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Number 28 of 2017
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 2017
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CONTENTS
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PART 1
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Preliminary
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1. Short title and commencement
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2. Interpretation
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3. Nomination of family members
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4. Application of Act
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5. Expenses
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6. Repeal of provisions of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
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PART 2
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Right to Information
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7. Information on first contact
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8. Information regarding investigations and criminal proceedings
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9. Decisions regarding prosecution of offences
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10. Review of decisions in relation to prosecutions
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11. Limitation on provision of information
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PART 3
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Protection of Victims During Investigations and Criminal Proceedings
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12. Complaints
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13. Offence occurring outside State
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14. Conduct of interviews and medical examinations
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15. Assessment of victim
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16. Application of protection measures and special measures during investigations
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17. Special measures during investigations
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18. Appropriate persons
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19. Special measures during criminal proceedings
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20. Power to exclude public
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21. Questioning in respect of private life of victim
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22. Communication, interpretation and translation
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23. Refusal of request for interpretation or translation
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24. Review of decision to refuse request for interpretation or translation
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25. Effect of refusal of interpretation and translation
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26. Restorative justice
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PART 4
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Amendments
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27. Amendment of section 20 of Criminal Justice Act 1951
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28. Amendment of section 4I of Criminal Procedure Act 1967
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29. Amendment of section 6 of Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981
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30. Amendment of Criminal Evidence Act 1992
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31. Amendment of section 5 of Criminal Justice Act 1993
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32. Amendment of section 4 of Bail Act 1997
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33. Amendment of Courts Service Act 1998
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34. Amendment of Children Act 2001
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35. Amendment of section 8 of Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012
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PART 5
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General
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36. Statistics
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37. Non-compliance with Act
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Acts Referred to
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Bail Act 1997
(No. 16)
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Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998
(No. 22)
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Children Act 2001
(No. 24)
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Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
(No. 24)
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Courts Service Act 1998
(No. 8)
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Criminal Evidence Act 1992
(No. 12)
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Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012
(No. 11)
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Criminal Justice Act 1951
(No. 2)
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Criminal Justice Act 1960
(No. 27)
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Criminal Justice Act 1993
(No. 6)
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Criminal Justice Act 2006
(No. 26)
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Criminal Justice Act 2007
(No. 29)
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Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008
(No. 8)
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Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006
(No. 11)
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Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981
(No. 10)
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Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
(No. 2)
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Criminal Procedure Act 1967
(No. 12)
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Domestic Violence Act 1996
(No. 1)
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Garda Síochána Act 2005
(No. 20)
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Interpretation Act 2005
(No. 23)
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Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997
(No. 26)
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Prisons Act 2007
(No. 10)
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Prosecution of Offences Act 1974
(No. 22)
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Number 28 of 2017
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 2017
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An Act to give effect to provisions of Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 20121 OJ No. L315, 14. 11. 2012, p.57 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA; for that purpose to amend the
Criminal Justice Act 1951
, the
Criminal Procedure Act 1967
, the
Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981
, the
Criminal Evidence Act 1992
, the
Criminal Justice Act 1993
, the
Bail Act 1997
, the
Courts Service Act 1998
, the
Children Act 2001
, the
Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012
and the
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
; and to provide for related matters.
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[5th November, 2017]
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Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
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