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Jury Act 1995
sec.8Assignment of responsibility for jury districts to other sheriffs and persons
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### sec.8 Assignment of responsibility for jury districts to other sheriffs and persons
Responsibility for carrying out the sheriff of Queensland’s functions under this Act for a particular jury district may be assigned under a regulation to—
a deputy sheriff; or
another officer or person specified under a regulation.
The deputy sheriffs are appointed under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 .
However, despite an assignment of responsibility under this section, the sheriff of Queensland—
remains responsible for keeping jury rolls and preparing lists of prospective jurors for all jury districts; and
may, by agreement with the person to whom responsibility for a particular jury district has been assigned, issue notices and summonses to prospective jurors for the jury district.
See sections 18 (Notice to prospective jurors) and 27 (Summons for jury service).
s 8 amd 2011 No. 45 s 150
(sec.8-ssec.1) Responsibility for carrying out the sheriff of Queensland’s functions under this Act for a particular jury district may be assigned under a regulation to— a deputy sheriff; or another officer or person specified under a regulation. The deputy sheriffs are appointed under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 .
(sec.8-ssec.2) However, despite an assignment of responsibility under this section, the sheriff of Queensland— remains responsible for keeping jury rolls and preparing lists of prospective jurors for all jury districts; and may, by agreement with the person to whom responsibility for a particular jury district has been assigned, issue notices and summonses to prospective jurors for the jury district. See sections 18 (Notice to prospective jurors) and 27 (Summons for jury service).
- (a) a deputy sheriff; or
- (b) another officer or person specified under a regulation. Editor’s note— The deputy sheriffs are appointed under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 .
- (a) remains responsible for keeping jury rolls and preparing lists of prospective jurors for all jury districts; and
- (b) may, by agreement with the person to whom responsibility for a particular jury district has been assigned, issue notices and summonses to prospective jurors for the jury district. Editor’s note— See sections 18 (Notice to prospective jurors) and 27 (Summons for jury service).