Juries Act 2003 (TAS)

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Juries Act 2003

An Act to provide for the operation and administration of a system of trial by jury

[Royal Assent 17 September 2003]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Juries Act 2003 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3InterpretationIn this Act – Chief Electoral Officer means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under section 4 of the Electoral Act 1985 ; civil trial means a trial of an issue or an assessment of damages before the court sitting in the exercise of a jurisdiction other than its criminal jurisdiction; court means the Supreme Court; criminal trial means – (a) a trial on indictment for an indictable offence; and (b) a trial of an issue by the court sitting in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction; and (c) an investigation or a special hearing under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 ; deliberations includes discussions between 2 or more jurors during a trial of matters relevant to that trial; juror means a person who is a member of a jury; jury district means a jury district referred to in section 18 ; jury list means a jury list referred to in section 20 ; jury roll means a jury roll referred to in section 19 ; jury service means service as a juror in a trial; jury service period means the period for which a jury roll is prepared; majority verdict means a verdict on which 10 jurors agree; non-disqualifying offence means an offence that does not disqualify a person from jury service under Schedule 1 ; panel means a panel constituted under section 28(4) ; prohibited matter means any statement made, opinion expressed, argument advanced or vote cast in the course of the deliberations of a jury; publish includes disseminate, broadcast and transmit; questionnaire means a questionnaire referred to in section 21 ; registered medical practitioner means – (a) a registered medical practitioner as defined in the Medical Practitioners Registration Act 1996 ; or (b) a person registered as a medical practitioner under a corresponding enactment of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; registered psychologist means – (a) a registered psychologist as defined in the Psychologists Registration Act 2000 ; or (b) a person registered as a psychologist under a corresponding enactment of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; reserve juror means a person referred to in section 26 ; Sheriff means the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the court; State roll means the State roll as defined in the Electoral Act 1985 ; supplementary juror means a person referred to in section 37 ; trial means a civil trial or a criminal trial; view includes inspection. 4Random selectionThe selection of a person for any purpose of this…

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