- Mandatory Sentences (Consultation Paper) (LRC CP 66-2011)

[2011] IELRC CP66

Irish Law Reform Commission

Republic of Ireland

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Constitution
Crimes Act 1900 (ACT)
Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT)
Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 (ACT)
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)	s16A
Death Penalty Abolition Act 1973 (Cth)	s3
Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)	s68
Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
Australia Act 1986 (Cth)	s7
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW)	s79
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)	s3A, s44, s54A
Crimes (Amendment) Act 1955 (NSW)
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Act 2002 (NSW)
Miscellaneous Acts (Death Penalty Abolition) Amendment Act 1985 (NSW)	s78B
Criminal Reform Amendment Act (No. 2) 2006 (NT)	s17
Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld)	s9, s11, s13, s13A
Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA)	s11
Road Traffic Act 1961 (SA)
Sentencing Act 1997 (Tas)	s3, s18
Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (Tas)
Sentencing (Amendment) Act 2007 (Tas)
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic)	s3
Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic)	s5, s6, s6AAA, s11
Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (Vic)
Sentencing Act 1995 (WA)	s6, s7, s8, s37, s90, s142
Bail Act 1997	s1
Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996
Criminal Justice Act 1951	s5, s23, s27
Criminal Justice Act 1960	s2
Criminal Justice Act 1964	s3
Criminal Justice Act 1984	s11
Criminal Justice Act 1990	s1, s2, s3, s4, s9
Criminal Justice Act 1994	s3
Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997
Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act 1983	s2, s3
Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996
Criminal Law Act 1976	s13
Criminal Law Act 1997	s2
Courts of Justice Act 1929
Defence Act 1954	s124, s125, s127, s128
Firearms Act 1925	s1, s15
Firearms Act 1964	s26, s27
Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990
Human Rights Commission Act 2000	s4
Misuse of Drugs Act 1977	s1, s2, s5, s15, s27
Misuse of Drugs Act 1984	s6, s34
Offences Against the State (Forfeiture) Act 1940
Offences Against the State (Forfeiture) Act 1941
Offences Against the State (Forfeiture) Act 1942
Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1972
Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1985
Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998
Proceeds of Crime Act 1996	s3, s26, s112
Treason Act 1939	s1
Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995	s1
Courts of Justice Act 1924
Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988	s4
Offences Against the State Act 1939	s6, s7, s8, s9, s18

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text †	Citation Index
[2007] CompLRes 606	[2007] CompLRes 606	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII	1
[2007] CompLRes 122	[2007] CompLRes 122	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII	1
[2007] CompLRes 381	[2007] CompLRes 381	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII	1
[2007] CompLRes 382	[2007] CompLRes 382	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII	1
[2007] CompLRes 383	[2007] CompLRes 383	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII	1
[2007] CompLRes 384	[2007] CompLRes 384	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII	1
[2007] CompLRes 394	[2007] CompLRes 394	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII	1
[2007] CompLRes 605	[2007] CompLRes 605	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII	1
"Pardon Me: Current Avenues for the Correction of Wrongful Conviction in Australia" [2005] CICrimJust 27	(2005) 17 (2) Current Issues in Criminal Justice 203	Current Issues in Criminal Justice	Australia	circa 2005	AustLII	2
492 CompLRes 884	492 CompLRes 884	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2005	AustLII	1
492 CompLRes 536	492 CompLRes 536	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2005	AustLII	1
78 CompLRes 1257	78 CompLRes 1257	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2005	AustLII	2
78 CompLRes 1259	78 CompLRes 1259	Computerisation of Law Resources (AustLII)	Australia	circa 2005	AustLII	2
People (DPP) v Connolly	[2011] IESC 6	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	15 Feb 2011	BAILII	3
People (DPP) v Goulding	[2010] IECCA 85	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	29 Jul 2010	BAILII	2
