NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
JURIES ACT 1962
As in force at 21 April 2023
northern territory of australia
As in force at 21 April 2023
JURIES act 1962
An Act relating to juries
This Act may be cited as the
This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Attorney-General by notice in the
(1) The Acts of the State of South Australia specified in Part I of Schedule 1 are, in their application in the Northern Territory, repealed to the extent expressed in the third column of that Part.
(2) The Ordinances specified in Part II of Schedule 1 are repealed.
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
capital offence means an offence the penalty for which under a law in force in the Territory is prescribed to be life imprisonment, with or without hard labour, and in respect of which the court imposing the sentence may not vary or mitigate the sentence and includes murder.Chief Justice means Chief Justice within the meaning of theSupreme Court Act 1979 .Judge means a Supreme Court Judge.jury list means the jury list for Darwin or the jury list for Alice Springs.jury precept means a precept issued under section 24.panel of jurors means a list of names prepared in pursuance of section 32(1).reserve juror , in respect of a criminal trial, means a person chosen and returned under section 37A(1) as a reserve juror in respect of that trial.roll means a roll within the meaning of theElectoral Act 2004 .talesman means a person appointed to serve as a juror under section 37(2A) or 39(2).the Court means the Supreme Court.the proper officer , in relation to the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty under this Act, means an officer of the Court appointed by a Judge as the proper officer for that purpose.the Sheriff means the Sheriff of the Northern Territory.
Where, under a law in force in the Northern Territory, an offence prosecuted in the Court is required to be tried with a jury, the jury shall consist of 12 jurors who shall be chosen and returned in accordance with this Act.
Civil proceedings for defamation must be tried by the Court without a jury.
(1A) This section does not apply in relation to civil proceedings for defamation.
(1) The trial of a civil issue or a question of fact in a civil issue shall be by the Court without a jury unless the Court orders otherwise in accordance with this section.
(2) A party to a civil issue may make application to the…