JURIES ACT 2000

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purpose  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Definitions  
• 4 Selection to be random  

PART 2--LIABILITY FOR JURY SERVICE

• 5 Persons qualified and liable for jury service  
• 6 Reasons for impeaching a verdict  
• 7 Deferral of jury service  
• 8 Juries Commissioner may excuse for good reason  
• 9 Juries Commissioner may permanently excuse person  
• 10 Appeal against decision of Juries Commissioner  
• 11 Court may excuse person from jury service  
• 12 Court may determine that a person not perform jury service  
• 13 Persons may be exempted from jury service in certain circumstances  
• 14 Juries Commissioner to be notified if court exempts or excuses from, or orders person not to perform, jury service  
• 15 Person may waive exemption or excuse  
• 16 Court may enlarge jury list, pool or panel  
• 17 Reduction of jury list or pool  

PART 3--JURY DISTRICTS AND JURY ROLLS

• 18 Jury districts  
• 19 Preparation of jury rolls by the Victorian Electoral Commission  

PART 4--PRE-SELECTION OF PERSONS FOR JURY SERVICE

• 20 Questionnaire  
• 21 Juries Commissioner to determine liability for jury service  

PART 5--SUMMONING OF JURORS

• 22 Civil and criminal juries  
• 23 Empanelment of additional jurors  
• 24 Fees for civil juries  
• 25 Preparation of jury list  
• 26 Chief Commissioner of Police to make enquiries  
• 27 Summons  
• 28 Attendance for jury service  

PART 6--JURY TRIALS

• 29 Jury pools  
• 30 Selection of panels  
• 30A Panel members to be identified by number  
• 31 Calling of panel  
• 32 Information for panel  
• 33 Procedure for selecting jury in civil trials  
• 34 Challenges for cause in civil trials  
• 35 Peremptory challenges in civil trials  
• 36 Procedure for selecting jury in criminal trials  
• 37 Challenges for cause in criminal trials  
• 38 Crown right to stand aside jurors in criminal trials  
• 39 Peremptory challenges in criminal trials  
• 40 Determination of challenges for cause  
• 41 Supplementary jurors  
• 42 Swearing of jury  
• 43 Judge may discharge juror  
• 44 Continuation of trial with reduced jury  
• 45 Court may order view in civil trials  
• 46 Failure to reach unanimous verdict in criminal trials  
• 47 Failure to reach unanimous verdict in civil trials  
• 48 Ballot where additional jurors on jury  
• 49 Oath or affirmation for jurykeeper  
• 50 Court may allow jury to separate after retiring to consider verdict  

PART 7--REMUNERATION AND ALLOWANCES FOR JURY SERVICE

• 51 Remuneration and allowances for jury service  
• 52 Employer to make up pay  
• 53 Employee must notify employer of date etc. of jury service  

PART 8--COMPENSATION OF JURORS

• 54 Definition  
• 55 Compensation for injury during jury service  
• 56 Compensation otherwise payable  
• 57 Jurisdiction  
• 58 Authority to represent Crown  
• 59 Payments  

PART 9--JURIES COMMISSIONER

• 60 Juries Commissioner  
• 61 Certain employees to be deputies  
• 62 Power to administer oaths and affirmations  
• 63 Functions and powers of deputies  
• 64 Directions  

PART 10--OFFENCES AND ENFORCEMENT

Division 1--Offences

• 65 Secrecy  
• 66 Offences by officials  
• 67 Questionnaire  
• 68 Obligation to answer questions or produce document  
• 69 Failure to inform Juries Commissioner of disqualification or ineligibility  
• 70 Supply of false or misleading information  
• 71 Failing to attend for jury service  
• 72 Failure to attend as supplementary juror  
• 73 Refusal to be sworn or to make affirmation  
• 74 Impersonation of person for the purpose of jury service  
• 75 Extra payment for jury service  
• 76 Employment not to be terminated or prejudiced because of jury service  
• 77 Restriction on publishing names of jurors etc.  
• 78 Confidentiality of jury's deliberations  
• 78A Panel member or juror must not make enquiries about trial matters  
• 78B Examination of juror etc. as to enquiries  
• 78C Self-incrimination not an excuse  
• 79 Offence by body corporate  

Division 2--Summary enforcement by court

• 80 Supply of false or misleading information  
• 81 Failing to attend, be sworn or give evidence and giving false answers  
• 82 Impersonation of jurors and extra payment for jury service  
• 83 Employers  

Division 3--General

• 84 Contempt of court  
• 85 Enforcement of fines  
• 86 Double jeopardy  

PART 11--GENERAL

• 87 Proof of service  
• 88 Rules of Court  
• 89 Common law offence of embracery not affected  
• 90 Regulations  

PART 13--CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• 92 Repeal of Juries Act 1967  
• 99 Saving and transitional provisions  
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