Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Juries Act 2000 - SECT 30

Selection of panels

30. Selection of panels



(1) A trial judge must cause a pool supervisor to be notified when a panel is
required by the court.

(2) The pool supervisor must then either-

   (a)  select from a pool or pools a sufficient number of persons to empanel
        a jury for that trial; or

   (b)  allocate all of a pool.





(3) The persons selected or allocated constitute the panel for that trial.

(4) The trial judge must authorise a person to assist in the calling of the
panel and the selection of the jury, and the names of the persons constituting
the panel must be delivered to that person.

(5) The proper officer may split the panel into two or more parts if he or she
considers that it is not practicable for the whole panel to be present in the
court at the one time or that it is expedient to do so for any other reason.