Combating of Domestic Violence Act, 2003
Act 4 of 2003
- Published in Government Gazette 3002 on 24 June 2003
- Assented to on 25 July 2003
- Commenced on 17 November 2003 by Commencement of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, 2003
- [This is the version of this document from 15 March 2023 and includes any amendments published up to 3 May 2024.]
- [Amended by Child Care and Protection Act, 2015 (Act 3 of 2015) on 30 January 2019]
- [Amended by Abolition of Payment by Cheque Act, 2022 (Act 16 of 2022) on 15 March 2023]
Part 1 – DEFINITIONS
1. General definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates -“applicant,” depending on the context, means -(a)a person contemplated in section 4 who makes an application for a protection order;(b)any person who, after an application for a protection order has been made under this Act, takes over or continues with any subsequent legal proceedings in connection with or relating to the protection order, as long as that person is the complainant or a person contemplated in section 4; or(c)the complainant if he or she makes the application for a protection order;“child” means a person who is under the age of 18 years;“complainant,” depending on the context, means a person towards or in connection with whom -(a)domestic violence as contemplated in this Act is committed, being committed or alleged to have been committed; or(b)a domestic violence offence is committed or is alleged to have been committed, irrespective of whether or not that person has actually laid a complaint or gives evidence in any relevant criminal proceedings;“court” means a court established under the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944), but, for the purposes of Part II, excludes a regional court;“dependant” means a person who is legally entitled to be maintained by another person;“domestic relationship” has the meaning assigned to it in section 3;“domestic violence” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2;“domestic violence offence” means any of the offences referred to in section 21;“enquiry” means the enquiry held under section 12;“family member” for the purposes of section 2, means any person other than the perpetrator, with whom a complainant is in a domestic relationship as contemplated in section 3(1)(e);“Inspector-General” means the Inspector-General of Police appointed in terms of Article 116 of the Namibian Constitution;“Minister” means the Minister responsible for justice;“police officer” means a member of the Namibian Police Force as defined in section 1 of the Police Act, 1990 (Act No. 19 of 1990);“prescribe” means prescribe by regulation made under this Act;“protection order” means an interim or final protection order granted under this Act;“residence” in respect of a complainant means a place where the complainant normally resides and includes a residence which the complainant has vacated due to domestic violence;“respondent” means a person against whom a protection order is sought or has been made;“social worker” means a social worker as defined in the Social and Social Auxiliary Workers’ Professions Act, 1993 (Act No. 22 of 1993); and[The Social and Social Auxiliary Workers’ Professions Act 22 of 1993 has been replaced by the Social Work and Psychology Act 6 of 2004.]“weapon” includes an arm as defined in section 1 of the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1996, (Act No. 7 of 1996) or any other object designed or used to inflict or cause physical bodily harm.[There is a superfluous comma before the bracketed text.]2. Definition of domestic violence
