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- Children and the Law: Medical Treatment (Consultation Paper) (LRC CP59-2009)   flag 

[2009] IELRC CP59
Irish Law Reform Commission
Republic of Ireland

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Constitution s3, s5, s7, s8, s11, s18, s57, s58, s61, s63
Complaints Act 1993 (NSW)
Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 (NSW) s49
Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) s43
Mental Health Act 1983 (NSW)
Child Care Act 1991 (Qld)
Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act 1995 (SA)
Road Traffic Act 1961 (SA) s31
Reform Commission Act 1975 (Tas)
Electoral Act 1923 (Vic)
1982 (WA) s21
Age of Majority Act 1985 s2, s4
Children Act 1989 s4, s5, s8
Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 s13, s17, s21, s22, s24, s25, s26, s30, s35, s37, s47
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1935 s2, s1
(Welfare) Act 2000
1997
of Infants Act 1964
Act 1947 s51
Health (Family Planning) (Amendment) Act 1992 s4
Health (Family Planning) (Amendment) Act 1993 s2
Juries Act 1976 s6
Marriages Act 1972
Mines and Quarries Act 1965
Practitioners Act 1978 s2
Mental Treatment Act 1945
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 s23
Protection of Young Persons Employment Act 1996 s1, s3, s4, s6, s16
Welfare (Supplementary Welfare Allowances) Act 1975
Unemployment Assistance Act 1933 s10
Health Act 1970
Health Insurance Act 1994 s2

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
AC v Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services) [2009] SCC 30; [2009] 2 SCR 181 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 26 Jun 2009 Supreme Court of Canada flag 8
MN v RN [2008] IEHC 382; [2009] 1 IR 388; [2009] 1 ILRM 431 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 Dec 2008 BAILII flag 11
Fitzpatrick v FK [2008] IEHC 104; [2009] 2 IR 7 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 25 Apr 2008 BAILII flag 28
MBCA Fitzpatrick v FK [2008] ILRM 68 Republic of Ireland circa 2008 flag 1
"The Rights of Children in Healthcare: the Views of the Ombudsman for Children" (2008) 14 (2) Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland 66 Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland Republic of Ireland circa 2008 flag 1
"Legislating for Incapacity: Developing a Rights-Based Framework" (2008) 15 Dublin University Law Journal 395 Dublin University Law Journal Republic of Ireland circa 2008 flag 2
[2007] Act 16 [2007] Act 16 United Kingdom circa 2007 flag 4
"Reversing the retreat from Gillick? R (Axon) v Secretary of State for Health" (2007) 19 Child and Family Law Quarterly 81 Child and Family Law Quarterly United Kingdom circa 2007 LexisNexis flag 2
"The Capable Minor ’ s Healthcare: Who Decides?" (2007) 86 (3) Canadian Bar Review 279 Canadian Bar Review Canada circa 2007 flag 1
[2007] Irish Criminal Law Journal 17 [2007] Irish Criminal Law Journal 17 Irish Criminal Law Journal Republic of Ireland circa 2007 flag 1
"The Capable Minor ’ s Healthcare: Who Decides?" (2007) 86 (3) Canadian Bar Review 379 Canadian Bar Review Canada circa 2007 flag 1
N v Health Service Executive [2006] IESC 60; [2006] 4 IR 374 Supreme Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 13 Nov 2006 BAILII flag 39
Axon v Secretary of State for Health and Family Planning Association [2006] EWHC 37 High Court of England and Wales United Kingdom - England and Wales circa 2006 BAILII flag 1
"Young People And Sexual Health: Whose Rights? Whose Responsibilities?" (2006) 14 Medical Law Review 418 Medical Law Review United Kingdom circa 2006 HeinOnline / Westlaw flag 2
McK v Information Commissioner [2006] IESC 2; [2006] 1 ILRM 504; [2006] 1 IR 260 Supreme Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland circa 2006 BAILII flag 23
[2006] Irish Criminal Law Journal 16 [2006] Irish Criminal Law Journal 16 Irish Criminal Law Journal Republic of Ireland circa 2006 flag 1
R (Axon) v Secretary of State for Health [2006] 1 FCR 175 Federal Court of Australia Australia circa 2006 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 2
Storck v Germany [2005] ECHR 406; (2005) 43 EHRR 96 European Court of Human Rights Europe 16 Jun 2005 BAILII flag 68
"ABC of adolescence: Adolescent Development" (2005) 330 British Medical Journal 301 British Medical Journal United Kingdom circa 2005 flag 1
"Sexual Health, Contraception and Teenage Pregnancy" (2005) 230 British Medical Journal 590 British Medical Journal United Kingdom circa 2005 flag 1
"The Internationalisation of Irish Family Law" (2005) 5 Judicial Studies Institute Journal 42 Judicial Studies Institute Journal Republic of Ireland circa 2005 flag 1
