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Jury Act 1995
sec.15Lists of prospective jurors
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### sec.15 Lists of prospective jurors
The sheriff of Queensland must prepare lists of prospective jurors for each jury district.
The sheriff of Queensland may decide how often a list of prospective jurors is to be prepared for each jury district and the number of persons to be included in each list according to the sheriff’s estimate of the likely need for jurors in the jury district.
However—
the sheriff of Queensland must comply with requirements under the practice directions about how often fresh lists of prospective jurors are to be prepared for each jury district; and
subject to the practice directions, the sheriff of Queensland must comply with the request of another sheriff—
for the preparation of lists of prospective jurors for the jury district for which the other sheriff is responsible; and
about the number of prospective jurors to be included in each list.
(sec.15-ssec.1) The sheriff of Queensland must prepare lists of prospective jurors for each jury district.
(sec.15-ssec.2) The sheriff of Queensland may decide how often a list of prospective jurors is to be prepared for each jury district and the number of persons to be included in each list according to the sheriff’s estimate of the likely need for jurors in the jury district.
(sec.15-ssec.3) However— the sheriff of Queensland must comply with requirements under the practice directions about how often fresh lists of prospective jurors are to be prepared for each jury district; and subject to the practice directions, the sheriff of Queensland must comply with the request of another sheriff— for the preparation of lists of prospective jurors for the jury district for which the other sheriff is responsible; and about the number of prospective jurors to be included in each list.
- (a) the sheriff of Queensland must comply with requirements under the practice directions about how often fresh lists of prospective jurors are to be prepared for each jury district; and
- (b) subject to the practice directions, the sheriff of Queensland must comply with the request of another sheriff— (i) for the preparation of lists of prospective jurors for the jury district for which the other sheriff is responsible; and (ii) about the number of prospective jurors to be included in each list.
- (i) for the preparation of lists of prospective jurors for the jury district for which the other sheriff is responsible; and
- (ii) about the number of prospective jurors to be included in each list.
- (i) for the preparation of lists of prospective jurors for the jury district for which the other sheriff is responsible; and
- (ii) about the number of prospective jurors to be included in each list.