{"id":"juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017","name":"Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2017","slug":"juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":235668,"registerId":"sa-juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2017","content":"South Australia\nJuries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2017\nunder the Juries Act 1927\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tRemuneration of jurors (section 70 of Act)\nSchedule 1—Scale of remuneration\nSchedule 2—Revocation of Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2002\n1\tRevocation of Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2002\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2017.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tIn these regulations—\nAct means the Juries Act 1927;\nCPI means the Consumer Price Index (All Groups) for the City of Adelaide published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics;\ndaily rate means the remuneration payable to a juror in accordance with clause 1 or 2 of Schedule 1 (as the case may be);\nlong trial—see regulation 4(2).\n\t(2)\tIn these regulations, if a monetary amount is followed by the word (indexed), the amount is to be adjusted on 1 July of each year by multiplying the stated amount by whichever is the greater of the following amounts:\n\t(a)\t1;\n\t(b)\ta proportion obtained by dividing the CPI for the March quarter of the immediately preceding financial year by the CPI for the March quarter, 2017.\n4—Remuneration of jurors (section 70 of Act)\n\t(1)\tSubject to this regulation, a juror who attends court in compliance with a summons to render jury service is, under section 70(1)(a) of the Act, entitled to be remunerated in accordance with the scale set out in Schedule 1.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister may, on the advice of the court, by notice in the Gazette, declare a criminal trial to be a long trial for the purposes of these regulations.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister may make a declaration under subregulation (2) before or after the jury is empanelled for the trial.\n\t(4)\tA juror who is empanelled for a long trial is entitled to be paid the applicable daily rate in respect of each sitting day of the trial (whether or not the juror is required to attend the court each sitting day) from the day on which the jury is empanelled until—\n\t(a)\tif the juror is excused from further attendance during the trial—the juror is excused; or\n\t(b)\tif the juror dies during the trial—the juror's death; or\n\t(c)\tin any other case—the jury is dismissed.\n\t(5)\tThe daily rate to be paid on any day to a juror must not—\n\t(a)\tin the case of a long trial—exceed the maximum daily rate prescribed by clause 2(b)(ii) of Schedule 1; and\n\t(b)\tin any other case—exceed the maximum daily rate prescribed by clause 1(b) of Schedule 1.\n\t(6)\tIf travelling expenses are to be paid to a juror under clause 3 of Schedule 1—\n\t(a)\tthe minimum amount to be paid to the juror for each day's attendance at court is 12 times the amount fixed for each kilometre; and\n\t(b)\tthe amount is in addition to any other amount payable to the juror under these regulations.\nSchedule 1—Scale of remuneration\n\n1\nFor each day's attendance at court by a juror (other than a juror empanelled for a long trial) in compliance with the summons—\n\n\n\t(a)\tif the attendance did not cause the juror to suffer a monetary loss, or to necessarily incur expenditure, exceeding $20.00\n$20.00\n\n\t(b)\tif the sheriff is satisfied that the attendance caused the juror to suffer a monetary loss, or to necessarily incur expenditure, exceeding $20.00—a sum equal to the loss or expenditure but not exceeding\n$158.00 (indexed)\n2\nFor a juror empanelled for a long trial—\n\n\n\t(a)\tfor each day's attendance at court in compliance with the summons before being empanelled—as set out in clause 1(a) or (b) (as the case may be)\n\n\n\t(b)\tfor each sitting day of the long trial after being empanelled—\n\n\n\t(i)\tif attending court did not or would not cause the juror to suffer a monetary loss, or to necessarily incur expenditure, exceeding $20.00\n$20.00\n\n\t(ii)\tif the sheriff is satisfied that attending court did or would cause the juror to suffer a monetary loss, or to necessarily incur expenditure, exceeding $20.00—a sum equal to the loss or expenditure but not exceeding\n$284.00 (indexed)\n3\nFor each day of attending court, travelling expenses incurred travelling between the court and the juror's residence, for each kilometre travelled\nNote—\nIf travelling expenses are to be paid to a juror, the minimum amount to be paid to the juror for each day's attendance at court is 12 times the amount fixed for each kilometre (see regulation 4(6)(a)).\n$0.76 (indexed)\nSchedule 2—Revocation of Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2002\n1—Revocation of Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2002\nThe Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2002 are revoked.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2017\n256\nGazette 22.8.2017 p3673 \n22.8.2017: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment cannot be performed as the legislative text was not accessible. Based on the title alone, the instrument appears to be a narrow, technical regulation confined to setting juror payment rates — consistent with a typical remuneration regulation under a Juries Act. No evidence of scope expansion or contraction can be identified without the actual text."