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Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Vincent P. Martin · Green Party
- Introduced
- 25 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 5 Mar 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends the 2018 Domestic Violence Act to expand who counts as a 'relevant person' under the coercive control offence in section 39.
- Broadens the scope of the coercive control law, likely to cover additional relationship types or circumstances not previously included.
- Missing: specific details on which relationships or person categories are added to the definition—legislative text needed for clarity.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad25 Sep 2024
- Second Stage27th Seanad4 Mar 2025
Debates
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