JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 30 Selection of panels
JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 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—
S. 30(2)(a) amended by No. 79/2006 s. 28(2).
(a) select from a pool or pools a sufficient number of persons to empanel a jury for that trial; or
S. 30(2)(b) amended by No. 79/2006 s. 28(3).
(b) allocate all of a pool.
S. 30(2A) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 113.
(2A) To avoid doubt, for the purposes of subsection (2), a pool is not required to be physically present.
(3) The persons selected or allocated constitute the panel for that trial.
S. 30(4) amended by No. 26/2012 s. 20.
(4) The trial judge must authorise a person to assist in the calling of the panel and the selection of the jury.
S. 30(5) inserted by No. 79/2006 s. 29(1).
(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.
S. 30A inserted by No. 38/2017 s. 6.