Jury Exemption Act 1932 (Cth)

 

JURY EXEMPTION.

 

No. 59 of 1932.

An Act to amend the Jury Exemption Act 1905–1922.

[Assented to 5th December, 1932.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Jury Exemption Act 1932.

(2.) The Jury Exemption Act 1905–1922, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Jury Exemption Act 1905–1932.

2. After section two of the Jury Exemption Act 1905–1922 the following section is added:—

Application of Act to Territories.

“3.—(1.) Notwithstanding anything contained in the last preceding section, an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth shall not be exempt from serving as a juror in any Territory forming

 

part of the Commonwealth, when summoned so to serve under the law of the Commonwealth or of such Territory, unless he is a person exempted under this section from so serving.

“(2.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-section, the Governor-General may make regulations exempting from serving as jurors such persons or persons holding such offices or classes of offices as are specified in the regulations.”.