PREFACE

This issue paper (which reflects information gathered up to the end of April 1997), was prepared by the project committee on sexual offences against children and the research staff of the Commission to elicit responses, and with those responses, to serve as a basis for the Commission’s deliberations. The views, conclusions and recommendations it contains should not be regarded as the Commission’s final views. The issue paper is published in full so as to provide persons and bodies wishing to comment or make suggestions for the reform of this particular branch of the law with sufficient background information to enable them to place focussed submissions before the Commission.

Workshops are an integral part of the working methods of the Commission and, for a start, we plan to workshop this paper extensively.

The Commission will assume that respondents agree to the Commission’s quoting from or referring to comments and attributing comments to respondents, unless representations are marked confidential. Respondents should be aware that the Commission may have to release information contained in representations under the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996.

Respondents are requested to submit written comments, representations or requests to the Commission by 31 August 1997 at the address appearing on the previous page.

The project leader responsible for this project is Ms Joan van Niekerk and the researcher, who may be contacted for further information, is Mr Gordon Hollamby

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