FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 23DM Sheriff to prepare the jury list for the proceedings

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 23DM

  (1)   The Sheriff must prepare a jury list for the proceedings.

  (2)   The jury list consists of:

  (a)   the names and addresses; and

  (b)   if readily available to the Sheriff--the dates of birth and sex;

of persons that the Sheriff selects from the jury roll for the applicable jury district.

Note 1:   The jury list may be supplemented under subsection   (5).

Note 2:   The Sheriff may remove a person's name from the jury list under section   23DO.

  (3)   The persons to be included in the jury list are to be selected at random from the jury roll.

  (4)   The number of persons to be selected is the number the Sheriff thinks is adequate to allow a jury to be empanelled.

  (5)   If:

  (a)   a jury list has been prepared under subsection   (1); and

  (b)   the jury list no longer contains the number of persons the Sheriff thinks is adequate to allow a jury to be empanelled;

the Sheriff may supplement the list by selecting additional persons, who have not already been summonsed under section   23DP for the jury, at random from the jury roll for the applicable jury district.

Note:   The situation described in paragraph   (b) may arise because of a larger than expected number of persons being removed from the list under section   23DO.

  (6)   A jury list is not a legislative instrument.