Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Juries Act 2000 - SECT 51

PART 7 REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES FOR JURY SERVICE

Remuneration and allowances for jury service

51. Remuneration and allowances for jury service



(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the rate of remuneration and
allowances fixed for the time being under subsection (4) shall be paid to-

   (a)  each person who has attended for jury service in response to a
        summons; and

   (b)  each person who has attended court in response to selection under
        section 41 to supplement a panel-

whether or not the person has actually served as a juror.

(2) A person who attends for jury service and is excused is not to be paid any
remuneration or allowances if-

   (a)  the person was aware of a circumstance that may constitute a reason
        for excusal under this Act and the person did not apply to the Juries
        Commissioner to be excused from jury service at the first reasonable
        opportunity after becoming aware of the circumstance; or

   (b)  the person knowingly made an untrue or misleading statement in the
        questionnaire he or she returned to the Juries Commissioner.









(3) If a juror is not required to attend during the course of a trial, the
judge may direct that the juror be paid remuneration and allowances at the
rate fixed for the time being under subsection (4) for any day on which the
juror is not required to attend court-

   (a)  to a maximum of 5 days for each 40 days on which the juror has
        attended court, whether or not the juror has lost income as a result
        of serving as a juror; and

   (b)  for any further days in respect of which the juror has lost income as
        a result of serving as a juror.

(4) The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, must fix the
rate of remuneration and allowances to be paid under this section.

(5) A notice under subsection (4)-

   (a)  may be of general or limited application;

   (b)  may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstances.

(6) A notice under subsection (4) takes effect on the day on which it is
published in the Government Gazette or, if a later day is specified in the
notice, on that day.

(7) A notice under subsection (4) may be amended or revoked in the same manner
as that in which it was made.