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Criminal Justice (Search Warrant Oversight) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Patrick Costello · Green Party
- Introduced
- 5 Jul 2023
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Removes Garda superintendent and above authority to issue search warrants without court involvement across four major criminal justice acts (1939, 1925, 1963, 1977).
- Requires all search warrants to obtain independent court approval instead of Garda self-authorization, adding judicial oversight to warrant decisions.
- Aims to strengthen citizen protections by ensuring impartial judicial review balances law enforcement needs against individual privacy rights in search warrant cases.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil5 Jul 2023
Debates
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