3. Definition of domestic relationship
Part II – PROTECTION ORDERS
4. Who may apply for protection order
5. Jurisdiction
6. Manner of application for a protection order
7. Criteria for granting of and contents of protection order
8. Granting of interim protection orders
9. Service of interim protection order
10. Confirmation where respondent fails to oppose
If the respondent does not give notice of an intention to oppose the confirmation of the protection order on or before the return date contemplated in section 8, and the court is satisfied that proper service has been effected on the respondent, the court must confirm the interim protection order without holding the enquiry contemplated in section 12.11. Effect of notice to oppose
12. Procedure for enquiry
13. Final protection orders
14. Terms of protection order
15. Duration of final protection orders
Unless the court decides otherwise, a final protection order has the following durations -16. Offences
17. Modification or cancellation of protection orders
18. Appeals
19. Pending proceedings
The fact that other civil or criminal proceedings are pending in relation to the actions which are the basis for an application for a protection order or for an allegation that a protection order has been breached, is not a bar to the grant of a protection order or to a criminal charge for breach of such an order.20. Costs
Part III – CRIMINAL PROVISIONS
21. Domestic violence offences
22. Complaints
23. Arrest and seizure of weapons
24. Rights of complainant where person is charged with domestic violence offence
It is the duty of the prosecutor in criminal proceedings where a person is charged with a domestic violence offence to consult with the complainant in order -25. Complainant’s submission in respect of sentence
Part IV – POLICE DUTIES
26. Inspector-General to issue directives
27. Records of domestic violence incidents
28. Annual reports to be tabled in National Assembly
On receipt of the report referred to in section 26(3) and the statistics compiled under 27(3), the Minister responsible for police must prepare a consolidated report which he or she must, at least once in every year, table in the National Assembly, but any information which might reveal the identity of the parties must not be disclosed in the consolidated report.Part V – GENERAL
29. Record of proceedings to be kept
30. Privacy
31. Evidence of psychological effect of domestic violence
32. Regulations
33. Amendments and savings
34. Short title and commencement
History of this document
15 March 2023 this version
Amended by
Abolition of Payment by Cheque Act, 2022
30 January 2019
17 November 2003
25 July 2003
Assented to
24 June 2003
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Domestic Violence Regulations, 2003 | Government Notice 235 of 2003 |
Cited documents 9
Legislation 9
Documents citing this one 374
Discussion Paper 1
Gazette 7
- Namibia Government Gazette dated 2003-06-24 number 3002
- Namibia Government Gazette dated 2003-11-17 number 3094
- Namibia Government Gazette dated 2004-12-24 number 3358
