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Juries Regulation 2018
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made under the
Juries Act 1967
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Juries Regulation 2018, made under the Juries Act 1967 (including
any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force
on 27 March 2024. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting
this republished law to 27 March 2024.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into
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This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
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Penalties
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individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
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Contents
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1 Name of regulation 2
2 Notes 2
3 Disqualified people, exempt people and people who may claim
exemption—Act, s 11 2
Schedule 1 Jury service 3
Part 1.1 General 3
1.1 Meaning of standard—sch 1 3
Part 1.2 Disqualified people 4
Part 1.3 Exempt people 6
Part 1.4 People who may claim exemption 9
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 10
2 Abbreviation key 10
3 Legislation history 11
4 Amendment history 12
5 Earlier republications 13
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Section 1
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1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Juries Regulation 2018.
2 Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this
regulation.
Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
3 Disqualified people, exempt people and people who may
claim exemption—Act, s 11
(1) A person mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.2, column 2 is disqualified
for the period mentioned in column 3.
(2) A person mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.3, column 2 is exempt for
the period mentioned in column 3.
(3) A person mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.4 may claim an exemption.
Jury service Schedule 1
General Part 1.1
Section 1.1
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Schedule 1 Jury service
(see s 3)
Part 1.1 General
1.1 Meaning of standard—sch 1
In this schedule:
standard means the period during which a person is employed in the
occupation or affected by the circumstance mentioned in schedule 1,
part 1.3, column 2.
Note 1 Doctor, enrolled nurse, nurse, nurse practitioner and public trustee and
guardian are defined in the Legislation Act, dictionary, pt 1.
Note 2 Nurse includes a midwife (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).
Schedule 1 Jury service
Part 1.2 Disqualified people
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Part 1.2 Disqualified people
Table 1.2
column 1
item
column 2
disqualified people
column 3
disqualification
period
1 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT, of an offence punishable by life imprisonment
life
2 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT, of a terrorist offence
life
3 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT, of an offence—
(a) involving—
(i) actual or threatened violence; or
(ii) endangering life; and
(b) punishable by imprisonment for 15 years or more
Examples
murder, manslaughter, grievous bodily harm
life
4 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT, of a sexual offence punishable by imprisonment for
10 years or more
life
5 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT, of unlawfully possessing or making explosives
life
Jury service Schedule 1
Disqualified people Part 1.2
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column 1
item
column 2
disqualified people
column 3
disqualification
period
6 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT of an offence and given a prison sentence, other than
a prison sentence for failing to pay a fine, when 18 years
or older
(a) if sentence less
than 3 months—
5 years after the
sentence or
post-prison good
behaviour order
or parole ends;
or
(b) if sentence
3 months or
more—10 years
after the
sentence or
post-prison good
behaviour order
or parole ends
7 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT of an offence and given a detention order, other than
a detention order for failing to pay a fine, when under
18 years
3 years after the
detention period
ends
8 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT of an offence and given a good behaviour order,
whether or not there is a community service order attached
3 years after the
good behaviour
order ends
9 a person who has been convicted, within or outside the
ACT of an offence punishable by imprisonment, who is
awaiting sentencing or the outcome of an appeal
period until sentence
imposed or outcome
of appeal known
Schedule 1 Jury service
Part 1.3 Exempt people
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Part 1.3 Exempt people
Table 1.3
column 1
item
column 2
exempt people
column 3
exemption period
1 a person exempt from serving as a juror under—
• the Jury Exemption Act 1965 (Cwlth), section 4 or
regulations under that section; or
• the Navigation Act 2012 (Cwlth), section 89
standard
2 a magistrate or coroner 2 years after the
appointment as
magistrate or
coroner ends
3 an employee of the government of a foreign country or of an
international organisation
standard
4 the official secretary to the Governor-General standard
5 an Australian legal practitioner under the Legal Profession
Act 2006, or an employee of an Australian legal practitioner
standard
6 a practising doctor standard
7 a police officer 5 years after the
employment as
police officer ends
8 a person engaged in full-time or part-time duties as a
