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Number 12 of 2024
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COURT PROCEEDINGS (DELAYS) ACT 2024
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CONTENTS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title and commencement
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2. Interpretation
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3. Regulations
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4. Expenses
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PART 2
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Appointment of Chief Assessor and Assessors
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5. Appointment of Chief Assessor and Assessors
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6. Term of appointment of Assessors
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7. Resignation, removal, disqualification, ineligibility for office of Assessor
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8. Liability of Assessors
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9. Designated officers
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10. Functions of Chief Assessor
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PART 3
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Right to Conclusion of Proceedings within Reasonable Time
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11. Right to conclusion of proceedings within reasonable time
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PART 4
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Assessment, Acceptance of Assessment, Authorisations, etc.
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12. Assessment application for breach of right to conclusion of proceedings within reasonable time
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13. Assignment of assessment application
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14. Withdrawal of assessment application by applicant
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15. Provision of further information to Assessor and deferment and discontinuation of assessment
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16. Power of Assessor to require provision of information from third parties
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17. Making of assessment
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18. Provision of copy of assessment to applicant and Minister
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19. Deemed non-acceptance, acceptance, of assessment
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20. Application under section 24 to be authorised if assessment not accepted
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21. Circumstances in which assessment becomes binding
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22. Payment of compensation where assessment has become binding
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23. Applicant’s costs in respect of making assessment application
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PART 5
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Application to Circuit Court on Foot of Authorisation
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24. Application to Circuit Court
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25. Acceptance or deemed acceptance of assessment not to prejudice applicant or Minister
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26. Non-admissibility of assessment in evidence
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27. Appeal
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28. Costs in application under section 24 where assessment not accepted by applicant
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29. Costs of assessment application
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30. Payment of compensation
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PART 6
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Miscellaneous
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31. Person acting on behalf of applicant
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32. Functions of Assessor and judicial functions
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33. No liability on part of judge or court for breach of right under section 11(1)
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34. Bar on proceedings for further compensation
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35. Processing of personal data and special categories of personal data
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36. No disclosure on grounds of legal professional privilege
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37. Transitional provisions
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Acts Referred to
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Companies Act 2014
(No. 38)
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Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023
(No. 18)
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Data Protection Act 2018
(No. 7)
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European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003
(No. 20)
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European Parliament Elections Act 1997
(No. 2)
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Interpretation Act 2005
(No. 23)
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Legal Services Regulation Act 2015
(No. 65)
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Solicitors Act 1954
(No. 36)
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Number 12 of 2024
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COURT PROCEEDINGS (DELAYS) ACT 2024
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An Act to provide for the right of persons who are party to proceedings, where such proceedings are not concluded within a reasonable time, to seek a declaration of that fact and, in certain cases, compensation and, for that purpose to make provision for the making by such persons of applications for such a declaration and compensation and for the appointment of a Chief Court Delays Assessor and Court Delays Assessors to assess such applications; to provide for the making, in certain circumstances, of an application to the Circuit Court for such a declaration and compensation; and to provide for related matters.
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[1st May, 2024]
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Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
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