Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If the sheriff is
satisfied that a person is permanently incapable of serving effectively as a
juror because of a physical disability or mental impairment, the sheriff may
issue a certificate to the person stating that the person is permanently
excused from serving as a juror.
(2) For the purposes
of subsection (1) the sheriff may require a person to provide information in a
statutory declaration.
(3) On issuing a
certificate to a person under subsection (1), the sheriff must —
(a)
notify the Electoral Commissioner of that fact; and
(b)
cause the person’s name to be removed from the jurors’ book and
omitted from any future jurors’ book.
(4) If the Electoral
Commissioner is notified under subsection (3), he or she must ensure the name
of the person concerned is not on any jury list prepared under section 14.
(5) The sheriff, for
good reason, may cancel a certificate issued under subsection (1).
(6) If a
person’s certificate is cancelled under subsection (5), then, subject to
sections 14 and 16A, the person’s name may be included in a jury list or
juror’s book.
[Section 34E inserted: No. 13 of 2011 s. 34.]