An Act to make miscellaneous amendments to the Criminal Appeal Act 1912, the Industrial Relations Act 1996, the Jury Act 1977, the Justices Act 1902, the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970, the Supreme Court Act 1970 and the Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898.
This Act is the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 1999.
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
The Acts specified in Schedules 1–8 are amended as set out in those Schedules.
(Section 3)
Insert after section 5F (6):
A person may not appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal under this section against an interlocutory judgment or order if the person has instituted an appeal against the interlocutory judgment or order to the Supreme Court under Part 5 of the Justices Act 1902.
(Section 3)
Omit section 19 (1). Insert instead:
The Commission is required to review each award before September 2001 and subsequently at least once in every 3 years.
(Section 3)
Omit section 13 (1) (c) and (d). Insert instead:
containing a questionnaire that is required to be completed by the person if:
(i) the person is disqualified or ineligible or claims exemption, or
(ii) the particulars of the person appearing on the questionnaire have changed, or
(iii) the person is otherwise required by the sheriff in the notice to complete the questionnaire, and
requiring the person, if required to complete the questionnaire, to complete it and return it to the sheriff, within the time specified in the notice.
Insert after section 18:
The sheriff may, at any time before a person on a jury roll or supplementary jury roll is required by summons to attend for jury service, excuse the person from attending for jury service if the person shows good cause to be excused from attending for jury service because of any matter of special importance or any matter of special urgency.
A person may be excused under this section for the whole or any part of the period during which the person may be summoned to attend for jury service because of the person being included on a jury roll.
A person does not have good cause to be excused under this section on the ground that the person is entitled as of right to be exempted from serving as a juror if the person was entitled, but without reasonable excuse failed, to claim an exemption under section 13.
The sheriff may require a person to verify a request to be excused under…