New South Wales Consolidated Acts

JURY ACT 1977 - SECT 39

39 Person may be excused from being selected for jury service because of previous lengthy service

(1) At the conclusion of any trial or coronial inquest, the judge who presided at the trial or the coroner who held the inquest may, if the judge or coroner is of the opinion that any of the jurors attended the trial or inquest for a lengthy period, direct that those jurors shall be entitled to be exempted as of right from serving as jurors for a specified period then ensuing.

(2) A judge or coroner shall cause the sheriff to be notified of any direction given by the judge or coroner under subsection (1).

(3) The sheriff shall--

(a) make a notation of any direction under subsection (1) on the appropriate jury roll, and

(b) notify, in writing, the jurors to whom the direction relates.