Mulligan v Governor of Portlaoise Prison	[2010] IEHC 269	High Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	14 Jul 2010	BAILII	12
Whelan v Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform	[2010] IESC 34	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	14 May 2010	BAILII	15
Sparrow v Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries	[2010] IESC 6	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	29 Jan 2010	BAILII	9
People (DPP) v Black	[2010] IECCA 91	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	circa 2010	BAILII	2
People (DPP) v Farrell	[2010] IECCA 116	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	27 Jul 2009	BAILII	19
People (DPP) v GK	[2008] IECCA 110	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	31 Jul 2008	BAILII	12
DPP v Finnamore	[2008] IECCA 99; [2009] 1 IR 153	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	1 Jul 2008	BAILII	9
Kafkaris v Cyprus	[2008] ECHR 143; (2009) 49 EHRR 35	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	12 Feb 2008	BAILII	32
People (DPP) v Keane	[2007] IECCA 119; [2008] 2 ILRM 321; [2008] 3 IR 177	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	19 Dec 2007	BAILII	16
People (DPP) v PH	[2007] IEHC 335	High Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	15 Oct 2007	BAILII	12
Whelan and Lynch v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform	[2007] IEHC 374; [2008] 2 IR 142	High Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	5 Oct 2007	BAILII	11
People (DPP) v Princs	[2007] IECCA 142	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	31 Jul 2007	BAILII	6
DPP v Power	[2007] IESC 31; [2008] 1 ILRM 161; [2007] 2 IR 509	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	26 Jul 2007	BAILII	5
People (DPP) v WD	[2007] IEHC 310; [2008] 1 IR 308	High Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	4 May 2007	BAILII	38
People (DPP) v Dermody	[2006] IECCA 164; [2007] 2 IR 622	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	21 Dec 2006	BAILII	3
People (DPP) v Gallagher	[2006] IECCA 110; [2007] 2 IR 246	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	28 Jul 2006	BAILII	2
People (DPP) v Patrick Long	[2006] IECCA 49	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	7 Apr 2006	BAILII	7
People (DPP) v McGinty	[2006] IECCA 37; [2007] 1 IR 633	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	3 Apr 2006	BAILII	30
DPP v Carl Loving	[2006] IECCA 28; [2006] 3 IR 355	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	10 Mar 2006	BAILII	18
Pudliszewski v Judge Coughlan	[2006] IEHC 304	High Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	circa 2006	BAILII	4
People (DPP) v Ducque	[2005] IECCA 92	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	15 Jul 2005	BAILII	4
DPP v Garrett Cooney	[2004] IECCA 19	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	27 Jul 2004	BAILII	1
People (DPP) v Kelly	[2004] IECCA 14; [2005] 1 ILRM 19; [2005] 2 IR 321	Irish Court of Criminal Appeal	Republic of Ireland	5 Jul 2004	BAILII	51
O Neill v Governor of Castlerea Prison	[2004] IESC 7; [2004] 1 IR 298; [2004] 2 ILRM 241	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	29 Jan 2004	BAILII	21
Stafford v United Kingdom	[2002] ECHR 470; (2002) 35 EHRR 32	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	28 May 2002	BAILII	49
English v Emery Reimbold & Strick Ltd	[2002] EWCA Civ 605; [2002] 3 All ER 385; [2002] 1 WLR 2409; [2002] All ER (D) 302; [2003] IRLR 710; [2002] UKHRR 957; [2002] CPLR 520; 164 JP 240	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	30 Apr 2002	BAILII	757
O ’ Mahony v Ballagh	[2001] IESC 99; [2002] 2 IR 410	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	13 Dec 2001	BAILII	26
Turner, R v	[2001] EWCA Crim 2918; [2002] Crim LR 218; [2002] 2 Cr App R (S) 39	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Criminal Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	13 Dec 2001	BAILII	6
Kinahan v Minister for Justice	[2001] IESC 16; [2001] 4 IR 454	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	21 Feb 2001	BAILII	23
DPP v Finn	[2000] IESC 75; [2001] 2 IR 25	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	24 Nov 2000	BAILII	14
v v United Kingdom	[1999] ECHR 171; (1999) 30 EHRR 121	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	16 Dec 1999	BAILII	111
Bohunicky v Slovakia - 36570/97	[1999] ECHR 69	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	13 Sep 1999	BAILII	1
R v F Howe & Son (Engineers) Ltd	[1998] EWCA Crim 3531; [1999] 2 All ER 249	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Criminal Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	6 Nov 1998	BAILII	37
