Jury Act 1912 (NSW)

Act No. 31, 1912.

An Act to consolidate the statutes relating

to Jurors.

[2Qth November, 1912.]

PART I.

Preliminary.

1 . This Act may be cited as the " Jury Act, 1912," and is divided into Parts, as follows:—

PART I.—Preliminary—ss. 1, 2.

PART

PART II.—Qualifications,

disqualifications,

and

exemptions—

ss. 3-7.

PART

III-Jurors'

districts—s.

8.

PART IV.—Jury lists—ss. 9-16.
PART V.—Jurors' books and special jurors' lists—ss. 17-21.
PART VI.—Lists for new Courts—ss. 22-26.
PART VII.—Trial by jury—ss. 27-31

PART VIII.—Jury precepts and summons—ss. 32-51.

PART IX.—Challenge—ss.	52-56.
PART X.—Striking and impanelling—ss.	57-63.

PART XL—Refreshment—s. 64.
PART XII.—Disagreement—ss. 65, 66.
PART XIII.—View by jurors—ss. 67-69.
PART XIV.—Fees—ss. 70-77.
PART XV.—Fines, penalties, &c.—ss. 78-86.

2 . (1) The Acts mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act are to the extent therein expressed hereby repealed.

(2) All proclamations, rules, orders, notices, summonses, precepts, lists, and jurors ' books made or issued under the authority of any enactment hereby repealed, and being in force at the time of the passing of this Act, shall be deemed to have been made or issued hereunder.

PART

II .

Qualifications, disqualifications, and exemptions.

3 . Except as hereinafter provided, every man above the age of twenty-one years, residing in New South Wales, who has within New South Wales in his own name or in trust for him—

(a)	a clear yearly income of at least thirty pounds by the year arising out of lands, houses, or other real estate; or partly out of real and partly out of personal estate; or
(b)	a clear real or personal estate of the value of at least three hundred pounds,

shall be qualified and liable to serve on juries for the trial of all issues, civil and criminal, and for the assessment of damages in all actions at

law, and to act as a juror in any district court.

4 .

4 . No man—

(a)	who is not a natural-born subject of the King, unless he has obtained letters of denization, or been naturalised, or has resided in New South Wales for at least seven years; or
(b)	who has been attainted of any treason or felony, or convicted of any crime that is infamous, unless he has obtained a pardon

thereof, or is within the benefit and protection of some Act

giving the force and effect of a pardon under the Great Seal for such crime; or
(c)	who has been twice convicted in any part of the British dominions of any treason, felony, or infamous crime,

shall be qualified to serve on any jury under this Act.

5 . The following persons shall be absolutely freed and exempted from being returned and from serving…