39Information for jury

### 39 Information for jury > > (1)  The court is to inform the jury, or cause the jury to be informed, of the following: > > > > > > (a) the type of action or charge involved in the trial; > > > > > > > (b) the name of the accused in a criminal trial or the names of the parties in a civil trial; > > > > > > > (c) the names of the principal witnesses expected to be called in the trial; > > > > > > > (d) the estimated length of the trial; > > > > > > > (e) any other information that the court considers relevant. > > > (2)  The court is to call on the jurors to seek to be excused from jury service for the trial. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 39 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 13 of 2012, s. 35, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS35@EN) The court may excuse a juror from jury service for the trial if – > > > > > > (a) the court suspects on reasonable grounds that the juror may not be able to consider the case impartially; or > > > > > > > (b) the court is satisfied that the person is unable to perform jury service for any other reason. > > > (4)  If the court excuses a juror from jury service for the trial, the court may direct that another person be selected and sworn in for that trial. > > > (5)  Unless the court otherwise orders, a juror excused from jury service under [subsection (3)](#GS39@Gs3@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) is to return to the panel; and > > > > > > > (b) may be selected on a jury for another trial.