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Number 7 of 2000

COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO CHILD ABUSE ACT, 2000

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Interpretation.
2.	Establishment day.
3.	Establishment of Commission.
4.	Functions of Commission.
5.	Report of Commission.
6.	Membership of Commission.
7.	Meetings and procedure of Commission.
8.	Seal of Commission.
9.	Staff of Commission.
10.	Committees of Commission.
11.	Meetings and procedure of Committees.
12.	Functions of Investigation Committee.
13.	Report of Investigation Committee.
14.	Powers of Investigation Committee.
15.	Functions of Confidential Committee.
16.	Report of Confidential Committee.
17.	Privilege.
18.	Privileges and immunities of witnesses, etc.
19.	Option for certain persons in relation to evidence to a Committee.
20.	Expenses of witnesses, etc.
21.	Admissibility of certain evidence.
22.	Evidence on oath.
23.	Inquiry officers.
24.	Advice and research.
25.	Directions, etc., of High Court.
26.	Power of High Court to order disclosure of information.
27.	Prohibition of disclosure of information provided to Confidential Committee.
28.	Non-disclosure of information.
29.	Obstruction.
30.	Preservation of documents, etc.
31.	Provisions in relation to discovery.
32.	Restriction of Official Secrets Act, 1963.
33.	Restriction of Data Protection Act, 1988.
34.	Application of Freedom of Information Act, 1997, to certain records.
35.	Penalties.
36.	Expenses.
37.	Short title.

Acts Referred to
	Data Protection Act, 1988	1988, No. 25
	Freedom of Information Act, 1997	1997, No. 13
	Local Government Act, 1941	1941, No. 23
	National Archives Act, 1986	1986, No. 11
	Official Secrets Act, 1963	1963, No. 1
	Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act, 1998	1998, No. 49
	Vocational Education Act, 1930	1930, No. 29

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Number 7 of 2000

COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO CHILD ABUSE ACT, 2000

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION, TO BE KNOWN AS AN COIMISIÚN CHUN DROCHÚSÁID LEANAÍA FHIOSRÚ, OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO CHILD ABUSE, TO INVESTIGATE CHILD ABUSE IN INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE, TO ENABLE PERSONS WHO HAVE SUFFERED SUCH ABUSE TO GIVE EVIDENCE TO COMMITTEES OF THE COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION OF A REPORT BY THE COMMISSION CONTAINING THE RESULTS OF ITS INVESTIGATION AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS IT CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE, THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM IT AND THE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO ADDRESS ANY CONTINUING EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE ON THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED IT AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [26th April, 2000]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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