Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies if a judge or the sheriff is satisfied that a person summoned or appointed to attend to serve as a juror has shown sufficient reason to be excused from attendance.
Examples—sufficient reason
1 pregnancy
2 illness
3 the person has care of children or of aged or ill people
(2) The judge or the sheriff may, at any time after service of the summons or the appointment, excuse the person from attendance or further attendance on the Supreme Court during the period that the judge or sheriff states.