Victorian Consolidated Legislation

JURIES ACT 2000 - NOTES

No. 53 of 2000
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 January 2009

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
Minister's second reading speech-
Legislative Assembly: 16 December 1999
Legislative Council: 22 March 2000
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to re-enact with amendments the law relating to juries, to repeal the Juries Act 1967 and for other purposes."
The Juries Act 2000 was assented to on 12 September 2000 and came into operation as follows:
Sections 1, 2 and 91 on 13 September 2000: section 2(1); rest of Act on 1 August 2001: section 2(3).
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Juries Act 2000 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Courts and Tribunals Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, No. 78/2000
Assent Date:
28.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 12 on 28.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 61/2001
Assent Date:
23.10.01
Commencement Date:
S. 15 on 1.1.02: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Electoral Act 2002, No. 23/2002
Assent Date:
12.6.02
Commencement Date:
S. 195 on 1.9.02: Government Gazette 29.8.02 p. 2333
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Juries (Amendment) Act 2002, No. 43/2002
Assent Date:
15.10.02
Commencement Date:
S. 5(2) on 16.10.02: s. 2(2);  ss 3, 4, 5(1), 6-11 on 1.11.02: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Major Crime (Special Investigations Monitor) Act 2004, No. 62/2004
Assent Date:
12.10.04
Commencement Date:
S. 18 on 16.11.04: Special Gazette (No. 237) 16.11.04 p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Major Crime Legislation (Office of Police Integrity) Act 2004, No. 63/2004
Assent Date:
12.10.04
Commencement Date:
S. 29 on 16.11.04: Special Gazette (No. 237) 16.11.04 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 108) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000

Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 54) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Sentencing and Mental Health Acts (Amendment) Act 2005, No. 69/2005
Assent Date:
11.10.05
Commencement Date:
S. 29 on 1.10.06: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Health Professions Registration Act 2005, No. 97/2005
Assent Date:
7.12.05
Commencement Date:
S. 182(Sch. 4 item 31) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Disability Act 2006, No. 23/2006
Assent Date:
16.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 244 on 1.7.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Children, Youth and Families (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 48/2006
Assent Date:
15.8.06
Commencement Date:
S. 42(Sch. item 20) on 23.4.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Justice Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2006, No. 79/2006
Assent Date:
10.10.06
Commencement Date:
Ss 27-31 on 18.10.06: Special Gazette (No. 273) 17.10.06 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provisions amending the Juries Act 2000
Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007
Assent Date:
26.6.07
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 35) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Courts Legislation Amendment (Juries and Other Matters) Act 2008, No. 38/2008
Assent Date:
26.8.08
Commencement Date:
Ss 4, 6, 7 on 27.8.08: s. 2(1); s. 5 on 1.1.09: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
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3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 42: Section 102 of the Evidence Act 1958 provides for the circumstances when an affirmation may be made instead of an oath.
2 S. 49: See note 1.
3 S. 50(2): See note 1.

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Juries Act 2000
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