Jury Exemption Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1951. No. 164.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE JURY EXEMPTION ACT 1905-1950.*

I, THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Jury Exemption Act 1905-1950.

Dated this fourteenth day of December, 1951.

J. NORTHCOTT

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ATHOL TOWNLEY.

For and on behalf of the Attorney-General.

Amendments of the Jury Exemption Regulations. 

Exemption of certain officers from jury service.

1. Regulation 2 of the Jury Exemption Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“2. A person holding—

(a) an office in the First or the Second Division of the Public Service of the Commonwealth;

(b) an office in the Third Division of the Attorney-General’s Department other than an office in the Patent Office, the Trade Marks Office, the Designs Office, or the Copyright Office; or

(c) an office specified in the first column of the Schedule to these Regulations,

is exempt from serving as a juror in the Australian Capital Territory.”.

* Notified Commonwealth Gazette on 14th December, 1951.

  Statutory Rules 1932. No. 136, as amended by Statutory Rules 1937, No. 75; and 1942, No. 288.

6111.—Price 3d

2. The Jury Exemption Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following Schedule:—

Schedule.

“THE SCHEDULE.

Designation or description of office.	Department.
Second-Clerk Assistant...................................................................................	Senate
Usher of the Black Rod and Clerk of Committees	Senate
Clerk of the Records and Assistant Clerk of Committees	Senate
Second Clerk-Assistant...................................................................................	House of Representatives
Sergeant-at-Arms and Clerk of Committees...................................................................................	House of Representatives
Secretary, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works	Joint House
Manager, Refreshment Rooms...................................................................................	Joint House
Chief Engineer...................................................................................	Joint House
Principal Cook...................................................................................	Joint House
Head Doorkeeper...................................................................................	Joint House
Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister...................................................................................	Prime Minister’s
Official Secretary to the Prime Minister...................................................................................	Prime Minister’s
Secretary to the Federal Executive Council...................................................................................	Prime Minister’s
Assistant Secretary and Chief Inspector, Audit Office	Prime Minister’s
Chief Auditor, Audit Office...................................................................................	Prime Minister’s
Secretary, Superannuation Board...................................................................................	Treasury
Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Taxation Branch...................................................................................	Treasury
Chief Finance Officer...................................................................................	Treasury
Supervisor, Prices Branch, Bureau of Census and Statistics	Treasury
First Secretary...................................................................................	External Affairs
Officer-in-Charge, Canberra Secretariat...................................................................................	Defence
Controller of Prices...................................................................................	Trade and Customs
Postmaster...................................................................................	Postmaster-General’s
Senior Postal Clerk...................................................................................	Postmaster-General’s
Postal Clerk...................................................................................	Postmaster-General’s
Registrar of Motor Vehicles...................................................................................	Interior
Transport Officer...................................................................................	Interior
Custodian of Buildings...................................................................................	Interior
Superintendent, Parks and Gardens...................................................................................	Interior
Director, Australian War Memorial...................................................................................	Interior
Industrial Officer...................................................................................	Interior
Assistant Director of Works...................................................................................	Works and Housing
Principal Engineer...................................................................................	Works and Housing
Principal Architect...................................................................................	Works and Housing
Superintendent of Construction...................................................................................	Works and Housing
Senior Electrical Engineer...................................................................................	Works and Housing
Aeradio Operator, Aeradio Station, Canberra...................................................................................	Civil Aviation
Officer-in-Charge, Canberra Secretariat...................................................................................	Supply”

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.