FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 58AC Failing to comply with directions--jurors

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 58AC

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is a juror; and

  (b)   neither the jury nor the juror has been discharged; and

  (c)   the person is given a direction by the Sheriff or the Court; and

  (d)   the person fails to comply with the direction.

Penalty:   30 penalty units.

  (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 .