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IT IS THE PURPOSE of this Act to afford the victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from domestic abuse that the law can provide; and to introduce measures which seek to ensure that the relevant organs of state give full effect to the
"(a) Provided that the complainant is not in possession of or not in the process of applying for a protection order against harassment [or stalking] as provided for in the Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No. 116 of 1998), the court may not refuse—
The Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 intends: to provide for the issuing of protection orders with regard to domestic violence; and for matters connected therewith.
Domestic Violence Act, 1998 South Africa "emergency monetary relief" means compensation for monetary losses suffered by a complainant at the time of the issue of a protection order as a result of the domestic violaence, including—
According to the Domestic Violence Act No. 116 of 1998 it is: any form of abuse which includes physical, sexual, emotional, psychological or economic harassment. damage to property. stalking. entry into a person's property without their consent.
ACT. To provide for the issuing of protection orders with regard to domestic violence; and for matters connected therewith. PREAMBLE. RECOGNISING that domestic, violence is a serious social evil; that there is a high.
The Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 (“the DVA”) is the law that deals with domestic violence in South Africa. This law exists to give people who are experiencing domestic violence the best possible protection that the law can, and it commits the government to stopping domestic violence.