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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

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