Enacted Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means 112/2018 Official bill number / year
Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- Victor Boyhan · Independent
- Introduced
- 17 Oct 2018
- Last updated
- 1 Jul 2021
Bill text Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021 (PDF) An tAcht um Cheartas Coiriúil (Mionnú Éithigh agus Cionta Gaolmhara), 2021 (PDF) As amended in Committee/Select Committee [Dáil Éireann] (PDF) As passed by Seanad Éireann (PDF) As amended in Committee [Seanad Éireann] (PDF) As Initiated (PDF)
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates new criminal offences for perjury, subornation of perjury, false statements, and fabricating evidence.
- Amends existing laws to strengthen penalties and scope of prosecutions for witness dishonesty in court.
- Enables courts to prosecute related offences tied to false evidence and witness tampering.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 25th Seanad17 Oct 2018
- Second Stage 25th Seanad17 Oct 2018
- Committee Stage 25th Seanad24 Oct 2018
- Report Stage 25th Seanad26 Jun 2019
- Fifth Stage 25th Seanad26 Jun 2019
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil26 Jun 2019
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil7 Oct 2020
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil12 May 2021
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil26 May 2021
- Enacted21 Jun 2021
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