Fifth Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 26th Seanad The House currently handling the bill 24/2022 Official bill number / year
Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Regina Doherty · Fine Gael
- Introduced
- 1 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Requires court permission before defendants in sexual offence cases can present character evidence at sentencing; prosecution and victims can question and challenge such evidence.
- Character evidence must be given on oath, affidavit, or statutory declaration; prosecution can present counter-evidence with witnesses in response.
- Entitles crime victims to legal aid for representation to cross-examine character witnesses at sentencing of sexual offence convictions.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 26th Seanad1 Mar 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad1 Mar 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad27 Apr 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad1 Dec 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad1 Dec 2022
Debates
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