[2005] 3 WLR 480 [2005] 3 WLR 480 United Kingdom circa 2005 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 1
Meerabux v Attorney-General of Belize [2005] EWCA Civ 634; [2005] 2 AC 513; [2005] 2 WLR 1307; [2005] All ER (D) 419 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales circa 2005 BAILII flag 48
Gooden v St Otteran s Hospital [2005] 3 IR 617 circa 2005 26
"ABC of Adolescence: Consent, competence and confidentiality" [2005] British Medical Journal 330 British Medical Journal United Kingdom circa 2005 flag 1
Minister for Health v AS [2004] WASC 286; (2004) 29 WAR 517; (2004) 33 Fam LR 223 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 17 Dec 2004 AustLII flag 25
HL v UK 45508/99 [2004] ECHR 471 European Court of Human Rights Europe 5 Oct 2004 BAILII flag 12
"Time For Answers: The Lingering Uncertainty For Mothers Under The Age Of Sixteen" (2004) 4 University College Dublin Law Review 117 University College Dublin Law Review Republic of Ireland circa 2004 HeinOnline flag 1
"Children ’ s Rights: A European Perspective" (2004) 4 Judicial Studies Institute Journal 68 Judicial Studies Institute Journal Republic of Ireland circa 2004 flag 1
"Children ’ s Rights: A European Perspective" [2004] Judicial Studies Institute Journal 68 Judicial Studies Institute Journal Republic of Ireland circa 2004 flag 1
Re P [2004] 2 FLR 1117 Australia circa 2004 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 2
Starson v Swayze [2003] 1 SCR 722; [2003] SCC 32; [2003] SCJ No 33 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 6 Jun 2003 Supreme Court of Canada flag 13
(2003) 36 Ehrr 20 (2003) 36 EHRR 20 European Court of Human Rights Europe circa 2003 flag 8
U (C) (Next friend of) v Alberta (Director of Child Welfare) [2003] ABCA 66 Court of Appeal of Alberta Canada - Alberta circa 2003 CanLII flag 3
Starson v Swayze [2003] 1 SCR 32 circa 2003 1
Quinn v South Eastern Health Board [2002] IEHC 43 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 22 Mar 2002 BAILII flag 1
"North Western Health Board v HW and CW- Reformulating Irish Family Law" (2002) 5 Irish Journal of Family Law 39 Irish Journal of Family Law Republic of Ireland circa 2002 flag 1
North Western Health Board v HW [2001] IESC 90; [2001] 3 IR 622 Supreme Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 8 Nov 2001 BAILII flag 51
"The Best of Both Worlds for Children's Rights? Interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights in the Light of the Un Convention on the Rights of the Child" (2001) 23 Human Rights Quarterly 308 Human Rights Quarterly United States circa 2001 HeinOnline flag 2
North Western Health Board v HW & CW [2001] IR 622 circa 2001 1
[2001] Act 99 [2001] Act 99 United Kingdom circa 2001 flag 1
[2001] Act 61 [2001] Act 61 United Kingdom circa 2001 flag 1
"Whose Right to Choose - A Competent Child's Right to Consent to and Refuse Medical Treatment in New Zealand" (2001) 8 Canterbury Law Review 145 Canterbury Law Review New Zealand circa 2001 NZLII flag 4
[2001] Act 51 [2001] Act 51 United Kingdom circa 2001 flag 2
"Re M (medical treatment: Consent) Time to remove the ‘ flak jacket ’ ?" [2000] Child and Family Law Quarterly 83 Child and Family Law Quarterly United Kingdom circa 2000 LexisNexis flag 1
"Children and Competence to Consent: Gillick Guiding Medical Treatment in New Zealand" (2000) 31 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 551 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review New Zealand circa 2000 HeinOnline / Westlaw flag 2
"Re M (Medical Treatment: Consent) Time to remove the ‘ flak jacket ’ ?" (2000) 12 Child and Family Law Quarterly 83 Child and Family Law Quarterly United Kingdom circa 2000 LexisNexis flag 1
Docs v Y [1999] NSWSC 644 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 30 Jun 1999 AustLII flag 46
Van Mol v Ashmore [1999] BCJ No 31 Canada - British Columbia circa 1999 flag 1
"Religious beliefs and teenage refusal of medical treatment" (1999) 62 Modern Law Review 585 Modern Law Review United Kingdom circa 1999 HeinOnline flag 2
Re M (medical treatment: consent) [1999] 2 FLR 1097 Australia circa 1999 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 6
"The Medico-Legal Impact of Consent to Treatment of Under Aged drug Users" (1998) 4 Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland 74 Medico-Legal Journal of Ireland Republic of Ireland circa 1998 flag 1
Re l [1998] 2 FLR 810 Australia circa 1998 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 10
A County Council v W (Disclosure) [1997] 1 FLR 574 Australia circa 1997 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 29
