Queensland Legislation
Queensland
JURY AMENDMENT BILL Queensland
JURY AMENDMENT BILL 1996
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Jury Act 1995
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Jury Amendment Act 1996.
Act amended 2. This Act amends the Jury Act 1995.
Amendment of s 4 (Qualification to serve as juror) 3. Section 4(3)—
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"(3) The following persons are not eligible for jury service—
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the Governor; a member of Parliament; a local government mayor or other councillor;
a person who is or has been a judge or magistrate (in the State or elsewhere);
a lawyer actually engaged in legal work;
a person who is or has been a police officer (in the State or elsewhere);
a person who is or has been a correctional officer;
a person who is 70 years or more, if the person has not elected to be eligible for jury service under subsection (4);
a person who is not able to read or write the English language;
a person who has a physical or mental disability that makes the person incapable of effectively performing the functions of a juror;
a person who has been convicted of an indictable offence,
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