Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Juries Act 2000 - SCHEDULE 1

Section 5(2) PERSONS DISQUALIFIED FROM SERVING AS JURORS 1. A person who has
been convicted, in Victoria or another jurisdiction, of treason or one or more
indictable offences and sentenced to-

   (a)  imprisonment for a term or terms in the aggregate of 3 years or more;
        or

   (b)  a period of detention, for 3 years or more, under a hospital security
        order made under section 93A of the Sentencing Act 1991 or an
        equivalent order in another jurisdiction- but any conviction of an
        offence in respect of which a free pardon has been granted must be
        disregarded. 2. A person who within the last 10 years has been, in
        Victoria or another jurisdiction-

   (a)  sentenced to imprisonment for a term or terms in the aggregate of 3
        months or more (excluding a suspended sentence of imprisonment); or

   (b)  ordered to be detained, for a period of 3 months or more, under a
        hospital security order made under section 93A of the
        Sentencing Act 1991 or an equivalent order in another jurisdiction-
        but any conviction of an offence in respect of which a free pardon has
        been granted must be disregarded.



3. A person who within the last 5 years, in Victoria or another jurisdiction-

   (a)  has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term or terms in the
        aggregate of less than 3 months; or

   (b)  has been ordered to be detained, for a period of less than 3 months
        under a hospital security order made under section 93A of the
        Sentencing Act 1991 or an equivalent order in another jurisdiction; or

   (c)  has served a sentence of imprisonment by way of intensive correction
        in the community, or an equivalent sentence in another jurisdiction;
        or

   (d)  has been sentenced to a suspended sentence of imprisonment; or

   (e)  has served a sentence of detention in a youth justice centre or youth
        residential centre or an equivalent sentence in another jurisdiction-

but any conviction of an offence in respect of which a free pardon has been
granted must be disregarded. 4. A person in respect of whom a court in
Victoria (including the Magistrates' Court) or another jurisdiction, has,
within the last 5 years, made a community-based order, or an equivalent order
in another jurisdiction, but any conviction, or finding of guilt, of an
offence in respect of which a free pardon has been granted must be
disregarded. 5. A person who within the last 2 years-

   (a)  has been sentenced by a court, in Victoria (including the Magistrates'
        Court) or another jurisdiction, for an offence; or

   (b)  has been released on the giving of an undertaking under section 72 or
        75 of the Sentencing Act 1991, or an equivalent undertaking in another
        jurisdiction. 6. A person who has been charged with an indictable
        offence and is released on bail in respect of that offence. 7. A
        person who is remanded in custody in respect of an alleged offence. 8.
        A person who has been declared bankrupt and has not obtained a
        discharge. _______________