Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Juries Act 2000 - SECT 71

Failing to attend for jury service

71. Failing to attend for jury service



(1) A person who is summoned for jury service must not, without reasonable
excuse, fail to comply with the summons.

Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.

(2) It is a reasonable excuse for the purposes of subsection (1) if-

   (a)  a person has applied under section 7 for the deferral of their jury
        service, or under section 8 or 9 to be excused from jury service; and



   (b)  the person has not been notified of the Juries Commissioner's decision
        to refuse the application before the date specified in the summons as
        the date on which the person is required to attend for jury service.

(3) A person who has been empanelled on a jury must not, without reasonable
excuse, fail to attend as a juror until discharged by the court.

Penalty: 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.