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TASMANIA
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JURIES AMENDMENT BILL 2007
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
5. Section 8 amended (Deferral of jury service)
6. Section 20 amended (Jury list)
7. Sections 21 and 22 repealed
8. Section 53 amended (Allowances and remuneration for jury
service)
9. Section 66 amended (Proof of service)
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JURIES AMENDMENT BILL 2007
(Brought in by the Minister for Justice and Workplace
Relations, the Honourable Steven Kons)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Juries Act 2003
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Juries Amendment
Act 2007.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Juries Act 2003* is referred to as
the Principal Act.
*No. 48 of 2003
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4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting the definition of "questionnaire".
5. Section 8 amended (Deferral of jury service)
Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting subsection (2) and
substituting the following subsection:
(2) The application is to be
made before the person by or for
whom it is made is selected to be
empanelled for a jury under
section 29.
(b) by omitting from subsection (3) "an" and
substituting "the";
(c) by omitting from subsection (3)(a) "a
person's" and substituting "the".
6. Section 20 amended (Jury list)
Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (4) the following
subsections:
(4A) Without limiting the generality of
subsection (4), the Sheriff, by notice,
may require a person on a jury list to
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produce a document to determine if the
person is qualified for jury service.
(4B) A person, without reasonable excuse,
must not fail to comply with a
requirement under subsection (4A).
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 30 penalty
units or imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 3 months.
7. Sections 21 and 22 repealed
Sections 21 and 22 of the Principal Act are
repealed.
8. Section 53 amended (Allowances and remuneration
for jury service)
Section 53 of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting subsection (2) and substituting the
following subsection:
(2) However, a person who attends for but is
excused from jury service is not entitled
to be paid any allowances or
remuneration if he or she -
(a) was aware of a circumstance that
may constitute a reason for being
excused under this Act; and
(b) did not apply to the Sheriff to be
excused at the first reasonable
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opportunity after becoming so
aware.
9. Section 66 amended (Proof of service)
Section 66 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1)
"questionnaire or a";
(b) by omitting from subsection (1)
"questionnaire or" second occurring;
(c) by omitting from subsection (1)
"questionnaire or" third occurring;
(d) by omitting from subsection (2)
"questionnaire or" first occurring;
(e) by omitting from subsection (2)(a)
"questionnaire or".
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