Jury Amendment (Additional Jurors) Regulation 2020 (NSW)

New South Wales

Jury Amendment (Additional Jurors)

Regulation 2020

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.

MARK SPEAKMAN, MP

Attorney General, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Jury Regulation 2015 to prescribe a trial of criminal proceedings the duration of which is likely to be 4 or more weeks as a trial of proceedings in which the Supreme Court or the District Court may order that up to 3 additional jurors be selected for the jury.

This Regulation is made under the Jury Act 1977, including sections 19(2) and 76(1) (the general regulation-making power).

Jury Amendment (Additional Jurors) Regulation 2020 [NSW]

Jury Amendment (Additional Jurors) Regulation 2020

under the

Jury Act 1977

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Jury Amendment (Additional Jurors) Regulation 2020.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Jury Regulation 2015

Clause 4A

Insert after clause 4—

4A Additional jurors in criminal proceedings

For the purposes of section 19(2) of the Act, a trial of proceedings the duration of which is likely to be 4 or more weeks is prescribed.