Juries Act 1957 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Juries Act 1957

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to juries, and for other purposes.

[Long title amended: No. 59 of 1984 s. 3.]

[Heading inserted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 43(3)(a).]

• (1)

  This Act may be cited as the Juries Act 1957.

• (2)

  This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by proclamation.

[Section 1 amended: No. 6 of 1981 s. 3; No. 59 of 1984 s. 4.]

[Heading deleted: No. 19 of 2010 s. 43(3)(b).]

[2. Deleted: No. 13 of 2011 s. 40.]

• (1)

  In this Act unless inconsistent with the subject matter or context — 

Assembly district means an Electoral district for the election of a member of the Legislative Assembly;

circuit court means a court held in a circuit town by virtue of the provisions of section 46 of the Supreme Court Act 1935;

civil trial means trial in the civil jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, a circuit court, or the District Court;

court town means any place where a sitting of the Supreme Court or a circuit court or of the District Court is appointed to be held;

criminal trial means a trial of issues required by the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 to be tried by a jury, but does not include a trial in a Children’s Court or in summary proceedings;

District Court means The District Court of Western Australia established under the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969;

Electoral Commissioner means the Electoral Commissioner appointed under the Electoral Act 1907;

general jury precept means a precept issued under section 20;

identification number of a person means the identification number allocated to the person under section 26(6), 32D(1a) or 52(2);

judge— 

• (a)

  in relation to the Supreme Court, means judge, acting judge or auxiliary judge of that court and includes a commissioner appointed under section 49 of the Supreme Court Act 1935; and

• (b)

  in relation to a circuit court, means judge, acting judge or auxiliary judge of that court and includes a commissioner appointed under section 49 of the Supreme Court Act 1935; and

• (c)

  in relation to the District Court, means judge, acting judge or auxiliary judge of that court and includes a commissioner appointed under section 24 of the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969;

jury assembly room means a place specified in the summons for the assembly of jurors summoned to attend at a jury pool;

jury district means a part of the State proclaimed under this Act to be a jury district;

jury officer means jury officer ascertained in accordance with section 13;

jury pool means a pool of jurors from which juries may be selected for trials to which the pool relates;

jury pool supervisor means a person, appointed by the jury…