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Juries Act 1957
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Division 2 — Excusing people
34C. Term used: summoned 41
34D. Division does not affect rights to challenge for cause 41
34E. Certificates permanently excusing people 41
34F. Summoned people may apply to be excused 42
34G. General powers to excuse summoned people 42
34H. Deferring jury duty for summoned people or excusing them for good reason 44
34I. People who are not indifferent, excusing 47
34J. People who have done jury duty in previous 5 years, excusing 48
Part VI — Proceedings relating to criminal trials
35. Summoning officer to return precept and panel, and cards 49
36. Mode of empanelling jury for a criminal trial 49
36A. Juror to be referred to by identification number 50
37. Proceeding with another criminal trial when jury has retired 51
39. Accused persons severing in their challenges 51
40. Incorporation of certain provisions of *Criminal Procedure Act 2004* 51
41. Jury’s entitlements when together 52
42. Limit of attendance of jurors 52
43. Informalities in summoning jurors not to be cause for challenge 52
43A. Protection of security of jurors 53
Part VII — Proceedings at civil trials
44. Payments for juries in civil trials 55
45. Challenge to the array 56
46. Discharge of juror 56
47. Jurors may be allowed heating and refreshment 56
48. Incapacity or non‑attendance of juror 56
49. Majority decision to be accepted after 3 hours 57
50. New trial on disagreement 57
Part VIII — View, tales
51. View by jury on a civil trial 58
52. Party in criminal trial may pray a tales 58
Part IX — Offences, fines, penalties
53. Neglect by officials to perform duties 60
54. Offences by sheriff and others 60
55. Offences by jurors and others 61
56. Prejudicial actions against employees who do jury service 61
Part IXA — Jury confidentiality
56A. Terms used 65
56B. Protected information not to be disclosed 66
56C. Protected information not to be solicited or obtained 67
56D. Protected information not to be published 68
56E. Lawful disclosure of protected information 69
57. Jurors not to be photographed 70
Part X — Miscellaneous
57A. Grand Juries not to be summoned 71
58. Application of English procedure where no special provision 71
58A. Public not to be present when certain procedures are being followed 71
58B. Jury service, payments for 71
59. Enforcement of fines 73
60. Operation of Coroners Act 73
61. Rules of court 73
62. Regulations 73