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High Court upholds the constitutionality of excluding individuals under 18 from the fixed charge notice (FCN) regime for public intoxication offenses, affirming the decision not to admit a juvenile to the diversion program under statute, on the grounds that the legislative exclusion of juveniles from the FCN regime was neither arbitrary, capricious, nor irrational, and did not breach the right to equal treatment under the Constitution.
Juvenile Justice - Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) - Public Intoxication - Children Act 2001 - Diversion Program - Constitutional Rights -Article 40.1 (Equality before the Law) - Article 38 (Fair Trial) - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 - Age Discrimination - Legislative Exclusion - Supervision -Juvenile Liaison Officer (JLO) - Criminal Conviction - Oireachtas - Judicial Review.
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