New South Wales Consolidated Acts

JURY ACT 1977 - SECT 68

68 Disclosure etc of identity or address of juror

(1) A person shall not, except in accordance with this Act, wilfully publish any material, broadcast any matter or otherwise disclose any information which is likely to lead to the identification of a juror or former juror in a particular trial or inquest.

Penalty: In the case of a corporation, $250,000; in any other case, 2 years imprisonment or 50 penalty units (or both).

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the identification of a former juror with the consent of the former juror.

(3) A reference in this section to the identification of a juror or former juror includes a reference to the disclosure of the address of the juror or former juror.

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of information by the sheriff to any of the following bodies or persons for the purposes of an investigation or prosecution of a contempt of court or an offence relating to a juror or a jury--

(a) a court,

(b) the New South Wales Crime Commission,

(c) the Independent Commission Against Corruption,

(d) the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission,

(e) the Australian Crime Commission,

(f) the Director of Public Prosecutions,

(g) the NSW Police Force,

(h) the Australian Federal Police.

(5) Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of information by the sheriff to a person in accordance with an authority granted by the Attorney General for the conduct of a research project into matters relating to juries or jurors.

(6) In this section--

"court" includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.