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JURIES ACT 2000 - SECT 3

Definitions

    (1)     In this Act—

"circuit town" means a place, other than Melbourne, at which sittings of the Supreme Court or County Court are held;

"civil trial" means trial of an issue or assessment of damages before a court sitting in the exercise of a jurisdiction other than a criminal jurisdiction;

"court" means the Supreme Court or County Court;

S. 3(1) def. of criminal trial amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 73.1).

"criminal trial" means trial on indictment for an indictable offence or the trial of an issue by a court sitting in the exercise of a criminal jurisdiction and includes an investigation and a special hearing under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 ;

"Deputy Juries Commissioner" means a Deputy Juries Commissioner employed under section 60(b) or a person referred to in section 61 ;

S. 3(1) def. of Electoral Commis-sioner repealed by No. 23/2002 s. 195(1)(a).

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S. 3(1) def. of identifying number inserted by No. 38/2017 s. 3.

"identifying number", of a member of a panel, means the number contained in the document prepared under section 29(3) in respect of the member;

"Juries Commissioner" means the Juries Commissioner employed under section 60(a);

"jury list" means a list prepared under section 25;

"jury roll" means the roll prepared under section 19 for a jury district;

"jury service period" means the period for which the jury roll is prepared;

S. 3(1) def. of legal practitioner inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 54.1), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch.  2 item 53.1).

"legal practitioner" means an Australian legal practitioner;

"panel" means a group of persons attending for jury service that is selected or allocated in accordance with section 30 and from which a jury may be struck;

S. 3(1) def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 91.1).

"police officer" has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

"pool" means a group of persons attending for jury service that is constituted in accordance with section 29 and from which a panel may be constituted;

"pool supervisor" means the Juries Commissioner, a Deputy Juries Commissioner or a person appointed under subsection (2);

"proper officer" means the person authorised by a trial judge under section 30(4);

"prothonotary" means the prothonotary of the Supreme Court;

"publish" includes disseminate, broadcast and transmit;

"questionnaire" means the questionnaire referred to in section 20 ;

S. 3(1) def. of registered medical practitioner amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 31(a)), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 32).

"registered medical practitioner" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);

S. 3(1) def. of registered psychologist amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 31(b)), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 32).

"registered psychologist "means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession (other than as a student);



S. 3(1) def. of Secretary
to the Department
of Health inserted by No. 29/2010 s. 62(1).

"Secretary to the Department of Health" means the Department Head (within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 ) of the Department of Health;

"trial" means civil trial or criminal trial;

S. 3(1) def. of Victorian Electoral Commission inserted by No. 23/2002 s. 195(1)(b).

"Victorian Electoral Commission" means the Victorian Electoral Commission established under section 6 of the Electoral Act 2002 ;

"view" includes inspection.

    (2)     At any time, the Juries Commissioner may appoint a person to be in charge of, or assist with, a pool.



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