Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

JURIES ACT - SECT 49

    (1)     Where, upon the trial of a civil issue:

        (a)     the jury has remained for a period of 6 hours or more in deliberation;

        (b)     the jurors are not unanimously agreed upon their verdict; and

        (c)     3 of the jurors are agreed upon the verdict to be given,

the decision of those 3 jurors shall be taken and entered as the verdict of all.

    (2)     Where, upon the trial of a civil issue:

        (a)     the jury has remained for 12 hours or more in deliberation; and

        (b)     it is not possible to enter a verdict in accordance with subsection (1),

the Court shall discharge the jury and the cause may without new process be again set down for trial, either at the same or any subsequent sittings as the Court may order.