Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Juries Act 2000 - SECT 29

PART 6 JURY TRIALS

Jury pools

29. Jury pools



(1) On the day and at the time named in the summons or the day and time to
which jury service has been deferred, the person named in the summons must
attend the place referred to in the summons unless the person's service is
further deferred or cancelled under section 17.

(2) A pool of persons attending for jury service is in the charge and under
the control of the Juries Commissioner and pool supervisors, subject to the
general control and direction of the court.

(3) For each person called to a pool, the Juries Commissioner must cause to be
prepared a document bearing the name and occupation of the person and, if
there are 2 or more persons in the pool with the same name and occupation,
their date of birth.

(4) The Juries Commissioner or a pool supervisor may require a person called
to a pool to produce evidence of his or her identity.

(4A) The Juries Commissioner or a pool supervisor may enquire of persons
called to a pool as to their availability for particular lengths of trials.

(4B) The Juries Commissioner may exclude a person from a pool if the Juries
Commissioner is satisfied that the person is unavailable to sit on a trial due
to the likely length of the trial.

(4C) In order to exclude a person under subsection (4B), the Juries
Commissioner must be satisfied-

   (a)  by evidence on oath, whether oral or by affidavit; or

   (b)  by statutory declaration; or

   (c)  if the Juries Commissioner considers it appropriate, by any other
        means.

(4D) A person excluded under subsection (4B) may be allocated to another pool
for jury service.



(5) The persons whose names are documented under subsection (3) and who have
not been excluded under subsection (4B) constitute a pool from which persons
may be selected or allocated to constitute a panel.