Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A person who has, during the currency of a jury list, been summoned or appointed to attend to serve as a juror is excused from serving as a juror until a jury list is next prepared in accordance with section 19.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if at the conclusion of a trial, the judge is of the opinion that the trial was of sufficient length to justify so doing, the judge may order that each of the jurors for that trial shall be excused from serving as a juror for a specified further period.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), if a person has been excused from serving as a juror under subsection (1) or (2), the sheriff shall take the steps that are necessary to ensure that the person is not summoned or appointed to attend to serve as a juror before the end of the period for which the person is excused.
(4)
If a person who has been excused from serving as a juror under subsection (1)
or (2) notifies the sheriff in writing that he or she wishes to be included on
the jury list, the person ceases to be excused from serving as a juror and the
sheriff shall include the person on the jury list.