- Namibia Government Gazette dated 2015-05-29 number 5744
- Namibia Government Gazette dated 2020-03-31 number 7160
- Namibia Government Gazette dated 2022-11-29 number 7964
- Namibia Government Gazette dated 2022-12-30 number 7995
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- S v Mungunda (CRIMINAL 66 of 2013) [2013] NAHCMD 307 (31 October 2013)
- S v Muruti (1) (CC 10 of 2011) [2012] NAHC 8 (27 January 2012)
- S v Mushishi (CC 7 of 2010) [2010] NAHC 43 (21 June 2010)
- S v Mutero (CC 4/2020) [2023] NAHCNLD 109 (17 October 2023)
- S v Mutero (CC 4/2020) [2024] NAHCNLD 14 (1 February 2024)
- S v Mutuka (CC 2 of 2021) [2022] NAHCNLD 25 (28 March 2022)
- S v Mwilima (CRIMINAL 38 of 2021) [2021] NAHCMD 221 (10 May 2021)
- S v Nafika (CC 6/2022) [2023] NAHCNLD 119 (3 November 2023)
- S v Nafika (CC 6/2022) [2023] NAHCNLD 72 (2 August 2023)
- S v Nafuka (18 of 2012) [2012] NAHC 186 (9 July 2012)
- S v Nakanene (1) (CC 5 of 2016) [2018] NAHCMD 276 (6 September 2018)
- S v Nalisa (CC 10 of 2021) [2023] NAHCMD 50 (14 February 2023)
- S v Nalisa (CC 10/2021) [2023] NAHCMD 137 (23 March 2023)
- S v Namidi (CRIMINAL 40 of 2018) [2018] NAHCNLD 89 (21 September 2018)
- S v Namtewa (4 of 2017) [2017] NAHCNLD 49 (13 June 2017)
- S v Namweya (CC 13 of 2012) [2013] NAHCMD 341 (18 November 2013)
- S v Namweya (CC 13 of 2013) [2013] NAHCMD 333 (14 November 2013)
- S v Nandjembo [2020] NAHCNLD 107 (17 August 2020)
- S v Nanub (2) (CC 4 of 2014) [2017] NAHCMD 1 (12 January 2017)
- S v Nanub (4) (CC 10 of 2017) [2018] NAHCMD 296 (21 September 2018)
- S v Nanyemba (2) (CC 12 of 2018) [2021] NAHCMD 20 (9 March 2021)
- S v Nanyemba (3) (CC 12 of 2018) [2021] NAHCNLD 42 (27 April 2021)
- S v Naruseb (1) (28 of 2010) [2012] NAHC 105 (7 March 2012)
- S v Naruseb (2) (28 of 2010) [2012] NAHC 111 (26 April 2012)
- S v Ncamushe (1) (CC 10 of 2017) [2021] NAHCNLD 33 (31 March 2021)
- S v Ncamushe (2) (CC 10 of 2017) [2021] NAHCMD 45 (18 May 2021)
- S v Ndeshifa (1) (CC 11 of 2016) [2019] NAHCMD 160 (22 May 2019)
- S v Ndhidipaa; S v Nailenge; S v Martin (CR 31/2023) [2023] NAHCNLD 92 (4 September 2023)
- S v Ndilyowike (CC 11/2022) [2023] NAHCNLD 133 (1 December 2023)
- S v Ndovai [2020] NAHCNLD 134 (15 September 2020)
- S v Ndovai [2020] NAHCNLD 135 (18 September 2020)
- S v Nduno (CC 10 /2021) [2023] NAHCMD 493 (10 August 2023)
- S v Negumbo (CC 02/2023) [2023] NAHCNLD 83 (15 August 2023)
- S v Nendombo (CRIMINAL 11 of 2017) [2017] NAHCMD 20 (31 January 2017)
- S v Neromba (CC 12 /2022) [2023] NAHCMD 483 (8 August 2023)
- S v Ngatjizeko (CC 23 of 2008) [2013] NAHCMD 108 (18 April 2013)
- S v Ngatjizeko (CC 23 of 2008) [2013] NAHCMD 167 (18 June 2013)
- S v Nghidinia (CC 3 of 2013) [2015] NAHCMD 40 (8 June 2015)
- S v Nghimbwasha (CA 62 of 2016) [2017] NAHCNLD 99 (17 October 2017)
- S v Nghipulenga (CC 12 of 2020) [2021] NAHCNLD 1 (19 January 2021)
- S v Nicodemus (1) (CC 15 of 2017) [2018] NAHCMD 331 (19 October 2018)
- S v Nowaseb (5) (CC 14 of 2020) [2021] NAHCMD 86 (1 March 2021)
- S v Nowaseb (CC 14 of 2020) [2021] NAHCMD 65 (23 February 2021)
- S v Nowoseb (6 of 2017) [2017] NAHCMD 225 (15 August 2017)
- S v Oeamseb (CR 84 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 400 (10 August 2022)
- S v Orina (1) (CC 12 of 2010) [2011] NAHC 127 (28 April 2011)
- S v Orina (2) (CC 12 of 2010) [2011] NAHC 137 (20 May 2011)
