23Enquiries relating to disqualification

23 Enquiries relating to disqualification

(1)  The Sheriff is to provide the Commissioner of Police with a copy of –

(a) each jury list; and

(b) a list of persons to be summoned under section 27 .

(2)  The Commissioner of Police is to –

(a) cause enquiries to be made as to whether a person named on the jury list or the list of persons to be summoned under section 27 has, or is alleged to have, committed an offence in Tasmania or elsewhere to determine whether the person is disqualified from jury service; and

(b) provide a report of the result of those enquiries to the Sheriff.

(3)  If an enquiry reveals that a person named on a jury list or the list of persons to be summoned under section 27 is disqualified, the Sheriff is to remove the person's name from the jury list or that list.