The Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017 is an act of the Oireachtas dealing with cybercrime.[1]
Previous legislation edit
Previous laws dealing with computer crime in Ireland were the Criminal Damage Act 1991 and Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences Act) 2001.[1] Neither of these were specifically intended to deal with computer crime.[1]
Then Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald brought forward the legislation in May 2017.[1]
Offences edit
The act introduces new offences relating to:
- Unauthorised access to data systems[2][3]
- Interference with information systems or data on said systems[2][3]
- Interception of transmission of data to or from an information system[2]
- The use of tools to facilitate such offences[2]
The Act amends the Criminal Damage Act 1991, the Bail Act 1997 and Criminal Justice Act 2011.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Reidy, Diane (2019-04-15). "Away in a hack". Law Society of Ireland. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ a b c d e "Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017". gov.ie. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ a b Finlay, Adam; Hughes, Ruth. "iclg.com > Practice Areas > Cybersecurity > Ireland". iclg.com. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
External links edit
- Computer Crime in Ireland: a Critical Assessment of the Substantive Law - T. J. McIntyre - article originally appeared at 15(1) Irish Criminal Law Journal 13
- Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017
- Bail Act, 1997
- Criminal Damage Act, 1991
- Criminal Justice Act 2011