Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

JURIES ACT 1967

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Notes  
   4.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--NUMBER OF JURORS

   7.      Number of jurors  
   8.      Reduced number of jurors  

   PART 3--LIABILITY FOR JURY SERVICE

   9.      Liability to serve as jurors  
   11.     Disqualified people, exempt people and people who may claim exemption  
   13.     Liability of disqualified or exempted persons to attend as jurors  
   14.     Excusing of jurors  
   15.     Partners or coworkers as jurors  
   16.     Reasonable support because of insufficient understanding or disability  
   17.     Excusing person if liability in doubt  
   18.     Impeachment of verdict of jury  
   18A.    Relief from jury service  

   PART 4--JURY LIST

   19.     Jury list  

   PART 5--JURY PRECEPTS AND SUMMONSES

   21.     Meaning of sheriff in pt 5  
   22.     Jury precepts  
   24.     Choosing jurors  
   26.     Service of jury summonses  
   26A.    Application for withdrawal of summons  
   27.     Preparation of jury pool, allocation of identifying numbers and excused  
   27A.    Record of identifying numbers  
   28.     Sheriff's return to precept  
   29.     Inspection of jury pools  
   30.     Informalities etc not to invalidate verdict  

   PART 6--EMPANELLING JURY FOR CRIMINAL TRIAL

   31.     Empanelling a jury  
   31A.    Expanded juries in some criminal trials  

   PART 7--CHALLENGE

   33.     Standing persons by  
   34.     Challenges at criminal trials  
   35.     Time for challenging at criminal trials  
   36A.    Trial of challenge for cause  
   37.     Informality in summoning jurors  

   PART 8--DISAGREEMENT OF JURY

   37A.    Definitions—pt 8  
   38.     Majority verdict sufficient for offences against territory laws at certain criminal  
   39.     Discharge of jury where no verdict likely to be reached  
   40.     Adjournment of trial on discharge of jury for disagreement  

   PART 9--OFFENCES

   41.     Nonattendance  
   42.     Leaving without permission  
   42A.    Failing to comply with conditions  
   42B.    Contravention of s 41, s 42 and s 42A  
   42BA.   Improper inquiry by juror about matters relevant to trial  
   42C.    Confidentiality of jury deliberations and identities  
   43.     Personation of jurors  
   44AA.   Unlawful dismissal etc of employees for jury service  
   44AB.   Acts and omissions of representatives  

   PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS

   45.     Oath by jurors  
   45A.    Oath by interpreter  
   45B.    Oath by support person  
   46.     Oath by person in charge of jury  
   46A.    Information for jurors  
   47.     View during trial  
   49.     Food and refreshment for jury  
   51.     Payment of jurors  
   51A.    Payment of juror's expenses  
   52.     Regulation-making power  
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           DICTIONARY
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