Thanks Brian! Have you tried typing the lyrics of the tune into Google?!
On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Brian Foley BL <[email protected]>wrote: > Some arising are (1) strict / absolute liability - CC v Ireland and what > happens next etc...bringing in Re Article 26 and the Employment Equality > Bill Reference 1997 on the need for strict liability (2) the constitutional > limits on how one can define a crime (3) the constitutional limitation on > the DC jurisdiction - i.e. minor offences > > There may be more, but I'm really trying to remember the name to a > particular 1990's rock ballad right now and its taking over my brain. > > Brian > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of McB > Sent: 06 March 2010 19:18 > To: FE-1 Study Group > Subject: Constitutional Q - October 2009 Q2 > > Hi everyone, > > Does anyone have an idea as to the issues arising in Q2 Oct 09? > > Q. The Oireachtas enacts the Protection of Official Records Act 2009. > S1 of the Act defines an official record as 'any record which it would > not have intended to release'. > > Secion 2 of the Act creates a criminal offence of 'releasing official > records without authorisation'. The offence is punishable by 5 years > imprisonment and/or fine of €10k. The offence is tried summarily > before a District Court judge. > > Billy is a civil servant in the Dept of Economic Affairs. His job is > to release documents to the media that have been authorised for > release by the relevant officer. > > His superior officer gives him a file which is to be sent to a > journalist with the Irish Herald. Unknown to him, the file contains a > document, the release of which has not been authorised. He sends the > full file to the journalist, who publishes the material in a front- > page story. > > Billy charged with offence under s2 of the Act. Advise him, if it is > possible to prevent prosecution on grounds of Irish constitutional > law. > > * > * > * * > > I can only identify the issues in paragraph 2 about distinction > between minor and non-minor offences. I'm at a loss as to identifying > other issues. > > Thanks, > > Aoife > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FE-1 Study Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<fe-1-study-group%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/fe-1-study-group?hl=en-GB. > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2726 - Release Date: 03/06/10 > 07:39:00 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FE-1 Study Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<fe-1-study-group%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/fe-1-study-group?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FE-1 Study Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fe-1-study-group?hl=en-GB.
