33IRegistrar to screen potential military jurors and reserve military jurors

33I Registrar to screen potential military jurors and reserve military jurors

(1) Before appointing a person as a military juror or a reserve military juror under subrule 35 (2), the Registrar must screen, or cause another person (the other person) to screen, each potential military juror and reserve military juror.

(2) In screening a person as a potential military juror or reserve military juror:

(a) the Registrar or other person may:

(i) contact the person to be screened; and

(ii) question that person; and

(b) the Registrar may:

(i) determine whether the person meets the eligibility requirements in the Act; and

(ii) determine whether the person is disqualified from serving on a military jury; and

(iii) determine whether the person is exempt from serving on a military jury; and

(iv) deal with any applications from the person to be excused from serving as a member of a military jury; and

(v) determine if the person is biased, likely to be biased, or likely to be thought on reasonable grounds to be biased.

(4) The screening process must be conducted in accordance with any procedures made by the Registrar for the purpose of this rule.

(5) The Registrar may make procedures for the purpose of these Rules, and must make any procedures available to the public.