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — only a website error page was provided","Analysis is based solely on the title of the instrument, not its actual content","Regulations of this type are typically straightforward, setting numeric rates and simple eligibility rules","No cross-referencing of provisions, schedules, or complex definitions was possible"],"plain_english_summary":"The Juries (Remuneration for Jury Service) Regulations 2017 set out how jurors in South Australia are financially compensated for jury duty — who gets paid, when, and why it matters to jurors, employers and court administration. Note: the regulation text couldn’t be retrieved from the SA legislation site (page error), so consult www.legislation.sa.gov.au for the current version."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations revoke the 2002 remuneration rules (Schedule 2) and replace them with updated fixed rates, a CPI-based upward-only indexing mechanism (regulation 3(2)), explicit higher caps for declared long trials (regulation 4(4)-(5); Schedule 1), and specified travel reimbursement mechanics (Schedule 1 clause 3; regulation 4(6)). These changes alter payment levels, indexing method, and introduce explicit ministerial and sheriff roles in applying the scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Indexation rule: monetary amounts marked (indexed) are adjusted annually using CPI for Adelaide, but only upwards (regulation 3(2)).","Ministerial discretion to declare a criminal trial a 'long trial' (regulation 4(2)-(3)).","Different payment caps and rates for ordinary attendance vs. empanelled long-trial attendance (regulation 4(4)-(5); Schedule 1 clauses 1(b), 2(b)(ii)).","Sheriff certification required to pay a juror an amount equal to loss/expenditure above the $20 threshold (Schedule 1 clause 1(b) and 2(b)(ii)).","Travel reimbursement calculated per kilometre with a statutory minimum daily payment linked to that per-kilometre amount (Schedule 1 clause 3; regulation 4(6)).","Immediate commencement on making and revocation of the 2002 regulations (regulation 2; Schedule 2) — administrative transition considerations."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets how jurors in South Australia are paid: fixed daily payments, higher caps for “long trials”, per-kilometre travel reimbursement, and annual CPI indexing of monetary amounts. It entitles jurors to remuneration, tasks the sheriff with certifying claimed losses, and gives the Minister power to declare long trials. It matters because it fixes payment levels, the method of indexation, and administrative discretion that determines who receives higher rates."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of setting remuneration rates for jury service. The 2017 version updates the 2002 regulations with new dollar amounts and adds the CPI indexing mechanism to prevent future obsolescence, but does not expand beyond the core function of juror payment."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 substantive regulations plus 2 schedules","Simple conditional structure: basic rate vs loss-based rate","Single defined term with special indexing mechanism (CPI-based annual adjustment)","Cross-reference to parent Act (Juries Act 1927) limited to section 70","Two-tier system (standard vs long trial) with clear demarcation","Minimal exceptions: only the long trial declaration power and the travel expense minimum"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a South Australian law that sets out how much money jurors get paid for doing jury duty.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes a payment scale for people who serve on juries in South Australian courts\n- Sets different rates depending on whether someone is just attending for selection versus actually serving on a jury\n- Provides higher payments for \"long trials\" (complex criminal cases that run for extended periods)\n- Covers both daily attendance fees and travel expenses\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone summoned for jury service in South Australia\n- The Sheriff (who decides if someone has suffered financial loss from attending court)\n- The Minister (who can declare a trial to be a \"long trial\")\n\n**How payments work:**\n- **Basic attendance:** $20 per day if you don't lose money by attending, or up to $158 per day (adjusted for inflation) if the Sheriff agrees you suffered financial loss\n- **Long trials:** Up to $284 per day (adjusted for inflation) once empanelled, paid for every sitting day even if you don't attend each day\n- **Travel:** About 76 cents per kilometre (also inflation-adjusted), with a minimum travel payment that works out to roughly $9.12 per day\n\n**Why it matters:**\nJury service is a civic duty, but people shouldn't be left out of pocket for participating. These rules try to compensate jurors for lost wages and expenses, though the amounts are modest and don't fully replace most people's regular income. The \"indexed\" amounts mean payments automatically increase with inflation each July, so jurors don't need to wait for politicians to update the rates."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017","history":"/api/acts/juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/juries-remuneration-for-jury-service-regulations-2017/documents"}}