring notice
    • 5. Consideration of application and issuing of interim protection order
    • 5A. Attendance of witnesses
    • 5B. Electronic communications service provider to furnish particulars to court
    • 5C. Existing and reciprocal orders or applications
    • 6. Issuing of final protection order
    • 6A. Integrated electronic repository for domestic violence protection orders
    • 7. Court's powers in respect of protection order
    • 8. Warrant of arrest upon issuing of protection order
    • 9. Seizure of weapons
    • 10. Variation or setting aside of protection order
    • 11. Attendance of proceedings and prohibition of publication of certain information
    • 12. Jurisdiction
    • 13. Service of documents
    • 14. Legal representation
    • 15. Orders as to costs of service and directions
    • 16. Appeal and review
    • 17. Offences
    • 18. Application of Act by prosecuting authority and members of South African Police Service
    • 18A. Directives for clerks of court
    • 18B. Directives by Departments of Health, Social Development, Basic Education, Higher Education and Training and Communications and Digital Technologies
    • 19. Regulations
    • 19A. Period within which directives and regulations must be submitted to Parliament
    • 20. Amendment of Laws
    • 21. Repeal of laws and savings
    • 22. Short title and commencement
  • Regulations
    • [Repealed] Domestic Violence Regulations, 1999
      • Regulations under the Domestic Violence Act
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Notice containing information
      • 3. Explanation of notice
      • 4. Manner of application for protection order
      • 5. Information to be given by clerk of the court
      • 6. Issuing of interim protection order
      • 7. Notice to show cause
      • 8. Issuing of protection order
      • 9. Issuing of warrant of arrest
      • 10. Affidavit for further warrant of arrest
      • 11. Affidavit regarding contravention of protection order
      • 12. Written notice to respondent to appear before court
      • 13. Application for variation or setting aside of protection order
      • 14. Notice of variation or setting aside of protection order
      • 15. Service of documents
      • 16. Short title
    • Domestic Violence Regulations, 2022
      • Notice No. R. 3289 of 2023
      • 1. Definitions and interpretation
      • 2. Notice containing information (section 2(b))
      • 3. Explanation of notice (section 2(c))
      • 4. Submission of report and risk assessment by functionary (section 2A(2)(a))
      • 5. Reporting of knowledge, belief or suspicion of acts of domestic violence (section 2B(2)(a))
      • 6. List of particulars and notice (section 3(3)(b))
      • 7. Manner of applying for protection order (section 4(1))
      • 8. Manner in which clerk of court must inform complainant or person not represented by legal practitioner (section 4(2))
      • 9. Documents and information to be captured in integrated electronic repository (section 4(7)(a))
      • 10. Domestic violence safety monitoring notice (section 4A(1)(a))
      • 11. Issuing of interim protection order and manner of service (section 5(2) and (3))
      • 12. Notice to show cause and manner of service of notice, application and supporting affidavits  (section 5(4)(a) and (b))
      • 13. Manner of service of interim protection order and warrant of arrest on complainant  (section 5(7))
      • 14. Subpoena of person as witness or to provide book, document or object (section 5A(1))
      • 15. Form of direction directing electronic communications service provider to furnish information to court and manner of service (section 5B(1)(b))
      • 16. Manner in which electronic communications service provider must furnish information to court and form of affidavit to furnish particulars to court (section 5B(1)(b))
      • 17. Application by electronic communications service provider for extension of period within which information must be provided to court or cancellation of direction and form of affidavit (section 5B(3)(b))
      • 18. Manner of requesting additional evidence from electronic communications service provider and form of affidavit by electronic communications service provider (section 5B(4)(b))
      • 19. Form and manner of informing electronic communications service provider of outcome of application (section 5B(4)(d))
      • 20. Order to remove or disable access to electronic communication, affidavit and court order for variation (section 5B(6))
      • 21. Manner in which electronic communications service providers must bring change of particulars to attention of Director-General: Communication and Digital Technologies and list of electronic communications service providers (section 5B(8)(c))
      • 22. Refund of tariff paid to electronic communications service provider by State (section 5B(10)(d))
      • 23. Issuing of final protection order (section 6(1))
      • 24. Form and manner of notifying parties of extended date of hearing (section 6(2A) and (2B)(b))
      • 25. Issuing of warrant of arrest (section 8(1)(a))
      • 26. Affidavit for second or further warrant of arrest (section 8(3))
      • 27. Affidavit regarding contravention of protection order (section 8(4)(a))
      • 28. Written notice to respondent to appear before court (section 8(4)(c))
      • 29. Form and manner of informing station commander and National Commissioner of South African Police Service of final protection order (section 9(4)(a))
      • 30. Application for variation or setting aside of protection order (section 10(1)(a))
      • 31. Notice of variation or setting aside of protection order (section 10(3))
      • 32. Service and filing of documents (section 13)
      • 33. Appeals and reviews (section 16)
      • 34. Financial assistance (section 19(1)(b))
      • 35. Granting of legal aid (section 19(1)(c))
      • 36. Repeal and transitional provisions
      • 37. Short title and commencement
      • Annexures and Forms
  • Notices
    • Tariffs of Compensation in terms of Section 5B(9) of the Act, payable to Electronic Communications Service Providers
      • Notice No. R. 3281 of 2023
    • Directives in terms of Section 18A of the Act
      • Notice No. R. 3282 of 2023
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Compliance with Act and Regulations
      • 3. Availability of supervisor and clerk of court to receive applications for protection orders after-hours
      • 4. Assistance to be rendered by clerk of court to complainant or person who applies for protection order and who is not represented by a legal representative
      • 5. Assistance to be rendered by clerk of court to complainant or person not represented by a legal practitioner in completion of application for protection order
      • 6. General duties of clerk of court on receipt of application for a protection order
      • 7. Confidentiality of documents
      • 8. Service and forwarding of documents by clerks of court
      • 9. Disciplinary steps for failure to comply with directives
    • Determination of Value of Weapon in terms of Section 9(3) of the Act
      • Notice No. R. 3283 of 2023
  • Proclamations
    • Commencement of the Domestic Violence Amendment Act, 2021
      • Proclamation No. R. 117 of 2023
  • National Instruction 7/1999
    • Notice No. 1550 of 1999
    • 1. Background
    • 2. Definitions
    • 3. Responsibilities of station commissioner
    • 4. Receiving complaints of domestic violence: responsibility of Community Service Centre
    • 5. Responsibility of a member
    • 6. Securing a scene of domestic violence
    • 7. Duty to render general assistance to the complainant
    • 8. Duty to assist the complainant to find suitable shelter
    • 9. Duty to assist the complainant to obtain medical treatment
    • 10. Provide complainant with Notice and explain content to complainant
    • 11. Specific powers and duties of members in terms of the Domestic Violence Act
    • 12. Keeping of records relating to incidents of domestic violence
    • 13. Complaints regarding non-compliance by members and notification of such non-complian
    • 14. Keeping of record of complaints against members