Jury Act 1977 Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1999 (1999-526) [GG No 111 of 24.9.1999, p 9099] (NSW)

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Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1999	New South Wales
under the
Jury Act 1977

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Jury Act 1977.

JEFFREY SHAW, Q.C., M.L.C.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note

Section 72 of the Jury Act 1977 provides that a person who attends court for jury service is entitled to be paid at the prescribed rate for that attendance. The object of this Regulation is to increase the attendance fees and refreshment allowance paid to jurors by approximately 2% and to provide that persons who attend for jury service for less than 4 hours but are not selected for jury service are only entitled to be paid a travelling allowance.

This Regulation is made under the Jury Act 1977, including sections 72 and 76 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 111 of 24 September 1999, page 9099	Page 1
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Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1999

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1999.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 October 1999.

3 Amendment of Jury Regulation 1999

The Jury Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]     Clause 7 Payment for jury service

Omit “juror” from clause 7 (1). inquest”.

[2]     Clause 7 (2)

Omit “juror’s”. Insert instead “person’s”.

[3]     Clause 7 (2)

Omit “juror” wherever occurring. Insert instead “person”.

[4]     Clause 7 (2)

Omit “during the period of jury duty” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “at the time the person was in attendance for jury service,”.

[5]     Clause 7 (2)

Omit “on jury duty” from clause 7 (2) (a). Insert instead “attending for jury service”.

[6]     Schedule 2 Scales of daily fees and allowances payable in respect of persons attending for jury service

Omit items (a) and (b) from the matter relating to the 1st day of attendance
in Scale A.
Insert instead:

(a) if a person attends for less than 4 hours

on that day but is not selected for jury

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nil

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Schedule 1 Amendments

(b) if a person attends for less than 4 hours

on that day and is selected for jury

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.90
(c)	if a person attends for more than 4 hours on that day (whether or not the
person is selected for jury service) . . . . 69.90

[7]     Schedule 2, Scale A

Omit “68.50” where secondly occurring. Insert instead “69.90”.

[8]     Schedule 2, Scale A

Omit “79.70”. Insert instead “81.30”.

[9]     Schedule 2, Scale A

Omit “93.00”. Insert instead “94.90”.

[10]     Schedule 2, Scale A

Omit “If a juror is paid”.
Insert instead “If a person attending for jury service is paid”.

[11]     Schedule 2, Scale A

Omit “the juror’s full wage”. Insert instead “the person’s full wage”.

[12]     Schedule 2, Scale A

Omit “See clause 9 (2)”. Insert instead “See clause 7 (2)”.

[13]     Schedule 2, Scale A

Omit “a juror claims”. Insert instead “a person claims”.

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[14]     Schedule 2, Scale B

or inquest attended, the juror”.

Omit “a juror’s place of residence as shown on the jury roll and the court as shown on the jury roll, and the court or inquest attended, the person”.

[15]     Schedule 2, Scale C

Omit “$5.10”. Insert instead “$5.20”.

BY AUTHORITY

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