Seanad debates

Wednesday, 14 May 2003

Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

Members of joint investigation teams working in a member state other than their own will be regarded as seconded to that force by their national authorities. They can be entrusted to undertake certain investigative measures such as being present at interrogations, etc. Any intelligence seconded agents lawfully come across during the course of investigation in a foreign jurisdiction may be used for any purpose whatsoever, with the consent of the authorities of the member state in which it originated. However, going along with that and referring back to what I said earlier, there seems to be no explicit provision for this to be covered by international data protection law. Will the information gathered by these joint investigation teams be covered by both domestic and international data protection law? It may be that it is and that I have not noticed it, or will it simply be by virtue of the superior enactment of this law that all our legislation will be covered?

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