JURIES ACT 1962
Table of Provisions
PART I--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 4 Repeal and saving
- 5 Definitions
PART II--TRIAL BY JURY
- 6 Juries in criminal cases
- 6A No juries in civil cases for defamation
- 7 Juries in other civil cases
- 8 Payment of jury fee in civil cases
PART III--QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS AND LIABILITY TO SERVE
- 9 Qualification of jurors and liability to serve
- 10 Persons not qualified
- 11 Exempt persons
- 12 Jurors to serve within own jury district
- 13 Impeachment of verdict of jury
- 14 Liability of disqualified or exempted persons to attend as jurors
- 15 Excusing of jurors by Judge or Associate Judge
- 17A Power to exempt from jury service on condition of subsequent service
- 18AB Power of Sheriff to exempt in certain cases
PART IV--JURY DISTRICTS
- 19 Jury districts
- 20 Boundaries of jury districts
PART V--JURY LISTS
PART VI--JURY PRECEPTS AND SUMMONSES
- 23 Definition
- 24 Jury precepts
- 25 Terms of precept
- 26 Provision for cases where Sheriff is interested
- 27 Jurors to be chosen by random selection by computer
- 27A Sheriff's power to question
- 29 Summons to jurors
- 30 Service of summons
- 32 Panel of jurors and return of persons not summoned
- 33 Sheriff's return to precept
- 34 Inspection of jury panels in civil cases
- 35 Informalities, &c., not to invalidate verdict
- 36 Correction of mistakes of name or description
PART VII--STRIKING AND EMPANELLING JURY
Division 1--Criminal trials
- 37 Striking jury in criminal cases
- 37A Reserve jurors in criminal cases
- 38 Different issues may be tried by same jury
Division 2--Civil trials
- 39 Striking jury in civil cases
- 40 Different issues may be tried by same jury
- 41 Reducing list where party does not appear
PART VIII--CHALLENGE
- 42 Right of challenge
- 43 Standing jurors by limited
- 44 Challenge in criminal cases
- 46 Challenge in civil cases
- 47 Informalities in summoning jurors
PART IX--DISAGREEMENT
- 49 Disagreement in civil cases
PART X--OFFENCES
- 49A Confidentiality of jury deliberations
- 49B Anonymity of jurors
- 50 Non-attendance of jurors
- 51 Non-attendance of talesman
- 52 Unlawful dismissal, &c.
- 54 Limit of 3 days in civil cases
- 55 Personation of jurors
- 56 Excess of fees
PART XI--MISCELLANEOUS
- 58 Oath by jurors
- 59 Oath of officer in charge of jury
- 60 Payment of jurors
- 61 View during trial
- 62 Reduction of jury
- 63 Food and refreshment
- 65 Abolition of certain juries
- 68 Regulations
PART XII--TRANSITIONAL MATTER FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2011
- 69 Savings – exemption under section 11