FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 23DE Ballot to reduce additional jurors

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 23DE

    If, before the jury is asked to retire to consider its verdict on a count in the indictment, there are more than 12 jurors, a ballot must be conducted to select at random 11 of the jurors who, together with the jury foreperson, will consider the verdict.

Note 1:   This means the jury foreperson is excluded from the ballot. For the appointment of the jury foreperson, see section   23EA.

Note 2:   The jurors not selected in the ballot are discharged at the end of the conduct of the ballot (see section   23EJ).