Fair Procedures in the Administration of Justice Bill 2024

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Aimed at bodies that make court-like decisions outside the courts, the measure would require them to follow fair and proper procedures when deciding people’s rights or obligations. It would also let the Justice Minister name which bodies are covered and make rules about how those procedures should work. The point is to make these decisions more consistent, transparent, and fair, so people have better protection when dealing with tribunals and similar decision-makers.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide and guarantee that administrative decision makers operating under Article 37 of Bunreacht na hÉireann are obligated to dispense of their quasi-judicial functions in accordance with due process and fair procedures, to give the Minister power to designate such bodies and to give the Minister power to issue regulations in relation to procedures to ensure that quasi-judicial determinations are subject to the guarantee of certain adequate fair procedures being in place.

Last updated 14 November 2024