CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 247

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 247

247—Harassment to obtain information about jury's deliberations

        (1)         A person who harasses a juror or former juror for the purpose of obtaining information about the deliberations of a jury is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

In the case of a body corporate—$25 000.

In any other case—$10 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.

        (3)         For the purposes of this section, the deliberations of a jury include statements made, opinions expressed, arguments advanced or votes cast by members of the jury in the course of their deliberations.