JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 66 Offences by officials
JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 66
Offences by officials(1) A person who performs a function or exercises a power under this Act must not, without lawful excuse—
(a) cause an alteration, omission, insertion or misdescription in a record made or kept under this Act; or
(b) falsely certify to the correctness of a record made or kept under this Act; or
(c) fail to do, or obstruct or interfere with the doing of, anything required by or under this Act to be done; or
(d) excuse a person from jury service; or
S. 66(1)(e) amended by No. 38/2017 s. 13.
(e) include in a jury list, pool or panel a person who is not liable for jury service; or
(f) directly or indirectly receive any payment or reward for excusing or pretending to excuse a person from jury service; or
(g) obstruct or interfere with the proper administration of this Act.
Penalty: 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) An offence against this section is an indictable offence.