(1)  The court is to authorise a person to select persons to be empanelled for a jury for a trial.

(2)  The authorised person is to select at random from a panel a sufficient number of persons to be empanelled for a jury for a trial.

(3)  Before the selection of persons to be empanelled for a jury for a trial, the court is to inform the person arraigned or parties in that trial that –

(a) the persons whose names are to be called may become jurors for the trial; and

(b) if the person arraigned or a party wants to challenge any of them, the person arraigned or party or the lawyer or other representative of the person arraigned or party must make the challenge as the potential juror comes to take his or her seat and before he or she takes it.

(4)  When the persons selected to be empanelled are present in the court, the authorised person is to call out their names or, if the court makes a direction under subsection (7) , their number, one after another in random order.

(5)  If 2 or more persons have the same name, the authorised person is to call out their occupations and, if 2 or more persons have the same name and occupation, their dates of birth.

(6)  The authorised person is to call out the names or numbers until the required number of persons are selected taking into account any challenge, stand aside or excuse under this Part.

(7)  If the court considers that for security reasons or for any other reason the name of any person selected should not be read out in open court, the court, before or after that person is present in the court, may direct that the person be identified by number only.

(8)  Persons who are selected under subsection (6)  –

(a) are thereby empanelled for a jury for a trial; and

(b) constitute the jury for that trial.

(9)  A person empanelled for a jury, without reasonable excuse, must not fail to attend as a juror until discharged by the court.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 60 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.