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14Inspection of jury panel

  1. 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—

  2. by or on behalf of that eligible person; and
    1. 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.

      1. In subsection (1), eligible person means—

      2. 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
        1. a person who is a party to proceedings that are due to be heard during that week and is a litigant in person; or
          1. 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
            1. 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.

              1. 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).

              2. Repealed

              3. Repealed
              Compare
              • 1908 No 90 ss 98, 99
              Notes
              • Section 14(1): replaced, on , by section 9(1) of the Juries Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 40).
              • Section 14(1)(b): amended, on , 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 , by section 9(1) of the Juries Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 40).
              • Section 14(1A)(b): replaced, on , 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 , 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 , 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 , by section 9(2) of the Juries Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 40).
              • Section 14(4): repealed, on , by section 17(3) of the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 75).