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ZAF-2011-L-89625
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Title_of_text
Protection from Harassment Act, [No. 17 of 2011].
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
2011-12-02
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
To provide for the issuing of protection orders against harassment; to effect consequential amendments to the Firearms Control Act, 2000; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
The aim of the Act is to:
(a) afford victims of harassment an effective remedy against such behaviour; and
(b) introduce measures which seek to enable the relevant organs of state to give full effect to the provisions of this Act.
Harassment is defined as:
"directly or indirectly engaging in conduct that the respondent knows or ought to know-
(a) causes harm or inspires the reasonable belief that hann may be caused to the complainant or a related person by unreasonably-
(i) following, watching, pursuing or accosting of the complainant or a related person, or loitering outside of or near the building or place where the complainant or a related person resides, works, carries on business, studies or happens to be;
(ii) engaging in verbal, electronic or any other communication aimed at the complainant or a related person, by any means, whether or not conversation ensues; or
(iii) sending, delivering or causing the delivery of letters, telegrams, packages, facsimiles, electronic mail or other objects to the complainant or a related person or leaving them where they will be found by, given to, or brought to the attention of, the complainant or a related person; or
(b) amounts to sexual harassment of the complainant or a related person."
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2013-04-27
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2022-01-28 (ZAF-2022-L-112672)
Domestic Violence Amendment Act 14 of 2021.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
South African Government Information
URL
http://www.info.gov.za/
File
ZAF89625.pdf (PDF)