Updated to 16 September 2025
(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 431 of 2025)
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Contents
Commencement
| Section |
Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
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Whole Act |
1 January 2011 |
Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 650 of 2010), art. 2 |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision |
|---|
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Application of collectively cited Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts restricted |
25/1991, s. 1(1) |
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23/1991, s. 5(2) |
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Proceedings under included in definition of Family Law proceedings |
27/2017, ss. 1(2), 2 |
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Transfer of functions under |
42/2004, ss. 3(1), 4, 58, 59(1), 59(2), 59(3), schedule 3 item 34 |
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S. 1 amended |
S.I. No. 112 of 2005, regs. 1(2), 10(a) |
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S. 1(1) amended |
S.I. No. 400 of 2022, regs. 1(2), 11 |
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S. 2 amended |
S.I. No. 112 of 2005, regs. 1(2), 10(b) |
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S. 3(2) amended |
48/2024, ss. 1(2), 85(a) |
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S. 3(2)(e) deleted |
9/2015, ss. 1(5), 179 |
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S. 4 collectively cited Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, reference to Dublin Circuit construed |
31/1993, ss. 1(5), 26 |
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S. 4(1) amended |
48/2024, ss. 1(2), 85(b)(i)(I)-(IV) |
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S. 4(2) amended |
48/2024, ss. 1(2), 85(b)(ii)(I), (II) |
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S. 4(3) amended |
48/2024, ss. 1(2), 85(b)(iii)(I), (II) |
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S. 4(4) deleted |
48/2024, ss. 1(2), 85(b)(iv) |
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S. 15 states specified under |
S.I. No. 682 of 2010, arts. 2, 3, 4, 6 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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S. 15 |
Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 (Section 15) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 682 of 2010) |
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S. 15(1) |
Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 (Section 15) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 458 of 2019) |
