FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 58AA Failing to attend for jury service
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 58AA
Failing to attend for jury service(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has been served with a summons under:
(i) section 23DP; or
(ii) a law applying under subsection 41(1); and
(b) the summons has not been withdrawn; and
(c) the person has not been excused from serving as a juror in the proceedings to which the summons relates; and
(d) the person fails to attend for service as a juror in accordance with the summons.
(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter
in subsection (3)--see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .