South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current RegulationsSummons to Juror
I write to summon you to render jury service for the Court sitting month of [
insert month ].
You must attend at [ insert location ] on [ insert date ] at [ insert time ].
Your initial attendance will include a general orientation and allow you to
ask any questions you may have about jury service. Further attendances for
jury service will be required at such times as I or a judge may direct in
accordance with the requirements of the Court.
While this summons obliges you to provide jury service for the Court sitting
month of [ insert month ], if you are selected to form part of the jury to sit
on a trial that proceeds past the end of that month, you will be required to
attend as a juror until discharged by the Court or the completion of that
trial.
Your attendance for jury service is required by section 78 of the
Juries Act 1927 . Unless you have been officially excused from attending
for jury service, you will be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of up
to $1 250 if you do not attend in response to this summons.
The right of an accused to a fair trial, before a jury, is an important part
of our criminal justice system. Jurors make a valuable contribution to the
maintenance of this system.
If you live 150 kilometres or more from the courthouse, you may apply to
be excused from serving.