New South Wales Consolidated Acts

JURY ACT 1977 - SECT 14

14 Claims for exclusion or exemption from jury service made to sheriff

(1) A person may claim to be excluded from jury service by Schedule 1 or exempted from jury service as of right under Schedule 2.

(2) A person may request the sheriff to exempt him or her permanently from jury service because the person suffers from a permanent mental or physical impairment that results in jury service being incompatible with the person's good health or that otherwise renders the person unable to perform jury service.

(3) A person may request the sheriff to exempt him or her from jury service for the whole or part of any period during which the person may be summoned for jury service by showing good cause for the exemption.

Note : Section 14A generally defines what constitutes good cause for the purposes of an exemption.

(4) The sheriff may exempt a person from jury service whether or not on the request of the person if the sheriff is of the opinion that there is good cause for the exemption.

(5) A claim or request to be excluded or exempted from jury service may be made--

(a) in response to a notice sent to the person under section 13, or

(b) by application made in writing to the sheriff and in a form approved by the sheriff.

(6) A person who has been summoned to attend at a trial or coronial inquest may not be excluded or exempted from jury service under this section after the commencement of the trial or inquest.

Note : Section 38 enables a person summoned to attend at a court or coronial inquest to be excused from attending by the court or coroner concerned.

(7) If a person claims or requests to be excluded or exempted from jury service in accordance with this section and the sheriff determines that the person is not excluded or exempted, the sheriff must notify the person in writing of the sheriff's determination and of the person's right to appeal to the Local Court against the determination.