Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Before 1 July in
each year the sheriff, in accordance with this section, must cause to be
prepared for each jury district a list of names of persons in the district
called the jurors’ book.
(2) The jurors’
book for a jury district must be compiled from the jury list prepared for the
district under section 14.
(3) If subsection
(4)(d) or section 26(3)(d) or 32D(1AA)(d) or 34G(2)(d) applies to a person,
the name of the person must be included in the jurors’ book for the jury
district in which the person does reside.
(4) In preparing the
jurors’ book for a jury district, the sheriff must omit the name of any
person whom the sheriff is satisfied —
(a) is
not eligible or not qualified to serve as a juror under section 5; or
(b) has
a certificate issued under section 34E; or
(c) is a
person who, under the Jury Exemption Act 1965 (Commonwealth), shall not be
summoned to serve as a juror in this State; or
(d) no
longer resides in the district; or
(e) has
no known address; or
(f) has
died.
(5) Each
person’s name in a jurors’ book shall be numbered in a regular
arithmetical series.
(6) The persons whose
names appear in the jurors’ book for a jury district are, subject to
this Act, the persons liable to serve on all juries empanelled for any trial
within the jury district.
(7) Subject to
subsection (8) and any adjustment made under section 34E(3)(b) or
34G(3)(a)(iii), a jurors’ book compiled in accordance with this Act for
a jury district on or before 1 July in a year shall be used —
(a) for
the selection of the names of persons to be on panels of jurors or in jury
pools, as the case requires, in the district from and including that 1 July
until a new jurors’ book is prepared for the district; and
(b)
notwithstanding any alteration in the boundaries of the jury district in that
period.
(8) The names of
jurors summoned before 1 July in any year for any trial to be held on and
after that 1 July shall be taken from the jurors’ book in use under this
Act at the date when those jurors were so summoned.
(9) The jury officer
for a district shall keep the jurors’ book for the district for use
whenever required.
[Section 16A inserted: No. 13 of 2011 s. 13.]