{"id":"tas:sr-2025-053","name":"Juries Regulations 2025","slug":"juries-regulations-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"53 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174390,"registerId":"tas-sr-2025-053-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These regulations may be cited as the [Juries Regulations 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2025-053) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 9 December 2025.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Juries Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-048) ;\n> \n> > ***relevant person*** means a person who attends for jury service in response to a summons or as a supplementary juror.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Travel allowances","content":"### 4 Travel allowances\n\n> > (1)  For [section 53](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-048#GS53@EN) of the Act, a relevant person is entitled to be paid, in addition to any remuneration the person is entitled to be paid under these regulations, a travel allowance for private vehicle use for the purposes of attendance for jury service at the same rate as the allowance prescribed by –\n> > \n> > > > (a) clause 3(d)(ii) and (iii) of Part IV of the Tasmanian State Service Award No. 1 of 2025; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) if the Tasmanian State Service Award is subsequently varied – the provisions of that award that substantially correspond to the provisions referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS4@Gs1@Hpa@EN) .\n> \n> > (2)  In this regulation –\n> > \n> > > ***Tasmanian State Service Award*** means the award of that name made or varied under the [Industrial Relations Act 1984](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1984-021) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Remuneration for unemployed persons","content":"### 5 Remuneration for unemployed persons\n\n> For [sections 53](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-048#GS53@EN) and [68(2)(a)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-048#GS68@Gs2@Hpa@EN) of the Act, a relevant person who is not employed is entitled to be paid the following remuneration –\n> \n> > > (a) if the person is not empanelled for a jury – $25 for each day or part of a day the person attends for jury service; or\n> > \n> > > (b) if the person is empanelled for a jury –\n> > > \n> > > > > (i) $25 for each part of a day, not exceeding half a day, the person attends for jury service; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (ii) for the first 3 days the person attends for jury service for longer than half a day – $40 for each day; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (iii) for each additional day the person attends for jury service for longer than half a day – $50 for each day.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Remuneration for employed persons","content":"### 6 Remuneration for employed persons\n\n> > (1)  For [sections 53](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-048#GS53@EN) and [68(2)(a)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-048#GS68@Gs2@Hpa@EN) of the Act, a relevant person who is an employee or is self-employed is entitled to be paid the remuneration specified in [subregulation (3)](#GS6@Gs3@EN) if the person satisfies the Sheriff that the person has suffered loss of salary, wages or income, or other monetary loss, as a result of the person’s attendance for jury service.\n> \n> > (2)  For the purposes of [subregulation (1)](#GS6@Gs1@EN) , the Sheriff may require the person to produce –\n> > \n> > > > (a) if the person is an employee – a certificate from the person’s employer certifying, or other evidence, that the person –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (i) has suffered loss of salary, wages or income; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (ii) would otherwise have been rostered for work on a day the person attended for jury service; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) if the person is self-employed – a statutory declaration verifying, or other evidence, that the person has suffered loss of income or other monetary loss.\n> \n> > (3)  Subject to [subregulation (4)](#GS6@Gs4@EN) , the remuneration payable if the Sheriff is satisfied of the matter referred to in [subregulation (1)](#GS6@Gs1@EN) is an amount equal to –\n> > \n> > > > (a) for an employee – the amount of the loss of salary, wages or income, for each day or part of a day the person attends for jury service; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) for a self-employed person – the amount of the loss of income, or other monetary loss, for each day or part of a day the person attends for jury service.\n> \n> > (4)  The remuneration payable must not exceed the amount calculated in accordance with the following formula:\n> > \n> > [![graphic image](/image/jurya208.gif)](/image/jurya208.gif)\n> > \n> > where –\n> > \n> > > ***R*** is the maximum remuneration payable for the financial year during which the person attends for jury service;\n> > \n> > > ***A*** is the last published average weekly earnings as at 1 January of the financial year immediately preceding the financial year during which the person attends for jury service;\n> > \n> > > ***B*** is the average weekly earnings for February in 2008.\n> \n> > (5)  In this regulation –\n> > \n> > > ***average weekly earnings*** means the seasonally adjusted average weekly total earnings for a full-time adult employee in Australia as published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from time to time.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"State Service employees and officers not entitled to additional remuneration","content":"### 7 State Service employees and officers not entitled to additional remuneration\n\n> [Regulation 6](#GS6@EN) does not apply to an employee or officer of the State Service, within the meaning of the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) , who is entitled to full pay under any of the following while the employee or officer attends for jury service:\n> \n> > > (a) that Act, or regulations made under that Act;\n> > \n> > > (b) an award or industrial agreement;\n> > \n> > > (c) the person’s instrument of appointment.