Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017

Number 28 of 2017

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 2017

REVISED

Updated to 30 November 2023

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.

All Acts up to and including the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023 (31/2023), enacted 28 November 2023, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 588 of 2023), made 30 November 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 28 of 2017


CRIMINAL JUSTICE (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 2017

REVISED

Updated to 30 November 2023


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary

1. Short title and commencement

2. Interpretation

3. Nomination of family members

4. Application of Act

5. Expenses

6. Repeal of provisions of Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017

PART 2

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

PART 3

Protection of Victims During Investigations and Criminal Proceedings

12. Complaints

13. Offence occurring outside State

14. Conduct of interviews and medical examinations

15. Assessment of victim

16. Application of protection measures and special measures during investigations

17. Special measures during investigations

18. Appropriate persons

19. Special measures during criminal proceedings

20. Power to exclude public

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

26. Restorative justice

PART 4

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

PART 5

General

36. Statistics

37. Non-compliance with Act



Number 28 of 2017


CRIMINAL JUSTICE (VICTIMS OF CRIME) ACT 2017

REVISED

Updated to 30 November 2023


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: