Jury Act 1977
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80 Review of majority verdict amendments
80 Review of majority verdict amendments
(1) The Minister is to review the operation of the amendments made to this Act by the Jury Amendment (Verdicts) Act 2006 to determine whether the policy objectives of those amendments remain valid and whether the terms of the amendments remain appropriate for securing those objectives.
(2) The review is to be undertaken as soon as possible after the period of 5 years from the commencement of the Jury Amendment (Verdicts) Act 2006.
(3) A report of the outcome of the review is to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 12 months after the end of the period of 5 years.
s 80: Ins 2006 No 19, Sch 1 [2].