Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)

I move amendment No. 37:

In page 17, line 39, to delete "a document purporting to be".

These amendments are proposed to overcome concerns expressed by Deputies Jim O'Keeffe and Costello on the question of proof of documents. The formula proposed in amendments No

Subsection (2) has been redrafted to reflect the position that the court has inherent jurisdiction to accept the document purporting to be either a certificate from the Minister or a copy unless there is evidence to the contrary. Amendments Nos. 64 to 66, inclusive, address similar concerns regarding a certificate issued by the Minister relating to whether a state is or not a state party by the statute under section 63(1)(f) and to a certificate that a request is unlikely to be received from the International Criminal Court for the enforcement of an International Criminal Court freezing order as provided for in the new section 38(8)(b)(ii) being inserted by amendment No. 66. I trust this approach meets the concerns of Deputies and, therefore, amendment No. 38 is not required.

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