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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 115

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 115

115 .         Discharging juror

        (1)         The powers in this section may be exercised at any time before a jury gives its verdict.

        (2)         The judge may discharge a juror from a jury if satisfied that the juror should not be required or allowed to continue in the jury and if the discharge will leave at least 10 jurors remaining.

        (3)         If a juror is discharged under subsection (2) the verdict of the remaining 10 or more jurors has the same effect as if the whole jury had continued to be present.

        (4)         The discharge of a juror from a jury does not affect any duty of the juror to attend under the Juries Act 1957 .