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Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
23DQJury summonses
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23DQ Jury summonses
(1) The Sheriff must issue summonses to a sufficient number of persons on the jury list to allow the empanelment of the jury.
Note: It is an offence if a person served with a summons fails to attend for jury service in accordance with the summons, and the person has not been excused (see section 58AA).
(2) The persons to be summonsed are to be selected at random from the jury list. (3) A summons to a person must be in the form, and be served, as provided for in the Rules of Court. (4) The Sheriff may withdraw a summons issued under this section.