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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

  • 1 Name of Act
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3. (Repealed)
  • 4 Definitions
  • 4A Application of Act

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

Division 1 - Summoning of jurors for trials and coronial inquests

  • 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 (Repealed)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Division 2 - (Repealed)

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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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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

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