Juries Act 1957 (W.A.)(C.K.I.) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996 (Cth)

Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands __________

Juries Act 1957 (W.A.)(C.K.I) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996

No. 7 of 1996

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated 6 November 1996.

WILLIAM DEANE Governor-General By His Excellency's Command,

WARWICK SMITH Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government __________

An Ordinance to amend the Juries Act 1957 (W.A.)(C.K.I.)

1. Short title 1.1 This Ordinance may be cited as the Juries Act 1957 (W.A.)(C.K.I) (Amendment) Ordinance 1996.1

[NOTE: This Ordinance commences on gazettal: see Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955, s. 12 (2).]

2. Amendment 2.1 The Juries Act 1957 (W.A.)(C.K.I) is amended as set out in this Ordinance.

3. Section 3 (Interpretation) 3.1 Definition of "Assembly district": Omit the definition.

3.2 Definition of "jury district": Omit the definition.

3.3 Definition of "police officer": Omit the definition.

3.4 Insert the following definition:

" 'CEO' means the chief executive officer of the local government for the district of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.)(C.K.I.);".

4. Section 4 (Liability to serve as juror) 4.1 Omit the section, substitute:

Liability to serve as juror

"4. A person is liable to serve as a juror at trials in the Territory if the person is enrolled, under the Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.)(C.K.I.), to vote at elections for the district of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

[NOTE: Sections 4.29 and 4.30 of the Local Government Act 1995 (W.A.)(C.K.I.) set out the conditions that must be satisfied for a person to be eligible to be enrolled to vote at elections for the district of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.]".