3Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

circuit town means a place, other than Melbourne, at which sittings of the Supreme Court or County Court are held;

civil trial means trial of an issue or assessment of damages before a court sitting in the exercise of a jurisdiction other than a criminal jurisdiction;

court means the Supreme Court or County Court;

S. 3(1) def. of criminal trial amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 73.1).

criminal trial means trial on indictment for an indictable offence or the trial of an issue by a court sitting in the exercise of a criminal jurisdiction and includes an investigation and a special hearing under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997;

Deputy Juries Commissioner means a Deputy Juries Commissioner employed under section 60(b) or a person referred to in section 61;

S. 3(1) def. of Electoral Commis-sioner repealed by No. 23/2002 s. 195(1)(a).

S. 3(1) def. of identifying number inserted by No. 38/2017 s. 3.

identifying number, of a member of a panel, means the number contained in the document prepared under section 29(3) in respect of the member;

Juries Commissioner means the Juries Commissioner employed under section 60(a);

jury list means a list prepared under section 25;

jury roll means the roll prepared under section 19 for a jury district;

jury service period means the period for which the jury roll is prepared;

S. 3(1) def. of legal practitioner inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 54.1), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 53.1).

legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner;

panel means a group of persons attending for jury service that is selected or allocated in accordance with section 30 and from which a jury may be struck;

S. 3(1) def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 91.1).

police officer has the same meaning as in the ;