\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 19 November 2025\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations do not change who must attend jury service under the Juries Act; they implement payment mechanics: setting travel allowances, daily rates, proof requirements, a capped remuneration formula, and an exclusion for State Service employees (regs 4–7). They operationalise existing Act provisions rather than expand or narrow the core duty to attend jury service."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to the Juries Act 2003 and the Tasmanian State Service Award create reliance on external texts (regs 3, 4)","Different payment streams and rates for unemployed, employed, empanelled and non‑empanelled jurors increase rule branches (regs 5–6)","Evidence and verification requirements grant administrative discretion to the Sheriff to accept certificates or statutory declarations (reg 6(1)–(2))","A numerical cap on payments tied to ABS average weekly earnings and a 2008 benchmark adds formulaic calculation and data‑dependency (reg 6(4))","An exclusion for State Service employees on full pay narrows applicability and requires cross‑checking with State Service entitlements (reg 7)","Commencement and administrative responsibility are straightforward but require operational changes by the Department of Justice (reg 2 and footer)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations prescribe how jurors in Tasmania are paid: travel allowances tied to the Tasmanian State Service Award, daily rates for unemployed jurors, and loss‑of‑income remuneration for employees and self‑employed jurors subject to proof and a capped formula linked to ABS average weekly earnings (regs 4–6). The Sheriff decides entitlement and may require employer certificates or statutory declarations to verify loss (reg 6(1)–(2)). State Service employees receiving full pay remain excluded from additional payments (reg 7)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose of setting remuneration and allowances for jurors. The scope covers exactly what would be expected for subordinate legislation under a Juries Act: payment rates for different categories of jurors, travel expenses, and exclusions for those already compensated by their employer. There is no scope creep into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section ('Act' and 'relevant person')","Nested sub-paragraphs in Regulation 5(b) creating tiered payment structure (3 levels deep)","Mathematical formula with variables in Regulation 6(4) requiring external statistical data (average weekly earnings)","Cross-references to external documents: Tasmanian State Service Award No. 1 of 2025, Australian Bureau of Statistics publications","Conditional logic requiring evidentiary proof (Regulation 6(2)) before payment entitlement arises","Exception clause in Regulation 7 excluding a specific class of persons from Regulation 6"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out how much money jurors in Tasmania get paid for their service, and what travel expenses they can claim.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone summoned for jury duty in Tasmania (called a \"relevant person\")\n- Unemployed people doing jury duty\n- Employed people (including self-employed) who lose income because of jury duty\n- Tasmanian State Service employees (who are excluded from certain payments)\n\n**What it does:**\n\n**Travel allowances (Regulation 4):**\n- Jurors can claim a travel allowance if they use their private vehicle to get to court\n- The rate matches what Tasmanian public servants get under the State Service Award\n\n**Payments for unemployed jurors (Regulation 5):**\n- $25 per day (or part day) if not selected for a jury\n- If selected for a jury:\n  - $25 for any part-day attendance (up to half a day)\n  - $40 per day for the first 3 full days\n  - $50 per day for every full day after that\n\n**Payments for employed jurors (Regulation 6):**\n- If you lose salary or income because of jury duty, you can claim that amount back\n- You must prove the loss to the Sheriff (with an employer certificate if employed, or a statutory declaration if self-employed)\n- There's a cap on payments: the maximum is calculated using a formula based on average weekly earnings statistics\n\n**State Service employees (Regulation 7):**\n- If you're a Tasmanian public servant who gets full pay while on jury duty, you can't claim the extra payments in Regulation 6"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content was provided to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent. Only administrative metadata was available — no substantive provisions, explanatory memoranda, or amendment history were included in the text."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive content of the regulations was not provided — only metadata and status information were available, making meaningful legal analysis impossible","Regulations of this type (jury administration) are typically procedural and practical rather than legally complex","Tasmanian subordinate legislation (regulations) generally follows a straightforward structure beneath a parent Act","No amendment history or cross-referencing complexity could be assessed from the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"The Juries Regulations 2025 (Tasmania) are subordinate rules made under the state’s jury law and apply statewide to the administration of jury service. \n\nThey matter to Tasmanian residents called for jury duty, courts, legal practitioners and employers because such regulations typically govern juror selection, excusal, expenses and day‑to‑day management. The provided document contained only administrative metadata; the substantive regulatory text was not available."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/juries-regulations-2025","history":"/api/acts/juries-regulations-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/juries-regulations-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/juries-regulations-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/juries-regulations-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/juries-regulations-2025/documents"}}