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Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (No. 25)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-7)1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement2. Interpretation3. Regulations4. Expenses5. Service of documents6. Penalties7. RepealsPart 2 Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (ss. 8-28)8. Establishment day9. Establishment of Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission10. Functions of Commission11. Conferral of additional functions on Commission12. Membership of Commission13. Appointment of members of Commission14. Conditions of office of membership of Commission15. Casual vacancies16. Meetings and procedure17. Membership of Management Board of European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights18. Advisory committees, etc.19. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament20. Director21. Functions of Director22. Accountability of Director to Public Accounts Committee23. Accountability of Director to other Oireachtas Committees24. Staff of Commission25. Strategy statement26. Grants to Commission27. Accounts of Commission28. Annual reportPart 3 Enforcement and Compliance (ss. 29-42)29. Definitions for purposes of this Part30. Provision of information to public, review of operation of certain enactments, etc.31. Codes of practice32. Equality reviews and equality action plans33. Substantive notices34. Appeal of substantive notice35. Inquiries36. Equality and human rights compliance notices37. Appeal of equality and human rights compliance notice38. Register of equality and human rights compliance notices39. Injunctions for failure to comply with equality and human rights compliance application notice40. Legal and other assistance41. Institution of legal proceedings by Commission42. Public bodiesPart 4 Dissolved Bodies (43-51)43. Dissolution of bodies44. Transfer of functions to Commission45. Transfer of staff45A.46. Transfer of land and other property47. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions granted by dissolved body48. Liability for loss occurring before establishment day49. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities to Commission50. Final accounts and final annual report of dissolved body51. Saver in respect of certain schemesPart 5 Amendment of European Convention on Human Rights Act 2023 (ss. 52-55)52. Definition for purposes of this Part53. Amendment of section 1 of Act of 200354. Enforceable right to compensation only to extent required by Article 5(5) of Convention55. Text of Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsSchedule 1 RepealsSchedule 2 InquiriesSchedule 3 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsSchedule 4 Insertion of a Schedule 6 in Act of 2003
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 November 2014 - onwards
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30. Provision of information to public, review of operation of certain enactments, etc.

(1) The Commission shall -

(a) provide information to the public and keep under review the effectiveness of any enactments relating to the protection and promotion of human rights and equality, and

(b) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), provide information to the public and keep under review the effectiveness of the working of -

(i) the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2011,

(ii) the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2012, and

(iii) section 19 of the Act of 2003,

and, whenever it thinks necessary, make proposals to the Minister for amending any of the enactments referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) The Commission may, if it thinks fit, and shall, if requested by the Minister, carry out a review of the working or effect of any enactment referred to in subsection (1) and may make such recommendations as it sees fit following such review.

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