Judicial Council Act 2019

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title and commencement
2. Art. 2 Definitions
3. Art. 3 Repeals
4. Art. 4 Expenses
5. Art. 5 Establishment day
6. Art. 6 Establishment of Council
7. Art. 7 Functions of Council
8. Art. 8 Membership of Council
9. Art. 9 Meetings and procedures of Council
10. Art. 10 Board of Council
11. Art. 11 Functions of Board
12. Art. 12 Membership of Board
13. Art. 13 Term of membership of Board
14. Art. 14 Casual vacancies in membership of Board
15. Art. 15 Meetings and procedures of Board
16. Art. 16 Committees of Council
17. Art. 17 Judicial Studies Committee
18. Art. 18 Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee
19. Art. 19 Membership of Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee
20. Art. 20 Term of membership of Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee
21. Art. 21 Casual vacancies in membership of Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee
22. Art. 22 Meetings and procedures of Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee
23. Art. 23 Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee
24. Art. 24 Membership of Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee
25. Art. 25 Recommendations for appointment of lay members of Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee
26. Art. 26 Term of membership of Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee
27. Art. 27 Casual vacancies in membership of Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee
28. Art. 28 Meetings and procedures of Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee
29. Art. 29 Sentencing policy review
30. Art. 30 Judicial Support Committees
31. Art. 31 Remuneration and expenses of members of Board and committees
32. Art. 32 Secretary to Council
33. Art. 32A Superannuation
34. Art. 33 Interim Secretary to Council
35. Art. 34 Functions of Secretary to Council
36. Art. 35 Staff of Council
37. Art. 36 Advances to Council
38. Art. 37 Annual report of Council
39. Art. 38 Accounts of Council
40. Art. 39 Accountability of Council to Public Accounts Committee
41. Art. 40 Accountability of Council to other Oireachtas committees
42. Art. 41 Prohibition on disclosure of confidential information
43. Art. 42 Application of Part
44. Art. 43 Judicial Conduct Committee
45. Art. 44 Membership of Judicial Conduct Committee
46. Art. 45 Recommendations for appointment of lay members of Judicial Conduct Committee
47. Art. 46 Term of membership of Judicial Conduct Committee
48. Art. 47 Casual vacancies in membership of Judicial Conduct Committee
49. Art. 48 Meetings and procedures of Judicial Conduct Committee
50. Art. 49 Registrar to Judicial Conduct Committee
51. Art. 50 Complaints
52. Art. 51 Time limit for making complaints
53. Art. 52 Procedures of Judicial Conduct Committee relating to complaints or matters relating to judicial conduct
54. Art. 53 Admissibility of complaints
55. Art. 54 Notification following determination of whether or not complaint is admissible
56. Art. 55 Complaints Review Committee
57. Art. 55A Complaints Review Committee: temporary replacement of member
58. Art. 56 Review of determination that complaint, or part of complaint, is inadmissible
59. Art. 57 Withdrawal of complaint under consideration by Registrar or Complaints Review Committee
60. Art. 58 If judge concerned consents to reprimand by Judicial Conduct Committee before complaint is investigated
61. Art. 59 Investigations of judicial misconduct in absence of, or after withdrawal of, complaint
62. Art. 60 Referral of complaint for resolution by informal means or investigation
63. Art. 61 Referral of complaint for resolution by informal means
64. Art. 62 Resolution of complaints by informal means
65. Art. 63 Report to Judicial Conduct Committee from designated judge or designated judges
66. Art. 64 Referral of complaint by Judicial Conduct Committee to panel of inquiry
67. Art. 65 Recommendations for nomination of lay members of panels of inquiry
68. Art. 66 Nomination for appointment of lay members of panels of inquiry
69. Art. 67 Appointment of members of panel of inquiry
70. Art. 68 Conduct of investigation
71. Art. 69 Powers and protections relating to witnesses and evidence
72. Art. 70 Failure or refusal by complainant to cooperate with panel of inquiry
73. Art. 71 Failure or refusal by judge concerned to cooperate with panel of inquiry
74. Art. 72 Matter before panel of inquiry concerning health of judge
75. Art. 73 If judge concerned consents to reprimand by Judicial Conduct Committee before conclusion of investigation
76. Art. 74 Withdrawal of complaint while it is being investigated by panel of inquiry
77. Art. 75 Adjournment of investigation of complaint by panel of inquiry
78. Art. 76 Report of panel of inquiry submitted to Judicial Conduct Committee
79. Art. 77 Draft report to be sent to complainant and judge concerned
80. Art. 78 Amendment of draft report
81. Art. 79 Determination of complaint by Judicial Conduct Committee
82. Art. 80 Referral by Judicial Conduct Committee to Minister of matter relating to conduct or capacity of judge for Article 35.4 purposes
83. Art. 81 Evidence given not admissible in certain proceedings
84. Art. 82 Conduct of proceedings
85. Art. 83 Duty to disclose substance of evidence to other witnesses, etc.
86. Art. 84 Privileges and immunities of witnesses
87. Art. 85 Remuneration and expenses of members of Judicial Conduct Committee and panel of inquiry
88. Art. 86 Expenses of witnesses
89. Art. 87 Annual report of Judicial Conduct Committee
90. Art. 88 Costs of legal representation
91. Art. 89 Power of Oireachtas to remove judge from office unaffected
92. Art. 89A Amendments to personal injuries guidelines
93. Art. 90 Personal injuries guidelines
94. Art. 91 Sentencing guidelines
95. Art. 92 Courts to have regard to sentencing guidelines
96. Art. 93 Independence of court and judicial functions
97. Art. 94 Restriction of Freedom of Information Act 2014
98. Art. 95 Restrictions of rights and obligations under Data Protection Regulation
99. Art. 96 Notification to Courts Service of decisions made and actions taken by Council
100. Art. 97 Amendment of Courts Service Act 1998
101. Art. 98 Amendment of Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003
102. Art. 99 Amendment of section 22 of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004
103. Art. 100 Consideration of personal injuries guidelines as amended in certain circumstances