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16Judge's discretion to excuse from jury service on particular occasion

  1. A Judge may in accordance with this section excuse a person summoned to attend as a juror on any occasion in the court in which the Judge sits from attending on that occasion.

  2. The person may be excused only on an application for the purpose made by or on behalf of the person.

  3. The Judge may excuse the person from attending on that occasion if—

  4. the panel that was used in summoning the person to attend as a juror has been compiled in respect of 1 trial only; and
    1. the Judge is satisfied that the person is personally concerned in the facts of the case, or is closely connected with one of the parties or with one of the prospective witnesses.

      1. The Judge may excuse the person from attending on that occasion if satisfied of either of the following:

      2. a ground on which the Registrar could have excused that person under section 15; or
        1. that the person objects to jury service on grounds of conscience, whether or not of a religious character.

          1. Subsection (4)(a) applies whether or not the Registrar has declined to do either or both of the following:

          2. permit the person to defer jury service under section 14B:
            1. excuse the person from attending as a juror (whether on that occasion, or in any court on any occasion) under section 15 or 15A.

              Notes
              • Section 16: replaced, on , by section 11 of the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 75).