[1997] Act 110 [1997] Act 110 United Kingdom circa 1997 flag 1
"Medical treatment and children: assessing the scope of a child's capacity to consent or refuse to consent in New Zealand" (1997) 5 Journal of Law and Medicine 81 Journal of Law and Medicine Australia circa 1997 Legal Online flag 3
Ire Re a Ward of Court (No2) [1996] 2 IR 79 circa 1996 55
[1996] SCLR 943 [1996] SCLR 943 United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1996 flag 2
"Coercion or caring: analysing adolescent autonomy" (1996) 16 Legal Studies 84 Legal Studies United Kingdom circa 1996 Wiley ScienceDirect flag 4
Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act [1996] So 1996 United States circa 1996 flag 5
Re S (a minor) (consent to medical treatment) (1994) 1 FCR 604; [1994] 2 FLR 1065 Federal Court of Australia Australia circa 1994 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 6
"The Interests of the Child and the Child ’ s Wishes: The Role of Dynamic Self-Determinism" (1994) 8 International Journal of Law Policy and the Family 42 International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family United Kingdom circa 1994 HeinOnline / Westlaw flag 2
Re C (Adult: Refusal of Treatment) [1994] 1 All ER 819; [1994] 1 WLR 290 United Kingdom circa 1994 LexisNexis flag 90
Ney v Canada (Attorney General) (1993) 102 DLR (4th) 136 Canada circa 1993 flag 2
Flak Jackets? Doctors, Children and the Courts — Again ” (1993) 109 Law Quarterly Review 182 Law Quarterly Review United Kingdom circa 1993 Westlaw flag 3
Re E (a minor) (wardship: medical treatment) [1993] 1 FLR 386 Australia circa 1993 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 14
T, In re (adult refusal of medical treatment) [1992] EWCA Civ 18; [1993] Fam 95; [1992] 4 All ER 649; [1993] Fam Law 27; [1992] 3 WLR 782; [1992] 3 Med LR 306 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 30 Jul 1992 BAILII flag 132
Secretary, Department of Health and Community Services v JWB and SMB [1992] HCA 15; (1992) 175 CLR 218; [1992] FLC 92-293; (1992) 106 ALR 385; (1992) 15 Fam LR 392; 66 ALJR 300 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 May 1992 AustLII flag 788
W (a minor) (medical treatment: courts jurisdiction), Re [1993] Fam 64; [1992] 4 All ER 627; [1992] 3 WLR 758 United Kingdom circa 1992 LexisNexis flag 56
Class Proceedings Act [1992] So 1992 United States circa 1992 flag 15
"Multiple Keyholders- Wardship and Consent to Medical Treatment" (1992) 51 Cambridge Law Journal 34 Cambridge Law Journal United Kingdom circa 1992 flag 1
R (a minor), In re (wardship: consent to treatment) [1992] Fam 11; [1991] 4 All ER 177; [1991] 3 WLR 592 United Kingdom circa 1991 LexisNexis flag 45
Malette v Shulman (1990) 72 OR 2d 417; (1990) 67 DLR (4th) 321 Canada - Ontario circa 1990 flag 25
[1989] Act 84 [1989] Act 84 United Kingdom circa 1989 flag 1
Re the Adoption (No 2) Bill 1987 [1989] IR 656 circa 1989 33
Nielsen v Denmark [1988] ECHR 23; (1988) 11 EHRR 175 European Court of Human Rights Europe 28 Nov 1988 BAILII flag 41
(1987) 76 Ar 115 (1987) 76 AR 115 circa 1987 1
Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1985] UKHL 7; [1986] AC 112; [1985] 3 All ER 402; [1985] 3 WLR 830 House of Lords United Kingdom 17 Oct 1985 BAILII flag 512
Re LDK (1985) 48 RFL (2d) 164 Canada circa 1985 flag 3
Re JH [1985] IR 375 circa 1985 19
Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1985] All ER 402 United Kingdom circa 1985 LexisNexis flag 3
G v An Bord Ucht la [1980] IR 32 circa 1980 92
Johnston v Wellesley Hospital (1971) 2 OR 103 Canada circa 1971 flag 1
1970 1 QB 657 1970 1 QB 657 United Kingdom circa 1970 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 1
Hewer v Bryant [1970] 1 QB 357; [1969] 3 All ER 578 United Kingdom circa 1970 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 90
Ryan v Attorney General [1965] IESC 1; [1965] IR 294 Supreme Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 Jul 1965 BAILII flag 97
Booth v Toronto General Hospital (1910) 17 OWR 118 Canada - Ontario circa 1910 flag 1
Re Agar-Ellis, Agar-Ellis v Lascelles [1883] UKLawRpCh 194; 24 Ch D 317; 53 LJCh 10; 50 LT 161; 32 WR 1 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 24 Jul 1883 CommonLII flag 55
125 f 126 125 F 126 circa 1992 1
Ire JSC v Wren 76 AR 118 circa 1992 1
63 Mbca 9 63 MBCA 9 Court of Appeal of Manitoba Canada - Manitoba circa 1992 CanLII flag 1
42 BCJ No 31 42 BCJ No 31 Canada - British Columbia circa 1992 flag 1
BCCA Yousef v Netherlands 36 EHRR 20 European Court of Human Rights Europe circa 1992 flag 8
3 All Er 578 3 All ER 578 United Kingdom circa 1992 LexisNexis flag 1

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