Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

JURIES ACT 1962

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   4.      Repeal and saving  
   5.      Definitions  

   PART II--TRIAL BY JURY

   6.      Juries in criminal cases  
   6A.     No juries in civil cases for defamation  
   7.      Juries in other civil cases  
   8.      Payment of jury fee in civil cases  

   PART III--QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS AND LIABILITY TO SERVE

   9.      Qualification of jurors and liability to serve  
   10.     Persons not qualified  
   11.     Exempt persons  
   12.     Jurors to serve within own jury district  
   13.     Impeachment of verdict of jury  
   14.     Liability of disqualified or exempted persons to attend as jurors  
   15.     Excusing of jurors by Judge or Associate Judge  
   17A.    Power to exempt from jury service on condition of subsequent service  
   18AB.   Power of Sheriff to exempt in certain cases  

   PART IV--JURY DISTRICTS

   19.     Jury districts  
   20.     Boundaries of jury districts  

   PART V--JURY LISTS

   21.     Jury lists  

   PART VI--JURY PRECEPTS AND SUMMONSES

   23.     Definition  
   24.     Jury precepts  
   25.     Terms of precept  
   26.     Provision for cases where Sheriff is interested  
   27.     Jurors to be chosen by random selection by computer  
   27A.    Sheriff's power to question  
   29.     Summons to jurors  
   30.     Service of summons  
   32.     Panel of jurors and return of persons not summoned  
   33.     Sheriff's return to precept  
   34.     Inspection of jury panels in civil cases  
   35.     Informalities, &c., not to invalidate verdict  
   36.     Correction of mistakes of name or description  

   PART VII--STRIKING AND EMPANELLING JURY

           Division 1--Criminal trials

   37.     Striking jury in criminal cases  
   37A.    Reserve jurors in criminal cases  
   38.     Different issues may be tried by same jury  

           Division 2--Civil trials

   39.     Striking jury in civil cases  
   40.     Different issues may be tried by same jury  
   41.     Reducing list where party does not appear  

   PART VIII--CHALLENGE

   42.     Right of challenge  
   43.     Standing jurors by limited  
   44.     Challenge in criminal cases  
   46.     Challenge in civil cases  
   47.     Informalities in summoning jurors  

   PART IX--DISAGREEMENT

   49.     Disagreement in civil cases  

   PART X--OFFENCES

   49A.    Confidentiality of jury deliberations  
   49B.    Anonymity of jurors  
   50.     Non-attendance of jurors  
   51.     Non-attendance of talesman  
   52.     Unlawful dismissal, &c.  
   54.     Limit of 3 days in civil cases  
   55.     Personation of jurors  
   56.     Excess of fees  

   PART XI--MISCELLANEOUS

   58.     Oath by jurors  
   59.     Oath of officer in charge of jury  
   60.     Payment of jurors  
   61.     View during trial  
   62.     Reduction of jury  
   63.     Food and refreshment  
   65.     Abolition of certain juries  
   68.     Regulations  

   PART XII--TRANSITIONAL MATTER FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2011

   69.     Savings – exemption under section 11  
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