R v Howells	[1998] EWCA Crim 2515; [1999] 1 All ER 50; [1999] 1 WLR 307	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Criminal Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	30 Jul 1998	BAILII	19
Higgins v France - 20124/92	[1998] ECHR 8; (1999) 27 EHRR 703	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	19 Feb 1998	BAILII	3
Helle v Finland	[1997] ECHR 105; (1998) 26 EHRR 159; [1998] HRCD 186	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	19 Dec 1997	BAILII	10
Re Article 26 and the Employment Equality Bill 1996	[1997] IESC 6; [1997] 2 IR 321	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	15 May 1997	BAILII	76
W v Ireland (No 2)	[1997] IEHC 212; [1997] 2 IR 141	High Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	11 Apr 1997	BAILII	27
Hussain v United Kingdom	[1996] ECHR 8; (1996) 22 EHRR 1	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	21 Feb 1996	BAILII	56
Ruiz Torija v Spain - 18390/91	[1994] ECHR 47; (1995) 19 EHRR 542	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	9 Dec 1994	BAILII	2
Van de Hurk v The Netherlands	[1994] ECHR 14; (1994) 18 EHRR 481	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	19 Apr 1994	BAILII	33
R v Higher Education Funding Council; Ex parte Institute of Dental Surgery	[1993] EWHC Admin 5; [1994] 1 All ER 651; [1994] 1 WLR 242	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	30 Jul 1993	BAILII	123
Thynne, Wilson and Gunnell v United Kingdom	[1990] ECHR 29; (1991) 13 EHRR 666	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	25 Oct 1990	BAILII	61
Weeks v United Kingdom	[1987] ECHR 3; (1988) 10 EHRR 293	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	2 Mar 1987	BAILII	86
[1996] CM 3386	[1996] CM 3386	Canadian Courts Martial	Canada	circa 1996	CanLII	3
Harris and Redmond Executive Clemency: The Lethal Absence of Hope (Fall	2007) 3 Criminal Law Brief 2	Criminal Law Brief	United States	circa 2007	HeinOnline	1
"Criminal Justice Act 2003: The Sentencing Provisions"	(2005) 68 Modern Law Review 822	Modern Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2005	HeinOnline	2
(1998) 61 Modern Law Review 223	(1998) 61 Modern Law Review 223	Modern Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1998	HeinOnline	3
(1996) 59 Modern Law Review 861	(1996) 59 Modern Law Review 861	Modern Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1996	HeinOnline	2
[1992] Criminology 30	[1992] Criminology 30	Criminology	United States	circa 1992	HeinOnline	1
69 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 1	69 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 1	Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology	United States	circa 1994	HeinOnline	4
"Guidance And Guidelines"	(2005) 105 Columbia Law Review 1162	Columbia Law Review	United States	circa 2005	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
"Responding To Gun Crime in Ireland"	(2010) 50 British Journal of Criminology 414	British Journal of Criminology	United Kingdom	circa 2010	HeinOnline / Westlaw	2
[2010] British Journal of Criminology 414	[2010] British Journal of Criminology 414	British Journal of Criminology	United Kingdom	circa 2010	HeinOnline / Westlaw	1
"Three Strikes and You're Out: Exploring Symbol and Substance in American and British Crime Control Politics"	(2006) 46 British Journal of Criminology 781	British Journal of Criminology	United Kingdom	circa 2006	HeinOnline / Westlaw	1
[1973] British Journal of Criminology 188	[1973] British Journal of Criminology 188	British Journal of Criminology	United Kingdom	circa 1973	HeinOnline / Westlaw	1
[2010] NI 132	[2010] NI 132		United Kingdom - Northern Ireland	circa 2010	LexisNexis	1
[2007] NZLR 211	[2007] NZLR 211		New Zealand	circa 2007	LexisNexis	2
R v Oliver	(2003) 1 Cr App R 28		United Kingdom	circa 2003	LexisNexis	111
2003) 1 Cr App R 28	2003) 1 Cr App R 28		United Kingdom	circa 2003	LexisNexis	111
[1992] NI 227	[1992] NI 227		United Kingdom - Northern Ireland	circa 1992	LexisNexis	1
R v King	(1986) 82 Cr App R 120		United Kingdom	circa 1986	LexisNexis	17
3 NI 226	3 NI 226		United Kingdom - Northern Ireland	circa 2006	LexisNexis	1
1 NI 131	1 NI 131		United Kingdom - Northern Ireland	circa 2006	LexisNexis	1
[2011] Crim LR 593	[2011] Crim LR 593		United Kingdom	circa 2011	Westlaw	1
[2008] Crim LR 287	[2008] Crim LR 287		United Kingdom	circa 2008	Westlaw	1
Where a	[2000] Crim LR 496		United Kingdom	circa 2000	Westlaw	1
R v Khan & Khan	[1998] Crim LR 83		United Kingdom	circa 1998	Westlaw	4
[1997] Crim LR 1	[1997] Crim LR 1		United Kingdom	circa 1997	Westlaw	4
[1988] Crim LR 83	[1988] Crim LR 83		United Kingdom	circa 1988	Westlaw	1
