This law is about juries. You will learn what a jury is and how it works. The law explains how juries are chosen and what they do. The law talks about how people are picked to be on a jury. You might be picked to be on a jury one day. The law says how this happens and what you need to do. The law also explains what a jury does. A jury listens to a case and makes a decision.
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1: Short Title and commencement, or
"The Juries Act 1981: What it's called and when it started"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
