South Africa
Children's Act, 2005
Act 38 of 2005
- Published in Government Gazette 28944 on 19 June 2006
- Assented to on 8 June 2006
- There are multiple commencements
- [This is the version of this document from 8 November 2023.]
Provisions | Status |
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Chapter 1 (section 1–5); Chapter 2, section 6–11, section 13–17; Chapter 3, Part I, section 18–21, section 27; Part 2, section 30–31; Part 3, section 35; Part 4, section 36–40; Chapter 7, Part 3, section 130–134; Chapter 20, section 305(1)(b), 305(1)(c), 305(3), 305(4), 305(5), 305(6), 305(7); Chapter 21, section 307, section 308–311; Chapter 22, section 313–315 | commenced on 1 July 2007 by Proclamation 13 of 2007. |
Chapter 5 (section 76–90); Chapter 6 (section 91–103); Chapter 7, Part 1 (section 104–110); Part 4, section 135–141, section 142(a), 142(b), 142(c), 142(d), 142(e), 142(f); Chapter 8 (section 143–149); Chapter 9, Part 2, section 156(1)(f); Chapter 11 (section 167–179); Chapter 12 (section 180–190); Chapter 13 (section 191–212); Chapter 14 (section 213–227); Chapter 15, section 250(3); Chapter 20, section 304(3)(a)(i), 304(3)(a)(ii), section 305(1)(e), 305(1)(f), 305(1)(g), 305(1)(h), 305(1)(i), 305(1)(j) | commenced on 1 April 2010 by Act 41 of 2007. |
Chapter 2, section 12; Chapter 3, Part I, section 22–26, section 28–29; Part 2, section 32; Part 3, section 33–34; Part 4, section 41; Chapter 4 (section 42–75); Chapter 7, Part 2 (section 111–128); Part 3, section 129, section 142; Part 4, section 142(g), 142(h), 142(i), 142(j), 142(k); Chapter 9, Part 1 (section 150–154); Part 2, section 155, section 156(1)(a), 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(d), 156(1)(e), 156(1)(g), 156(1)(h), 156(1)(i), 156(1)(j), 156(1)(k), 156(2), 156(3), 156(4), section 157, section 158–160; Chapter 10 (section 161–166); Chapter 15, section 228–249, section 250(1), 250(2), section 251, section 252–253; Chapter 16 (section 254–273); Chapter 17 (section 274–280); Chapter 18 (section 281–291); Chapter 19 (section 292–303); Chapter 20, section 304(1), 304(2), 304(3)(a)(iii), 304(3)(a)(iv), 304(3)(b), 304(3)(c), 304(3)(d), 304(3)(e), 304(3)(f), 304(3)(g), 304(3)(h), 304(4), 304(5), section 305(1)(a), 305(1)(d), 305(1)(k), 305(1)(l), 305(1)(m), 305(1)(n), 305(1)(o), 305(1)(p), 305(1)(q), 305(1)(r), 305(1)(s), 305(2), 305(8); Chapter 21, section 306, section 312; Chapter 22 (in part) | commenced on 1 April 2010 by Proclamation R12 of 2010. |
Chapter 7, Part 2, subpart, section 128A | commenced on 22 January 2014 by Act 42 of 2013. |
Chapter 9, Part 1, section 151(2A), section 152(2)(d), 152(3)(b)(i), 152(3)(b)(ii), 152(3)(b)(iii); Chapter 11, section 171(1A), section 176(3) | commenced on 26 January 2018 by Act 18 of 2016. |
Chapter 7, Part 2, subpart, section 120(1A), 120(4A), 120(4B), section 122(1A); Chapter 9, Part 1, section 152A; Chapter 15, section 230(3)(f), 230(3)(g), section 242(2)(e) | commenced on 26 January 2018 by Act 17 of 2016. |
Chapter 4, Part 1, section 45(1)(bA), 45(1)(jA), 45(3A), 45(3B); Chapter 9, Part 1, section 150(1)(j), 150(1)(k), 150(1)(l); Part 2, section 156(1)(cA), section 159(2A), 159(2B); Chapter 12, section 186(1A), 186(4) | commenced on 8 November 2023. |
- [Amended by Children's Amendment Act, 2007 (Act 41 of 2007) on 1 April 2010]
- [Amended by Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act 75 of 2008) on 1 April 2010]
- [Amended by Judicial Matters Amendment Act, 2013 (Act 42 of 2013) on 22 January 2014]
- [Amended by Legal Aid South Africa Act, 2014 (Act 39 of 2014) on 1 March 2015]
- [Amended by Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, 2013 (Act 7 of 2013) on 9 August 2015]
- [Amended by Judicial Matters Amendment Act, 2017 (Act 8 of 2017) on 2 August 2017]
- [Amended by Children's Amendment Act, 2016 (Act 17 of 2016) on 26 January 2018]
- [Amended by Children's Second Amendment Act, 2016 (Act 18 of 2016) on 26 January 2018]
- [Amended by Children’s Amendment Act, 2022 (Act 17 of 2022) on 8 November 2023]