Div 2Excusing people

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

38. Accused persons severing in their challenges 51

39. Incorporation of certain provisions of Criminal Procedure Act 2004 51

40. Jury’s entitlements when together 52

41. Limit of attendance of jurors 52

42. 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