Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2021-10-20
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I move amendment No. 18:
In page 11, after line 40, to insert the following:
“ Review of operation of Act
11 . The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas reviewing the operation of this Act, with such a review to include—
(a) outcomes for smuggled persons, including the number of smuggled persons identified and the number who have sought and the number who have been granted international protection,
(b) an examination and any evidence of whether the provisions of this Act have had any chilling effect on the work of humanitarian organisations,
(c) the manner in which section 9 was used in the decision not to prosecute and in court proceedings, and
(d) the impact of this Act on Ireland’s human rights obligations, including obligations under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights, with a particular focus on the principle of non-refoulement.”.

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