Jury Act 1977 Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000 (2000-292) [GG No 81 of 30.6.2000, p 5403] (NSW)

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Jury Amendment (Fees) New South Wales

Regulation 2000

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 general regulation-making power).

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
allowances paid to jurors by approximately 2.8%.

Published in Gazette No 81 of 30 June 2000, page 5403	Page 1
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Clause 1	Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000

Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2000.

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]     Schedule 2 Scales of daily fees and allowances payable in respect of jurors

Omit the matter relating to Scale A Attendance fee.
Insert instead:

Scale A Attendance fee

Day of attendance	Fee per day ($)
1st:
(a)	if a person attends for less than 4 hours on that day
but is not selected for jury service . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nil
(b)	if a person attends for less than 4 hours on that day
and is selected for jury service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.90
(c)	if a person attends for more than 4 hours on that day (whether or not the person is selected for jury
service)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71.90

2nd–5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.90

6th–10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.60

11th and subsequent days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	97.60
If a person attending for jury service is paid his or her full wage or salary on a day of attendance by his or her employer (not being an amount that is the difference between the person’s full wage or salary and the attendance fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	Nil
(See clause 7 (2) regarding the requirement of submitting a completed statutory declaration if a juror claims an attendance fee.)

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Schedule 1 Amendments

[2]     Schedule 2

Omit “$5.20” from the matter relating to Scale C Refreshment allowance.
Insert instead “$5.30”.

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