- S v Panduleni Eino (6 of 2012) [2012] NAHC 239 (9 August 2012)
- S v Pendapala (CR 45 of 2022) [2022] NAHCNLD 94 (26 September 2022)
- S v Petrus (6) (Sentence) (CC 1 of 2013) [2016] NAHCMD 240 (22 August 2016)
- S v Petrus (8) (CC 10 of 2016) [2019] NAHCMD 170 (31 May 2019)
- S v Pienaar (3) (Appeal Judgement) (21 of 2016) [2017] NAHCNLD 42 (11 May 2017)
- S v Pienaar (4) (CC 26 of 2019) [2021] NAHCMD 234 (17 May 2021)
- S v Pieters (2) (CA 27 of 2013) [2013] NAHCMD 198 (17 July 2013)
- S v Pieterse (3) (CRIMINAL 25 of 2019) [2019] NAHCMD 71 (28 March 2019)
- S v Plaatjies (1) (70 of 2012) [2012] NAHC 221 (3 August 2012)
- S v RSS (CC 5/2022) [2024] NAHCNLD 34 (5 April 2024)
- S v Robert (CC 16/2022) [2024] NAHCNLD 20 (23 February 2024)
- S v Roelf (2) (CC 5 of 2019) [2019] NAHCMD 268 (12 July 2019)
- S v Roelf (3) [2020] NAHCMD 222 (12 June 2020)
- S v Roelf (4) [2020] NAHCMD 358 (14 August 2020)
- S v Ruben (1) (CC 21 of 2013) [2016] NAHCMD 382 (5 December 2016)
- S v Ruben (2) (21 of 2013) [2017] NAHCMD 165 (20 June 2017)
- S v Sakeus [2020] NAHCNLD 106 (14 August 2020)
- S v Samuel [2020] NAHCNLD 140 (28 September 2020)
- S v Saul (CC 15 of 2016) [2017] NAHCMD 90 (17 March 2017)
- S v Schiefer (2) (17 of 2008) [2012] NAHC 179 (21 June 2012)
- S v Schiefer (3) (CC 17 of 2008) [2013] NAHCMD 263 (25 September 2013)
- S v Schiefer (4) (29 of 2015) [2017] NASC 37 (12 September 2017)
- S v Schiefer (5) (CC 17 of 2008) [2020] NAHCMD 72 (28 February 2020)
- S v Seas (17 of 2017) [2018] NAHCMD 245 (17 August 2018)
- S v Semete (CC 05 /2023) [2023] NAHCMD 477 (7 August 2023)
- S v Semete (CC 5/2023) [2023] NAHCMD 490 (9 August 2023)
- S v Sethie (74 of 2018) [2018] NAHCMD 303 (26 September 2018)
- S v Shaanika (2) (HC-NLD-CRIMINALI-APP 28 of 2018) [2019] NAHCNLD 36 (2 April 2019)
- S v Shaduka (2) (CC 1 of 2009) [2011] NAHC 88 (22 March 2011)
- S v Shapange (CRIMINAL 5 of 2021) [2021] NAHCNLD 6 (29 January 2021)
- S v Shikerete (CC 15/2021) [2023] NAHCNLD 132 (1 December 2023)
- S v Shikerete (CC 15/2021) [2023] NAHCNLD 99 (22 September 2023)
- S v Shilongo (6) (CRIMINAL 1 of 2018) [2018] NAHCNLD 5 (24 January 2018)
- S v Shilongo (7) (1 of 2018) [2020] NAHCNLD 20 (7 February 2020)
- S v Shipanga (2) (Sentence) (CC 8 of 2016) [2016] NAHCNLD 95 (24 November 2016)
- S v Simasiku (1) (CRIMINAL 21 of 2017) [2017] NAHCMD 68 (10 March 2017)
- S v Sindano (HC-NLD-CRI-APP-SNA 13 of 2020) [2021] NAHCNLD 16 (26 February 2021)
- S v Siyave (CC 15 of 2018) [2021] NAHCNLD 52 (7 June 2021)
- S v Slasken (1 of 2012) [2018] NAHCNLD 32 (11 April 2018)
- S v Somaeb (CC 13 of 2014) [2017] NAHCMD 324 (15 November 2017)
- S v Soroseb (2) (CC 8 of 2010) [2010] NAHC 41 (18 June 2010)
- S v Strong (1) (CC 16 of 2019) [2020] NAHCMD 49 (13 February 2020)
- S v Strong (2) [2020] NAHCMD 210 (4 June 2020)
- S v Strong (3) [2020] NAHCMD 231 (18 June 2020)
- S v Stuurman (CC 3 of 2021) [2022] NAHCMD 454 (1 September 2022)
- S v Suse (CR 2 of 2023) [2023] NAHCNLD 7 (10 February 2023)
- S v Tebele (CC 16 of 2015) [2018] NAHCMD 20 (12 February 2018)
- S v Thys (CC 19 of 2020) [2021] NAHCMD 190 (27 April 2021)
- S v Tileni (CR 4 of 2023) [2023] NAHCNLD 9 (10 February 2023)
- S v Timoteus (Review Judgment) (17 of 2018) [2018] NAHCNLD 42 (23 April 2018)
- S v Tjivese (CR 47 /2023) [2023] NAHCMD 211 (20 April 2023)
