Criminal Justice Act 2011

Type Act
Publication 2011-08-02
Last updated 2023-11-01
State Partially repealed
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13 amending acts · 2023-11-01, revised-IE-2011-act-22@2023-11-01

Act to amend criminal law and procedure relating to the investigation and prosecution of certain offences and, for that purpose, to amend the Criminal Justice Act 1984 to provide for the suspension in certain circumstances of the detention of persons detained by the Garda Síochána under that Act in connection with the investigation of such offences; to provide a power for judges of the District Court to order persons in certain circumstances to produce documents or provide information or both for the purposes of the investigation of such offences; to amend the Criminal Justice Act 1984 to make further and better provision for persons detained by the Garda Síochána under that Act between the hours of midnight and 8 a.m.; to amend that Act and certain other enactments to make further and better provision for consultation with a solicitor by persons detained by the Garda Síochána under that Act and those enactments in connection with the investigation of offences; to provide for offences relating to the concealment of facts disclosed by documents and the withholding of information in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters

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Theft and fraud offences, etc.

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An offence under section 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, F6[38A,] 42, F7[42A,] 43, 44, 45 or 51 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.

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Conspiracy to defraud at common law.

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26.

An offence under section 17.

Bribery and corruption offences

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An offence under section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906.

F8[28A. An offence under section 5, 6, 7, 8, F9[9](https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act/9/section/9), [10](https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act/9/section/10) or [12] of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018.]

Consumer protection offence

29.

An offence under section 65 of the Consumer Protection Act 2007.

Criminal damage to property offences

F10[30. An offence under section 2, 3 or 4 of the Criminal Damage Act 1991—

  • (a) that occurred before the commencement of section 15 of the Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017, and
  • (b) in so far as the offence relates to data (within the meaning of the Criminal Damage Act 1991 as that Act was in force before that commencement) or a storage medium in which such data are kept.

30A. An offence under section 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017 in so far as the offence relates to data (within the meaning of that Act).]

F11[Competition offence

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An offence under section 6 of the Competition Act 2002, that is an offence involving an agreement, decision or concerted practice to which subsection (2) of that section applies.]

SCHEDULE 2 REDRESS FOR CONTRAVENTION OF SECTION 20(1)

Section 20.

F12[Decision under section 41 of Workplace Relations Act 2015

1.

A decision of an adjudication officer under section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 in relation to a complaint of a contravention of section 20(1) shall do one or more of the following, namely—

  • (a) declare that the complaint was or, as the case may be, was not well founded,
  • (b) require the employer to take a specified course of action, which may include, in a case where the penalisation constitutes a dismissal, reinstatement or reengagement, or
  • (c) require the employer to pay to the employee compensation of such amount (if any) as the adjudication officer considers just and equitable having regard to all of the circumstances, but not exceeding 2 years’ remuneration in respect of the employee’s employment calculated in accordance with regulations under section 17 of the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977.]

F12[Decision of Labour Court on appeal from decision referred to in paragraph 1

2.

A decision of the Labour Court under section 44 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, on appeal from a decision of an adjudication officer referred to in paragraph 1, shall affirm, vary or set aside the decision of the adjudication officer.]

Paragraphs 1 and 2: Supplemental provisions

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Enforcement of determinations of Labour Court

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Provisions relating to winding up and bankruptcy

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Amendment of Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act 1984

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