Juries Amendment Regulations 2020 (WA)

834 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 31 March 2020

JUSTICE

JU301

Juries Act 1957

Juries Amendment Regulations 2020

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

SL 2020/27

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Juries Amendment Regulations 2020.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

31 March 2020 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 835

3. Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Juries Regulations 2008.

4.            Regulation 4 amended

Delete regulation 4(2) and insert:

(2) If a person loses income as a result of a day or part-day

of jury service and the loss is greater than the fee
prescribed under subregulation (1), the summoning
officer may, on application by the person, pay a fee for

the day that equals the loss.

(3) The fee payable under subregulation (2) cannot exceed
$1 000 unless the summoning officer is satisfied
that —

(a)	the person's lost income is greater than S1 000; and
(b)	not paying a fee equal to the loss would cause undue hardship to the person.

(4) The application must —

(a)	be in a form approved by the summoning officer; and
(b)	include or be accompanied by the information required by the summoning officer; and
(c)	be made within 3 months after the last day of the period of jury service.

(5) Despite subregulation (4)(c), the summoning officer
may extend the period for making an application for a
further period not exceeding 1 year if satisfied that
exceptional circumstances exist.

5.            Schedule 3 amended

In Schedule 3 Form 3:

(a) delete "section 23H(4)" and insert:

section 32H(4)

(b) delete "Sheriffs" and insert:

Sheriff's

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.