Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters) Records, and Another Matter, Act 2020

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Number 20 of 2020


COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION (MOTHER AND BABY HOMES AND CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS) RECORDS, AND ANOTHER MATTER, ACT 2020


CONTENTS

Section

1. Definitions

2. Deposit of certain records of Commission with Child and Family Agency

3. Restriction on processing of certain records

4. Deposit of copies of certain records with Minister

5. Deposit of evidence and documents in accordance with section 43 of Act of 2004

6. Redaction of certain records

7. Dissolution of Commission and final report

8. Amendment of Judicial Council Act 2019

9. Expenses

10. Short title


Acts Referred to

Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 (No. 23)

Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018

Judicial Council Act 2019 (No. 33)

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Number 20 of 2020


COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION (MOTHER AND BABY HOMES AND CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS) RECORDS, AND ANOTHER MATTER, ACT 2020


An Act to provide for the deposit with the Child and Family Agency of certain evidence received by, and certain documents created by or for, the commission of investigation established by the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Order 2015 ( S.I. No. 57 of 2015 ); to provide for the making of copies of that evidence and those documents by the Commission and the deposit of those copies with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; to clarify certain matters with regard to the application of section 43 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 in relation to other evidence received by, and other documents created by or for, the said commission of investigation; to require the said commission of investigation to submit its final report to the Government not later than 30 October 2020; to provide for the dissolution of the Commission on 28 February 2021; for other unrelated purposes, to amend the Judicial Council Act 2019 ; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

[25th October, 2020]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: