Jury Act 1977 Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002 (2002-423) [GG No 106 of 28.6.2002, p 4744] (NSW)

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New South Wales

Jury Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2002

under the

Jury Act 1977

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

BOB DEBUS, M.P.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note

Section 72 of the Jury Act 1977 provides that a person who attends for jury service at a court or coronial inquest is entitled to be paid at the prescribed rate for that attendance.

The object of this Regulation is to increase the attendance fees, travelling general regulation-making power).

allowances and refreshment allowance paid to jurors.

The increases for attendance fees and refreshment allowance are in line with

movements in the Consumer Price Index. The increases for travelling allowances

are in line with travelling allowances payable in the public sector.

This Regulation also makes a minor amendment regarding notes in the text of the

Jury Regulation 1999 not forming part of that Regulation.

Published in Gazette No 106 of 28 June 2002, page 4744	Page 1
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Clause 1 Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002

Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Jury Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2002.

3 Amendment of Jury Regulation 1999

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

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Amendments Schedule 1

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]     Clause 3 Interpretation

Omit clause 3 (2). Insert instead:

(2)

The table of contents and notes in the text of this Regulation do

not form part of this Regulation.

[2]     Schedule 2

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 2 Scales of daily fees and allowances

payable in respect of jurors (Clause 7)

Scale A	Attendance fee	Fee per day
Day of attendance	$
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 37.70
(c)	if a person attends for more than 4 hours on

that day (whether or not the person is selected

for jury service) 75.60

2nd–5th	75.60
6th–10th	87.90
11th and subsequent days	102.60

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Schedule 1 Amendments

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

Note. See clause 7 (2) regarding the requirement

of submitting a completed statutory declaration if a

juror claims an attendance fee.

Scale B

Travelling allowance

On each day of attendance, for one journey each way between the place of residence of a person attending for jury service, as shown on the jury roll, and the court or inquest attended, the person is entitled to be paid at the rate of 25.5 cents per kilometre with:

(a)	a minimum payment of $3.60 each way (being a minimum payment for 14 kilometres each way), and
(b)	a maximum payment of $25.50 each way (being a maximum payment for 100 kilometres each way),

whether or not public transport is used.

Scale C

Refreshment allowance

If a juror in either a civil or criminal matter is released by the trial judge during a luncheon adjournment, the juror is entitled to be paid a refreshment allowance of $5.50.

BY AUTHORITY

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