# Domestic Violence Amendment Draft Bill, 2020

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/domestic-violence-amendment-draft-bill-2020/
- Published: 2020-03-04T14:02:33+02:00
- Author: dearSA

The Department of Justice and Correctional Services invites you to comment on the**
Domestic Violence Amendment Draft Bill, 2020.**

### **4** provided input.

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violence-bill.png "domestic violence bill")

The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Domestic Violence Act, 1998 so as to —
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further regulate certain definitions; * further facilitate the obtaining of protection
orders against acts of domestic violence; * introduce obligations on relevant functionaries
in the Department of Social Development and the Department of Health to provide 
certain services to victims of domestic violence; * to align the provisions of the
Domestic Violence Act, 1998 with the provisions of the Protection from Harassment
Act, 2011

Comments close on Tuesday, **31 March 2020**

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   ## 󠀁[DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMENDMENT DRAFT BILL, 2020](http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/200228DomesticViolenceAmendmentBill_-_draft.pdf)󠁿
   

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