JURIES ACT 1927 - SECT 70
JURIES ACT 1927 - SECT 70
(1) If a person
summoned to render jury service punctually attends a court in compliance with
the summons—
(a) the
person is, unless he or she is paid wages or salary by an employer in respect
of the period during which the person attends a court for the purposes of jury
service, entitled to be remunerated in accordance with the prescribed scale;
(b) if
the person is paid wages or salary by an employer in respect of the period
referred to in paragraph (a), the employer is entitled to be reimbursed
an amount equal to the amount of remuneration that the person would have been
entitled to under that paragraph had he or she not been paid such wages or
salary.
(2) Any payment to be
made under subsection (1) must be made out of the Consolidated Account
(which is appropriated to the necessary extent).