Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person who is or has been any of the following is bound by this section—
(a) the Juries Commissioner or a Deputy Juries Commissioner;
S. 65(1)(b) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 91.2).
(b) the Chief Commissioner of Police, any other police officer or any other person performing a function under section 26(2);
(c) the Director of Public Prosecutions or a member of staff of the Office of Public Prosecutions or a legal practitioner prosecuting on behalf of the Crown;
(d) any other person performing a function or exercising a power under this Act;
(e) any person, other than a person referred to in subsection (4), gaining access to information enabling the identification of persons on any jury roll, list, pool, panel or jury under this Act.
(2) A person bound by this section must not, either directly or indirectly, make a record of, or disclose or communicate to any person any information enabling the identification of persons on any jury roll, list, pool, panel or jury under this Act except—
(a) as provided by or under this Act; or
(b) in connection with the performance of functions or exercise of powers under this Act; or
(c) as otherwise provided by law.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) prevents a person who is or has been a juror from producing a document or divulging information that enables the identification of persons on any jury roll, list, pool, panel or jury under this Act to—
(a) a judge or court; or
S. 65(3)(ab) inserted by No. 38/2008 s. 6(1)(a).
(ab) the Juries Commissioner; or
(b) a board or commission appointed by the Governor in Council; or
(c) the Attorney-General; or
(d) the Director of Public Prosecutions for Victoria or the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Commonwealth; or
S. 65(3)(e) amended by Nos 38/2008 s. 6(1)(b), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 91.2).
(e) a police officer in connection with the investigation of an offence at the request of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Victoria, the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Commonwealth or the Juries Commissioner.
(4) Nothing in subsection (2) prevents a person who has been a juror from disclosing information enabling the identification of persons on any jury roll, list, pool, panel or jury under this Act to a registered medical practitioner or a registered psychologist in the course of treatment in relation to issues arising out of the person's service as a juror.
(5) A registered medical practitioner or a registered psychologist to whom information referred to in subsection (4) has been disclosed must not disclose or communicate that information to any other person.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
(6) In this section—
"court" includes the Magistrates' Court;
"produce" includes permit access to.