Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 23DZC

  (1)   A person who is qualified to serve as a juror for particular indictable primary proceedings is liable to serve as a juror for those proceedings unless the person:

  (a)   is excused from that service for those proceedings under:

  (i)   a law applying under subsection   23DU(6); or

  (ii)   section   23DZD; or

  (iii)   section   23DZE; or

  (iv)   section   23DZK; or

  (b)   is discharged as a juror or potential juror for those proceedings under Subdivision E.

Note:   See sections   23DL and 23DV for when a person is qualified to serve as a juror for particular proceedings.

Lack of qualification does not affect validity of verdict

  (2)   Anything done by a jury is not invalid merely because a juror on the jury was not qualified to serve as a juror for the particular proceedings.