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JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 9 Juries Commissioner may permanently excuse person

JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 9

Juries Commissioner may permanently excuse person

    (1)     A person, or another person on their behalf, may apply to the Juries Commissioner for the person to be permanently excused from jury service.

    (2)     An application may be made under this section at any time, whether or not the person in respect of whom it is made has been summoned for jury service.

    (3)     On an application under subsection (1), the Juries Commissioner may permanently excuse a person from jury service if satisfied that there is good reason for doing so.

    (4)     For the purposes of subsection (3), good reason includes, but is not limited to—

        (a)     continuing poor health;

        (b)     disability;

        (c)     advanced age.

    (5)     In order to excuse a person under this section, the Juries Commissioner must be satisfied—

S. 9(5)(a) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 74.2).

        (a)     by evidence on oath or by affirmation, whether oral or by affidavit; or

        (b)     by statutory declaration; or

        (c)     if the Juries Commissioner considers it appropriate, by any other means.

    (6)     If the Juries Commissioner decides to refuse an application to be permanently excused from jury service, the Juries Commissioner must notify the person in respect of whom the application was made.