member of an emergency service (not including on a casual
or volunteer basis)
standard
9 a person living in the Jervis Bay Territory standard
10 a judge 2 years after the
appointment as
judge ends
11 a member of the Legislative Assembly or a member of staff
of a member of the Legislative Assembly who is an adviser
or private secretary
standard
12 a director-general standard
Jury service Schedule 1
Exempt people Part 1.3
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column 1
item
column 2
exempt people
column 3
exemption period
13 a public servant in the staff of the following:
(a) the Supreme Court;
(b) the Magistrates Court
2 years after the
employment ends
14 a public servant providing legal professional services in the
staff of the Justice and Community Safety Directorate
standard
15 a public servant providing legal professional services in the
staff of the following:
(a) the Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.);
(b) the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
2 years after the
employment ends
16 a person holding any of the following positions in the
Legislative Assembly:
(a) clerk;
(b) deputy clerk;
(c) clerk assistant;
(d) sergeant-at-arms;
(e) editor of debates;
(f) secretary to a committee of the Assembly
standard
17 an employee at any of the following places:
(a) a place declared to be a detention place under the
Children and Young People Act 2008, section 142;
(b) a place approved as a place of care under the
Children and Young People Act 2008, section 525;
(c) a place declared to be an intensive therapy place
under the Children and Young People Act 2008,
section 589
2 years after the
employment ends
18 the emergency services commissioner and a chief officer, or
deputy chief officer, of an emergency service
standard
19 an employee of ACT Corrective Services 2 years after the
employment ends
Schedule 1 Jury service
Part 1.3 Exempt people
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column 1
item
column 2
exempt people
column 3
exemption period
20 a person appointed as any of the following:
(a) a royal commission under the Royal Commissions
Act 1991, section 5;
(b) a board of inquiry under the Inquiries Act 1991,
section 5;
(c) a member of the judicial council established under
the Judicial Commissions Act 1994, section 5A;
(d) a member of a judicial commission under the
Judicial Commissions Act 1994, section 6
standard
21 a public servant during the period the public servant is made
available to a royal commission, board of inquiry or judicial
commission
standard
22 a commissioner under the Human Rights Commission
Act 2005 or the public trustee and guardian under the Public
Trustee and Guardian Act 1985
2 years after the
appointment ends
23 a person for whom a guardian has been appointed under the
Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991
standard
Jury service Schedule 1
People who may claim exemption Part 1.4
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Part 1.4 People who may claim exemption
Table 1.4
column 1
item
column 2
people who may claim exemption
1 a minister of religion
2 a practising member of a religious society or order the beliefs or principles of
which are incompatible with jury service
3 a professor, lecturer, school principal or teacher engaged in full-time or
part-time teaching of organised classes (not including on a casual or voluntary
basis) at a university, college or school
4 an editor of a newspaper
5 a practising nurse, practising enrolled nurse, practising nurse practitioner
6 a household officer or member of staff of the Governor-General
7 a person who is 70 years old or older
8 a person with disability within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 1991,
including a person who is totally or partially blind, or totally or partially deaf
9 a person who is subject to a mental health order under the Mental Health
Act 2015
10 a person who is unable to read and speak the English language
11 a person who lives with, and is caring full-time for, a person who is sick or
infirm or who is a person with disability within the meaning of the Disability
Services Act 1991
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Endnotes
Legislation history 3
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3 Legislation history
This regulation was made as part of the Courts and Other Justice Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (see A2018-9 s 89) and is taken to have been made under the
Juries Act 1967 A1967-47 (see s 53 (1) as ins by A2018-9 s 88).
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taken to have been notified LR 29 March 2018 (A1967-47 s 53 (3) (a)
as ins by A2018-9 s 88)
s 1 commenced 29 March 2018 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder taken to have commenced 26 April 2018 (A1967-47
s 53 (3) (b) as ins by A2018-9 s 88)
as amended by
Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2019
A2019-17 pt 8
notified LR 14 June 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 14 June 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 8 commenced 21 June 2019 (s 2)
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2023 A2023-37 sch 1 pt 1.9
notified LR 29 September 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.9 commenced 30 September 2023 (s 2)
Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment
Act 2023 A2023-45 sch 1 pt 1.7
notified LR 15 November 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 November 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.7 commenced 27 March 2024 (s 2 (2) (a))
Endnotes
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4 Amendment history
Exempt people
sch 1 pt 1.3 am A2019-17 s 21; A2023-37 amdt 1.15; A2023-45 amdt 1.31
People who may claim exemption
sch 1 pt 1.4 am A2019-17 s 22