Seanad debates

Tuesday, 17 December 2002

Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages.

 

As Members know from their work as public representatives, the variety of circumstances that can arise in family proceedings is extraordinary. To devise a legislative formula to cover all these circumstances would be a difficult task and, because of that, many of these matters are left to the court to determine in a particular case. By sending out a signal to the courts that this is now an order that can only have a finite duration, its temporary and provisional character is highlighted. I am not prepared to accept an amendment that would go beyond that and say that a phrase to which the Supreme Court took exception should be restored to the legislation.

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