Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Act 2021

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.