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JURIES ACT 1927 - SECT 60A

JURIES ACT 1927 - SECT 60A

60A—Jury may consist of men or women only

        (1)         If at the trial of any issue the court is of the opinion that, by reason of the nature of the evidence to be given or the issue to be tried—

            (a)         the jury should consist of men only; or

            (b)         the jury should consist of women only,

the court may, despite any other provision of this Part, order that the jury for the trial of that issue be empanelled accordingly.

        (2)         An order under subsection (1) may be made upon application by one of the parties to the trial or by the court on its own initiative.