Juries Act 1960 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND Juries Act 1960

No. 7, 1960

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 18 October 2017

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015)

NORFOLK ISLAND

JURIES ACT 1960

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

1. Short title 2. Repeal . . . . 4. Definitions

PART 2 — TRIAL BY JURY

5. Juries in criminal cases 5A. Trial by Judge alone in criminal proceedings 5B. Verdict of Judge in criminal proceedings 5C. Majority verdict in criminal proceedings 5D. Continuation of trial on death or discharge of juror 5E. Transition 6. Juries in civil cases 7. Payment of fees for jurors in civil cases

PART 3 — QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS AND LIABILITY TO SERVE

8. Liability to serve as jurors 9. Persons disqualified 10. Persons exempt . . . . 11. Impeachment of verdict of jury 12. Liability of unqualified or exempted persons to serve as jurors 13. Power of Judge to excuse jurors who are candidates or officers at election 14. Power of Judge to discharge or excuse person summoned as a juror 15. One or 2 partners, etc, may be exempted

PART 4 — JURY LIST

16. Jury list 17. Revision of jury list 18. Corrections of mistakes in jury list

PART 5 — JURY PRECEPTS AND SUMMONSES

19. Definition 20. Jury precepts 21. Term of precept 22. Provision for cases where Sheriff is interested 23. Choosing of jurors 24. Jurors not liable to be summoned until list exhausted 25. Summons to jurors 26. Service of summons 27. Panel of jurors 28. Sheriff's return to precept 29. Inspection of jury panels 30. Informalities etc, not to invalidate verdict