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JURIES ACT 2003 - SECT 20

Jury list

(1)  The Sheriff is to prepare in each calendar year a list of persons selected from a jury roll by the Sheriff as being liable for jury service in a jury district.
(2)  The jury list is to include a number of persons the Sheriff considers adequate excluding –
(a) persons the Sheriff knows are disqualified from, or ineligible for, jury service; and
(b) persons who have served as jurors in the previous 3 years.
(3)  The jury list is to contain the name, address and date of birth of each person on the jury list.
(4)  The Sheriff may make any enquiries he or she considers necessary to determine if –
(a) a person included on a jury list is disqualified from, or ineligible for, jury service; or
(b) any information contained in a jury list is incorrect.
(4A)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (4) , the Sheriff, by notice, may require a person on a jury list to produce a document to determine if the person is qualified for jury service.
(4B)  A person, without reasonable excuse, must not fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (4A) .
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 30 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(5)  The Sheriff may amend a jury list to –
(a) correct an error; or
(b) remove from the jury list the name of a person who is disqualified from, or ineligible for, jury service.
(6)  A jury list has effect only during the calendar year following the year in which it was prepared.



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