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Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Fiona O'Loughlin · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 6 Nov 2020
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Establishes hate crime as an aggravating factor for designated offences when motivated by victim's asylum status, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, transgender identity, age, or similar characteristics.
- Enables courts to impose enhanced penalties and supervision orders for offences aggravated by hate crime.
- Creates legal framework defining when an offence qualifies as hate crime and how courts must sentence such cases.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 26th Seanad6 Nov 2020
Debates
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