Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Juries Act 2000 - SECT 77

Restriction on publishing names of jurors etc.

77. Restriction on publishing names of jurors etc.



(1) A person must not publish, or cause to be published, any information or
image that identifies or is capable of identifying a person attending for jury
service.

Penalty: In the case of a body corporate, 3000 penalty units; In any other
case, 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person who holds a licence for a
broadcasting service that publishes any information or image that identifies
or is capable of identifying a person attending for jury service is deemed to
have caused the publication of that information or image.





(3) In subsection (2), licence means a licence under the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 of the Commonwealth or a licence preserved
under the
Broadcasting Services (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992
of the Commonwealth.

(4) An offence against this section is an indictable offence.

(5) This section does not apply to the publication of information or images in
respect of a proceeding under this section.