Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)
Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source
It is very hard to include retrospective provisions in legislation. I have not looked at Dr. Eoin O'Dell's proposal specifically. Does it only apply to live cases or would it undo all cases that have not made it into the public domain for as long as they have existed? Does it apply only to cases that are currently live before the courts or would there be a retrospective removal of silencing provisions?
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