David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Section 40A of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 prohibits the publication or broadcasting of information that would be likely to lead members of the public to identify the parties to family law proceedings or children to whom the proceedings relate. Section 39 of the 2004 Act lists the legislation to which section 40A applies, which includes the Domestic Violence Act 1996. Section 43 of the Bill amends section 39 of the 2004 Act to replace references to the Domestic Violence Act 1996 with references to the corresponding provisions of the Bill. The purpose of this amendment is to make provision for cases involving offences under section 40A of the 2004 Act alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this Bill.