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Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021
19.
Double jeopardy
19. (1) Where a person has been acquitted of an offence in a place other than the State, he or she shall not be proceeded against for an offence under section 6, 7, 8, 14 or 20 consisting of the alleged conduct constituting the first-mentioned offence.
(2) Where a person has been convicted of an offence in a place other than the State, he or she shall not be proceeded against for an offence under section 6, 7, 8, 14 or 20 consisting of the conduct constituting the first-mentioned offence.