Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

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1. Art. 1 Short title, collective citation and commencement
2. Art. 2 Interpretation
3. Art. 3 References to recommendation for appointment and recommendation for nomination for appointment or election
4. Art. 4 Expenses
5. Art. 5 Service of documents
6. Art. 6 Repeals
7. Art. 7 Establishment day
8. Art. 8 Establishment of Judicial Appointments Commission
9. Art. 9 Membership of Commission
10. Art. 10 Functions of Commission
11. Art. 11 Power to appoint consultants and advisers and enter into contracts
12. Art. 12 Nomination of members of Judicial Council and appointment as members of Commission
13. Art. 13 Recommendation for appointment and appointment of lay members
14. Art. 14 Terms and conditions of membership of Commission
15. Art. 15 Procedures of Commission
16. Art. 16 Committees of Commission
17. Art. 17 Remote meetings of Commission and committees
18. Art. 18 Member of Commission ceasing to hold judicial office or resigning as member of Commission
19. Art. 19 Lay member ceasing to be member of Commission
20. Art. 20 Ineligibility to become lay member and disqualification to act as lay member
21. Art. 21 Removal of lay member of Commission
22. Art. 22 Accountability of Director to Public Accounts Committee
23. Art. 23 Accountability of Director to other Oireachtas Committees
24. Art. 24 Advances to Commission
25. Art. 25 Accounts
26. Art. 26 Annual report
27. Art. 27 Request from Minister to Commission for report
28. Art. 28 Publication of diversity statement by Commission
29. Art. 29 Confidential information
30. Art. 30 Confidentiality of certain proceedings, communications and matters
31. Art. 31 Records of Commission
32. Art. 32 Restriction of rights and obligations under Data Protection Regulation
33. Art. 33 Regulations for purposes of data protection
34. Art. 34 Restriction of Freedom of Information Act 2014
35. Art. 35 Judicial Appointments Commission Office
36. Art. 36 Director of Judicial Appointments Commission Office
37. Art. 37 Functions of Director
38. Art. 38 Delegation of functions of Director
39. Art. 39 Recommendations to be based on merit
40. Art. 40 Eligible person: qualification for appointment and for nomination for appointment or election to judicial office
41. Art. 41 Prohibition on canvassing
42. Art. 42 Invitation to apply for vacancy in judicial office
43. Art. 43 Applications for appointment or for nomination for appointment or election to judicial office
44. Art. 44 Information to accompany application under section 43
45. Art. 45 Application under section 43 by member of Commission
46. Art. 46 Consideration of applications and conditions for making of recommendation
47. Art. 47 Recommendation of persons to Minister for appointment to judicial office in the State
48. Art. 48 Recommendation of persons to Minister or to Minister for Foreign Affairs for nomination for appointment or election to judicial office outside the State
49. Art. 49 Notification to applicants of outcome of application
50. Art. 50 Statement and information to accompany recommendation under section 47 or 48
51. Art. 51 Appointments to judicial office in the State: recommended persons only to be considered
52. Art. 52 Nominations for appointment or election to judicial office outside the State: recommended persons only to be considered
53. Art. 53 Vacation of certain judicial offices before appointment to judicial office in the State
54. Art. 54 Publication of notice of appointment to judicial office
55. Art. 55 Statement to Houses of the Oireachtas
56. Art. 56 Consultation and submissions or observations at request of Commission
57. Art. 57 Judicial selection statement
58. Art. 58 Statement of requisite knowledge, skills and attributes
59. Art. 59 Statement of selection procedures
60. Art. 60 Transitional arrangement: no judicial selection statement
61. Art. 61 Review by Commission and recommendations
62. Art. 62 Amendment of Courts of Justice Act 1936
63. Art. 63 Amendment of Act of 1961
64. Art. 64 Amendment of Courts Act 1973
65. Art. 65 Amendment of Courts Act 1977
66. Art. 66 Amendment of section 22 of Act of 2001
67. Art. 67 Amendment of section 36 of Judicial Council Act 2019
68. Art. 68 Amendment of section 36 of Judicial Council Act 2019
69. Art. 69 Status of certain recommendations made by Judicial Appointments Advisory Board