enacted by the Parliament of South Africa

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enacted by the Parliament of South Africa Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters… (2007)

A person who fails to report such knowledge as contemplated in paragraph (a) , is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.
(2) (a) A person who has knowledge, reasonable belief or suspicion that a sexual offence has been committed against a person who is mentally disabled must report such knowledge, reasonable belief or suspicion immediately to a police official.
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enacted by the Parliament of South Africa Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters… (2007)

The National Director of Public Prosecutions must, in consultation with the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, issue and publish in the Gazette directives regarding the manner in which prosecutors and other officials in the national prosecuting authority must deal with the HIV test results that were disclosed by police officials, as contemplated in section 33 (l) (e) (ii) , in order to ensure the confidentiality of such test results.
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