Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023
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Confidentiality of certain proceedings, communications and matters | ||
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30. (1) This section applies to a person who is or was— | ||
(a) a member of the Commission or a committee, or | ||
(b) the Director, a member of staff of the Office, a consultant, advisor or other person engaged under contract or other arrangement by the Commission. | ||
(2) In addition to what is provided for in section 29 , a person to whom this section applies shall not, unless he or she is required or permitted by law or duly authorised by the Commission to do so, disclose— | ||
(a) in relation to an applicant and any application under section 43 — | ||
(i) proceedings of the Commission or of a committee, | ||
(ii) communications between the Commission and a committee, or | ||
(iii) communications between the Commission or a committee and the Minister or the Minister for Foreign Affairs, | ||
or | ||
(b) any matter concerning the removal of a lay member of the Commission before such removal takes place under section 21 . | ||
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and is liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €50,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both. |