Juries Act 1981

Jury lists and panels

14: Inspection of jury panel

You could also call this:

"Looking at the list of people who might be on a jury"

You can ask to see a copy of a jury panel. The Registrar must let you see it if you ask at the right time. You can ask if you are a lawyer or a person involved in a court case. You can see the jury panel if you are a lawyer for someone in a court case. You can also see it if you are a person in a court case and you do not have a lawyer. The police can see it too, if they are working on a case. The court can let other people see the jury panel as well. The Registrar must show you the jury panel within a certain time. This time is 7 days before the jury service starts. The court is open for business on weekdays, so you can ask to see the jury panel then.

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13: Summoning of jurors, or

"What happens when you're called to be a juror in court"

14A: Restrictions on use of jury panel, or

"Rules to Keep Jury Panel Information Safe"

14Inspection of jury panel

The Registrar must comply with a request to make a copy of a panel available for inspection by or on behalf of an eligible person if the request is made—
by or on behalf of that eligible person; and
at a time not earlier than 7 days (being days on which the office of the court is open for business) before the commencement of the week for which the jurors on the panel are summoned to attend for jury service.

In subsection (1), eligible person means—
a barrister or solicitor acting for a party to proceedings that are due to be heard during the week for which the jurors on the panel are summoned to attend for jury service; or
a person who is a party to proceedings that are due to be heard during that week and is a litigant in person; or
the Crown or other prosecutor in criminal proceedings that are due to be heard during that week (whether or not those proceedings are a public prosecution); or
a Police employee who is performing a function of the Police in respect of, but is not personally concerned in the facts of, or closely connected with a party or witness or prospective witness in, proceedings that are due to be heard during that week.

The court may allow any other person to inspect and copy a copy of the panel at any time during the period referred to in subsection (1).
Repealed
Repealed

Compare

1908 No 90 ss 98, 99

Notes

Section 14(1): replaced, on 25 December 2008, by section 9(1) of the Juries Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 40).
Section 14(1)(b): amended, on 29 April 2013, by section 17(1) of the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 75).
Section 14(1A): inserted, on 25 December 2008, by section 9(1) of the Juries Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 40).
Section 14(1A)(b): replaced, on 29 April 2013, by section 17(2) of the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 75).
Section 14(1A)(c): replaced, on 29 April 2013, by section 17(2) of the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 75).
Section 14(1A)(d): replaced, on 29 April 2013, by section 17(2) of the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 75).
Section 14(3): repealed, on 25 December 2008, by section 9(2) of the Juries Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 40).
Section 14(4): repealed, on 29 April 2013, by section 17(3) of the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 75).