Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017
Number 28 of 2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 2 April 2025
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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Number 28 of 2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 2 April 2025
CONTENTS
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement
3. Nomination of family members
6. Repeal of provisions of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
Right to Information
7. Information on first contact
8. Information regarding investigations and criminal proceedings
9. Decisions regarding prosecution of offences
10. Review of decisions in relation to prosecutions
11. Limitation on provision of information
Protection of Victims During Investigations and Criminal Proceedings
13. Offence occurring outside State
14. Conduct of interviews and medical examinations
16. Application of protection measures and special measures during investigations
17. Special measures during investigations
19. Special measures during criminal proceedings
21. Questioning in respect of private life of victim
22. Communication, interpretation and translation
23. Refusal of request for interpretation or translation
24. Review of decision to refuse request for interpretation or translation
25. Effect of refusal of interpretation and translation
Amendments
27. Amendment of section 20 of Criminal Justice Act 1951
28. Amendment of section 4I of Criminal Procedure Act 1967
29. Amendment of section 6 of Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981
30. Amendment of Criminal Evidence Act 1992
31. Amendment of section 5 of Criminal Justice Act 1993
32. Amendment of section 4 of Bail Act 1997
33. Amendment of Courts Service Act 1998
34. Amendment of Children Act 2001
35. Amendment of section 8 of Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012
General
Acts Referred to
Bail Act 1997 (No. 16)
Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (No. 22)
Children Act 2001 (No. 24)
Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No. 24)
Courts Service Act 1998 (No. 8)
Criminal Evidence Act 1992 (No. 12)
Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 (No. 11)
Criminal Justice Act 1951 (No. 2)
Criminal Justice Act 1960 (No. 27)
Criminal Justice Act 1993 (No. 6)
Criminal Justice Act 2006 (No. 26)
Criminal Justice Act 2007 (No. 29)
Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 (No. 8)
Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 (No. 11)
Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 (No. 10)
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 (No. 2)
Criminal Procedure Act 1967 (No. 12)
Domestic Violence Act 1996 (No. 1)
Garda Síochána Act 2005 (No. 20)
Interpretation Act 2005 (No. 23)
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 (No. 26)
Prisons Act 2007 (No. 10)
Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (No. 22)
Number 28 of 2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 2 April 2025
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.
[5th November, 2017]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: