Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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I move amendment No. 28:
In page 62, line 4, after "146." to insert "(1)".
Those who campaigned for this legislation argued specifically that a comprehensive review clause was necessary to ensure it would remain under ongoing review at regular intervals, given the pace of change in this area globally and advances in practice. This amendment would ensure the legislation is reviewed regularly and can be amended in light of the fast-paced rate of worldwide legislative change on legal capacity law. The amendment also clarifies the central role disabled people and the organisations led and governed by them should play in every review of the legislation.