[1975] US 137	[1975] US 137	United States Supreme Court	United States	circa 1975	Westlaw	1
1 US 291	1 US 291	United States Supreme Court	United States	circa 2006	Westlaw	1
177 History 177	177 History 177	History	United Kingdom	circa 2006		1
Cox v Ireland	[1992] 2 IR 503			circa 1992		53
R v Latimer	[2001] SCC 1; [2001] 1 SCR 3			circa 2001		31
Offences Against the Person Act 1861	(1995) 5 Irish Criminal Law Journal 31	Irish Criminal Law Journal	Republic of Ireland	circa 1995		2
Commonwealth v Colon-Cruz	393 Mass 150; 470 NE2d 116		United States - Massachusetts	circa 2006		2
[2008] Irish Criminal Law Journal 42	[2008] Irish Criminal Law Journal 42	Irish Criminal Law Journal	Republic of Ireland	circa 2008		2
People (DPP) v Foley	[1995] 1 IR 267			circa 1995		8
R v M (Ca)	[1996] 1 SCR 500			circa 1996		44
Murray v Ireland	[1985] IR 532			circa 1985		37
20 Can 143	20 CAN 143		Australia	circa 2006		1
Re Veregin	[1933] 2 DLR 362			circa 1933		3
People (DPP) v M	[1994] 3 IR 306			circa 1994		91
Reference as to the Effect of the Exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy Upon Deportation Proceedings	[1933] SCR 269			circa 1933		5
People (DPP) v Alexiou	[2003] 3 IR 513			circa 2003		26
2 Act 1986	2 Act 1986		United Kingdom	circa 1986		65
People (DPP) v O Dwyer	[2005] 3 IR 134			circa 2005		4
Ryan v Attorney General	[1965] IR 345			circa 1965		1
People (Attorney General) v O Driscoll	[1972] 1 Frewen 351		Republic of Ireland	circa 1972		51
1977 1 History 4	1977 1 History 4	History	United Kingdom	circa 1977		2
People (DPP) v Roseberry Construction Ltd and McIntyre	[2003] 4 IR 338			circa 2003		7
19 Can 250	19 CAN 250		Australia	circa 1933		1
People (DPP) v Tiernan	[1988] IR 251			circa 1988		2
State (C) v Frawley	[1976] IR 365			circa 1976		41
People (DPP) v WC	[1994] 1 ILRM 321		Republic of Ireland	circa 1994		38
State (Healy) v Donoghue	[1976] IR 325			circa 1976		211
People (Attorney General) v O ’ Callaghan	[1966] IR 501			circa 1966		84
State (Woods) v Attorney General	[1969] IR 385			circa 1969		30
2007 1 History 4	2007 1 History 4	History	United Kingdom	circa 2007		2
People (DPP) v Dunne	[2003] 4 IR 87			circa 2003		3
[2006] Irish Yearbook of International Law 101	[2006] Irish Yearbook of International Law 101	Irish Yearbook of International Law	Republic of Ireland	circa 2006		2
170 History 170	170 History 170	History	United Kingdom	circa 1933		1
[2003] 1 Ilrm 19	[2003] 1 ILRM 19		Republic of Ireland	circa 2003		1
132 History 132	132 History 132	History	United Kingdom			1
[1996] SC 1996	[1996] SC 1996		United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1996		1
101 History 101	101 History 101	History	United Kingdom			1
People (DPP) v MS	[2000] 2 IR 592			circa 2000		10
DPP v Botha	[2004] 2 IR 375			circa 2004		11
British and European	(2007) 55 Administration 125	Administration	Republic of Ireland	circa 2007		2
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs v Campbell	[1966] IR 69			circa 1966		8
People (DPP) v Sheedy	[2000] 2 IR 184			circa 2000		10
1 Can 101	1 CAN 101		Australia	circa 1933		1
McAlister v Minister for Justice	[2003] 4 IR 35			circa 2003		7
People (AG) v Poyning	[1972] IR 402			circa 1972		26
Wynne v United Kingdom	(1994) 19 EHRR 333	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	circa 1994		34
People (DPP) v Gilligan (No 2)	[2004] 3 IR 87			circa 2004		16
(2010) 20 Irish Criminal Law Journal 8	(2010) 20 Irish Criminal Law Journal 8	Irish Criminal Law Journal	Republic of Ireland	circa 2010		2
People (DPP) v Kelly	[2005] 1 ILRM 18		Republic of Ireland	circa 2005		2
(2005) 15 (3) Irish Criminal Law Journal 9	(2005) 15 (3) Irish Criminal Law Journal 9	Irish Criminal Law Journal	Republic of Ireland	circa 2005		2
People (DPP) v Redmond	[2001] 3 IR 390			circa 2001		59
"Californication of Irish Sentencing Law"	(2008) 18 Irish Criminal Law Journal 42	Irish Criminal Law Journal	Republic of Ireland	circa 2008		2
[1974] Public Interest 22-54	[1974] Public Interest 22-54		United States	circa 1974		1
Deaton v Attorney General	[1963] IR 170			circa 1963		60
People (DPP) v Carmody	[1988] ILRM 370		Republic of Ireland	circa 1988		6
Germanic and Romance Studies	1 History 3	History	United Kingdom	circa 1933		3
People (DPP) v Tiernan	[1989] ILRM 149; [1988] IR 250		Republic of Ireland	circa 1989		75
(1977) 176 History 176	(1977) 176 History 176	History	United Kingdom	circa 1977		1
Heaney v Ireland	[1994] 3 IR 593			circa 1994		130
People (DPP) v Crowe	[2010] 1 IR 129			circa 2010		8
People (DPP) v Murray	[1977] IR 360			circa 1977		42

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