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 of *Electoral Commis-sioner* repealed by No. 23/2002 s. 195(1)(a).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 **Victoria Police Act 2013**; ***pool*** means a group of persons attending for jury service that is constituted in accordance with section 29 and from which a panel may be constituted; ***pool supervisor*** means the Juries Commissioner, a Deputy Juries Commissioner or a person appointed under subsection (2); ***proper officer*** means the person authorised by a trial judge under section 30(4); ***prothonotary*** means the prothonotary of the Supreme Court; ***publish*** includes disseminate, broadcast and transmit; ***questionnaire*** means the questionnaire referred to in section 20; S. 3(1) def. of *registered medical practitioner* amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 31(a)), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 32). ***registered medical practitioner*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student); S. 3(1) def. of *registered psychologist* amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 31(b)), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 32). ***registered psychologist*** means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession (other than as a student); S. 3(1) def. of *Secretary to the Department of Health* inserted by No. 29/2010 s. 62(1). ***Secretary to the Department of Health*** means the Department Head (within the meaning of the **Public Administration Act 2004**) of the Department of Health; ***trial*** means civil trial or criminal trial; S. 3(1) def. of *Victorian Electoral Commission* inserted by No. 23/2002 s. 195(1)(b). ***Victorian Electoral Commission*** means the Victorian Electoral Commission established under section 6 of the **Electoral Act 2002**; ***view*** includes inspection. (2) At any time, the Juries Commissioner may appoint a person to be in charge of, or assist with, a pool.