- S v Tjivinde (CRIMINAL 23 of 2021) [2021] NAHCMD 157 (15 April 2021)
- S v Tobias (CC 11/2022) [2023] NAHCMD 407 (18 July 2023)
- S v Tobias (CC 11/2022) [2023] NAHCMD 497 (11 August 2023)
- S v Tomas (1) (2 of 2012) [2012] NAHC 214 (30 July 2012)
- S v Tomas (2) (2 of 2012) [2012] NAHC 222 (3 August 2012)
- S v Tsowaseb (CRIMINAL 55 of 2013) [2013] NAHCMD 244 (15 August 2013)
- S v Tuhafeni (CC 10 of 2020) [2022] NAHCNLD 28 (25 March 2022)
- S v Ueitele; S v Berendt; S v Petrus (CR 53 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 292 (10 June 2022)
- S v Uirab (2) (CC 21 of 2009) [2010] NAHC 132 (4 October 2010)
- S v Uirab (3) (Sentence) (CC 21 of 2009) [2010] NAHC 159 (20 October 2010)
- S v Useb (CC 21 of 2020) [2022] NAHCMD 199 (19 April 2022)
- S v Useb (CC 21 of 2020) [2022] NAHCMD 75 (24 February 2022)
- S v Uusiku (2) [2020] NAHCNLD 61 (5 June 2020)
- S v Uusiku (4) (CC 9 of 2019) [2021] NAHCNLD 51 (3 June 2021)
- S v Van Neel (CR 66 of 2022) [2022] NAHCMD 391 (10 August 2022)
- S v Van Neel (CR 88/2023) [2023] NAHCMD 478 (7 August 2023)
- S v Van Niekerk (CRIMINAL 1 of 2018) [2018] NAHCMD 7 (26 January 2018)
- S v Van Schalkwyk (CRIMINAL 1 of 2013) [2013] NAHCNLD 9 (1 March 2013)
- S v Van Wyk (12) (CC 12 of 2016) [2019] NAHCMD 40 (27 February 2019)
- S v Van Wyk (2) (Review Judgment) (CRIMINAL 46 of 2010) [2010] NAHC 104 (24 September 2010)
- S v Van Wyk (CC 26/2022) [2023] NAHCNLD 114 (2 November 2023)
- S v Van der Byl (1) (13 of 2010) [2012] NAHC 120 (29 February 2012)
- S v Van der Byl (2) (CC 10 of 2010) [2013] NAHCMD 19 (29 January 2013)
- S v Waterboer (1) (CC 16 of 2009) [2013] NAHCMD 148 (4 June 2013)
- S v Waterboer (2) (CC 16 of 2009) [2013] NAHCMD 159 (11 June 2013)
- S v Willemse (HC-MD-CRI-APP-CAL-2022/00044) [2023] NAHCMD 556 (8 September 2023)
- S v Witbooi (4) (CC 10 of 2015) [2018] NAHCNLD 138 (6 December 2018)
- S v Witbooi (5) (Sentence) (CC 10 of 2015) [2018] NAHCNLD 139 (7 December 2018)
- Shanghala v The State (HC-NLD-CRIMINALI-APP-CAL 55 of 2019) [2020] NAHCNLD 39 (12 March 2020)
- Shishiveni v S [2020] NAHCMD 395 (4 September 2020)
- Shonale v S (Appeal Judgement) (61 of 2006) [2017] NAHCNLD 35 (25 April 2017)
- Sindano v S (HC-NLD-CRI-APP-CAL-2022/00008) [2024] NAHCNLD 22 (4 March 2024)
- State v Aumbaasa (CC 1 of 2019) [2020] NAHCNLD 26 (13 February 2020)
- State v Du Plessis (CC 13 of 2019) [2021] NAHCMD 102 (9 March 2021)
- State v Epamba (CC 11 of 2016) [2020] NAHCNLD 34 (28 February 2020)
- State v Ilukena (SA 69 of 2019) [2021] NASC 32 (2 August 2021)
- State v Isaack (CRIMINAL 16 of 2020) [2020] NAHCMD 105 (19 March 2020)
- State v Jona (CRIMINAL 39 of 2021) [2021] NAHCMD 225 (12 May 2021)
- State v Kativa [2016] NAHCMD 95 (4 June 2016)
- State v Makuva (CRIMINAL 1 of 2020) [2020] NAHCNLD 1 (13 January 2020)
- State v Mbaendavi [2016] NAHCMD 141 (12 May 2016)
- State v Nailenge (CC 2 of 2015) [2020] NAHCNLD 36 (4 March 2020)
- State v Nampindi (CC 29 of 2012) [2016] NAHCMD 164 (9 June 2016)
- State v Petrus (CC 1 of 2013) [2016] NAHCMD 93 (4 May 2016)
- State v Sikongo and Another (CC 19 of 2018) [2020] NAHCMD 65 (26 February 2020)
- Steyn v Steyn (HC-MD-CIV-ACT-MAT 2926 of 2019) [2020] NAHCMD 75 (21 February 2020)
- Tjivinde v S (HC-MD-CRI-APP-CAL-2023/00067) [2024] NAHCMD 95 (8 March 2024)
- Waandja v S [2020] NAHCMD 251 (24 June 2020)