EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means142/2021Official bill number / year
Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Transport
- Introduced
- 11 Nov 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Changes Marine Casualty Investigation Board composition to 5-7 members (from fixed number); limits tenure to initial 5-year period plus one reappointment; removes age threshold.
- Requires persons involved in marine casualties to notify both the Marine Casualty Investigation Board and the Marine Survey Office of the Department of Transport.
- Updates definition of 'Safety Convention' to include International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea amendments through May 2018 Maritime Safety Committee session.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil11 Nov 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil24 Nov 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil24 Nov 2021
- Report Stage33rd Dáil23 Feb 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil23 Feb 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad23 Feb 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad9 Mar 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad27 Apr 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad5 May 2022
- Enacted16 May 2022
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