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Enacted Seanad
No. 84 of 2014

Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014

Public bill · Government · Presented

Updates Ireland’s rules for working with EU countries and Japan on criminal cases. It would make it easier to collect unpaid fines and confiscate criminal assets across borders, while protecting people’s rights when cases were decided without them present; allow Garda special intervention units to assist during serious crises; strengthen cooperation through Eurojust; and clarify how evidence can be shared.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to give effect to Council Decision 2006/783/JHA of 6 October 2006 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders, Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties, Council Decision 2008/617/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the improvement of cooperation between special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in crisis situations, Council Decision 2009/426/JHA of 16 December 2008 on the strengthening of Eurojust and amending Decision 2002/187/JHA setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime, Council Decision 2010/616/EU of 7 October 2010 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; to give further effect to Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA of 26 February 2009 amending Framework Decisions 2002/584/JHA, 2006/783/JHA, 2008/909/JHA and 2008/947/JHA, thereby enhancing the procedural rights of persons and fostering the application of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions rendered in the absence of the person concerned at the trial; for those purposes, to amend the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008, the Criminal Justice Act 1994, the Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Act 2004 and the Garda Síochána Act 2005; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018

Sponsor
  • Minister for Justice and Equality Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Seanad
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage
    Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
  • Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages
    Seanad
  • Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage
    Seanad

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