JURY ACT 1977 - As at 19 October 2023 - Act 18 of 1977
- As at 19 October 2023
- Act 18 of 1977
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - QUALIFICATIONS AND LIABILITY FOR JURY SERVICE
- 5 Persons qualified and liable to serve as jurors
- 6 Persons excluded from jury service
- 7 Persons entitled to be exempted from serving as jurors
- 8 Amendment of Schedule 1 or 2
PART 3 - JURY DISTRICTS AND JURY ROLLS
PART 4 - TRIAL BY JURY
PART 5 - SUMMONING OF JURORS
- 23 Estimate of number of jurors required
24. (Repealed)
- 25 Selection of jurors by sheriff
- 26 Persons selected to be summoned
- 27 Selection and summoning of additional jurors
- 28 Sheriff's return
- 29 Identification numbers for jurors
Division 2 - (Repealed)
None
Division 3 - General
- 37 Certain persons and jurors not required to disclose identity
- 38 Person summoned for jury service may be excused at trial or inquest
- 39 Person may be excused from being selected for jury service because of previous lengthy service
40. (Repealed)
PART 6 - CHALLENGE
- 41 Right of challenge
- 42 Peremptory challenges in criminal proceedings
- 42A Peremptory challenges in civil proceedings
- 43 Crown may challenge for cause but not require jurors to stand aside
- 44 Australian legal practitioner may make challenge on behalf of accused
- 45 Time for making challenge to juror
- 46 Trial of challenge for cause
- 47 Certain errors etc not to be cause for challenge
- 47A Discharge of jury as a result of challenges
PART 7 - SELECTION OF JURY
PART 7A - DISCHARGE OF JURORS
- 53A Mandatory discharge of individual juror
- 53B Discretionary discharge of individual juror
- 53C Discretion to continue trial or coronial inquest or discharge whole jury
PART 8 - PROCEEDINGS UPON TRIAL OR INQUEST
PART 9 - OFFENCES
- 60 Definition
- 61 Offences relating to responding to questionnaire
- 62 Supply of false or misleading information to sheriff
- 62A Failure to inform sheriff of exclusion from jury service
- 63 Failure to attend for jury service
- 64 Procedure where failure to attend for jury service
65. (Repealed)
- 66 Penalty notices for failure to attend jury service
- 67 Personation of jurors
- 67A Inspection of panel
- 68 Disclosure etc of identity or address of juror
- 68A Soliciting information from or harassing jurors or former jurors
- 68B Disclosure of information by jurors etc
- 68C Inquiries by juror about trial matters prohibited
- 69 Unlawful dismissal of or prejudice to employees summoned for jury service
- 69A Other offences relating to employment conditions of jurors
- 70 Liability of directors etc for offences by corporation--accessory to the commission of the offences
- 71 Proceedings for offences
PART 10 - GENERAL
- 72 Payment for jury service
- 72A Juror's oath or affirmation
- 73 Verdict not invalidated in certain cases
- 73A Investigation by sheriff of jury irregularities
- 74 Delegation
- 75 Service of summons etc
- 75A Information to be supplied to sheriff
- 75B Power to obtain information for purposes of Act
- 75C Juror may report misconduct and other irregularities
- 76 Regulations
- 77 Repeals
78. (Repealed)
- 79 Transitional and savings provisions
- 80 Review of majority verdict amendments