68ASoliciting information from or harassing jurors or former jurors

#### 68A Soliciting information from or harassing jurors or former jurors 68A Soliciting information from or harassing jurors or former jurors > > (1) A person must not solicit information from, or harass, a juror or former juror for the purpose of obtaining information about— > > > > > (a) the deliberations of a jury, or > > > > > (b) how a juror, or the jury, formed any opinion or conclusion in relation to an issue arising in a trial or coronial inquest. > > > > Maximum penalty on indictment: imprisonment for 7 years. > > > (2) The deliberations of a jury include statements made, opinions expressed, arguments advanced or votes cast by members of the jury in the course of their deliberations. > > > (3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a person from soliciting information from a juror or former juror in accordance with an authority granted by the Attorney General for the conduct of a research project into matters relating to juries or jury service. > > > (4) Subsection (1) does not prohibit any of the following bodies or persons from soliciting information from a juror or former juror for the purposes of an investigation or prosecution of a contempt of court or an offence relating to a juror or a jury— > > > > > (a) a court, > > > > > (b) the New South Wales Crime Commission, > > > > > (c) the Independent Commission Against Corruption, > > > > > (d) the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, > > > > > (e) the Australian Crime Commission, > > > > > (f) the Director of Public Prosecutions, > > > > > (g) the NSW Police Force, > > > > > (h) the Australian Federal Police. > > > (4A) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a juror from soliciting information from another member of the jury during a trial or coronial inquest. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > court includes any tribunal, authority or person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions. > > **s 68A:** Ins 1987 No 286, Sch 1 (20). Am 1997 No 15, Sch 1 \[17\] \[18\]; 2001 No 85, Sch 4 \[2\]; 2003 No 13, Sch 1.15 \[2\]; 2004 No 102, Sch 1 \[2\] \[3\]; 2011 No 62, Sch 3.17; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.28 \[2\].