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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 23DA

Simplified outline

    The following is a simplified outline of this Subdivision:

  There are rules about the number of jurors on a jury.

  Before convening jury panels for trials in a State or Territory, the Sheriff needs to determine one or more jury districts for the State or Territory. A jury roll for each jury district can then be obtained.

  Not everyone on a jury roll is qualified to serve as a juror.

  For each trial, the Sheriff convenes a jury panel by:

  (a)   selecting the jury district and preparing a jury list from the corresponding jury roll; and

  (b)   randomly selecting some of the persons on the jury list and summonsing them to attend court for jury service.

  The jury is then selected from those persons on the jury panel.

  A person on the jury panel will not become a juror if they are excused from jury service, or if their inclusion on the jury is successfully challenged. A potential juror may also be asked to temporarily stand aside during the selection of the jury.



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