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JURIES ACT - SECT 10

Persons not qualified

    (1)     For the purposes of this section, a person who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment has not completed the sentence:

        (a)     if he has been released from prison on parole – until the expiration of the period of parole; or

        (b)     if the sentence has been wholly or partly remitted under section 432 of the Criminal Code, section 8A of the Criminal Law (Conditional Release of Offenders) Act or section 114 of the Sentencing Act subject to conditions – until the conditions have been satisfied and no longer apply in relation to him; or

        (c)     if that sentence has been suspended:

            (i)     subject to conditions – until the conditions have been satisfied and no longer apply in relation to him; or

            (ii)     unconditionally – until the expiration of the period during which the sentence remains suspended.

    (2)     For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed never to have been under sentence of imprisonment for an offence if he has been granted a free pardon in respect of the offence.

    (3)     A person who:

        (a)     has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment (whether within the Territory, in a State or another Territory or in a prescribed country) for an offence other than a capital offence and:

            (i)     has not completed the sentence; or

            (ii)     a period of less than 7 years has elapsed since he completed the sentence;

        (b)     has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment (whether within the Territory, in a State or another Territory or in a prescribed country) for a capital offence;

        (c)     is a person in respect of whom an order under section 15 of the Adult Guardianship Act is in force;

        (d)     is of unsound mind or is:

            (i)     in a hospital or an approved treatment facility; or

            (ii)     undergoing treatment,

    under the Mental Health and Related Services Act ; or

        (e)     is a protected person within the meaning of the Aged and Infirm Persons' Property Act ,

is not qualified to serve as a juror.



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