Version No. 060
Juries Act 2000
No. 53 of 2000
Version incorporating amendments as at
10 February 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purpose
2Commencement
3Definitions
4Selection to be random
Part 2—Liability for jury service
5Persons qualified and liable for jury service
6Reasons for impeaching a verdict
7Deferral of jury service
8Juries Commissioner may excuse for good reason
9Juries Commissioner may permanently excuse person
10Appeal against decision of Juries Commissioner
11Court may excuse person from jury service
12Court may determine that a person not perform jury service
13Persons may be exempted from jury service in certain circumstances
14Juries Commissioner to be notified if court exempts or excuses from, or orders person not to perform, jury service
15Person may waive exemption or excuse
16Court may enlarge jury list, pool or panel
17Reduction of jury list or pool
Part 3—Jury districts and jury rolls
18Jury districts
19Preparation of jury rolls by the Victorian Electoral Commission
Part 4—Pre-selection of persons for jury service
20Questionnaire
21Juries Commissioner to determine liability for jury service
Part 5—Summoning of jurors
22Civil and criminal juries
23Empanelment of additional jurors
24Fees for civil juries
25Preparation of jury list
26Chief Commissioner of Police to make enquiries
27Summons
28Attendance for jury service
Part 6—Jury trials
29Jury pools
30Selection of panels
30APanel members to be identified by number
31Calling of panel
32Information for panel
33Procedure for selecting jury in civil trials
34Challenges for cause in civil trials
35Peremptory challenges in civil trials
36Procedure for selecting jury in criminal trials
37Challenges for cause in criminal trials
37ATrial judge may direct manner of requirement to stand aside or peremptory challenges
38Crown right to stand aside jurors in criminal trials
39Peremptory challenges in criminal trials
39ATrial judge may direct potential juror to move
40Determination of challenges for cause
41Supplementary jurors
41APersons not required to be physically present together
42Swearing of jury
43Judge may discharge juror
44Continuation of trial with reduced jury
45Court may order view in civil trials
46Failure to reach unanimous verdict in criminal trials
47Failure to reach unanimous verdict in civil trials
48Ballot where additional jurors on jury
49Oath or affirmation for jurykeeper
50Court may allow jury to separate after retiring to consider verdict
Part 7—Remuneration and allowances for jury service
51Remuneration and allowances for jury service
52Employer to make up pay
53Employee must notify employer of date etc. of jury service
Part 8—Compensation of jurors
54Definitions
55Compensation for injury during jury service
56Compensation otherwise payable
57Jurisdiction
58Authority to represent Crown
59Payments
Part 9—Juries Commissioner
60Juries Commissioner
61Certain employees to be deputies
62Power to administer oaths and affirmations
63Functions and powers of deputies
64Directions
Part 10—Offences and enforcement
Division 1—Offences
65Secrecy
66Offences by officials
67Questionnaire
68Obligation to answer questions or produce document
69Failure to inform Juries Commissioner of disqualification or ineligibility
70Supply of false or misleading information
71Failing to attend for jury service
72Failure to attend as supplementary juror
73Refusal to be sworn or to make affirmation
74Impersonation of person for the purpose of jury service
75Extra payment for jury service