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Juries Act 1981

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33: Verdicts not affected by informalities

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"A verdict is still valid even if some things were not done correctly."

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You can still trust a verdict even if some things were not done correctly. This can happen if a juror was called from the wrong area or was not supposed to serve on a jury, as stated in section 8. A verdict is also still valid if there were mistakes in the jury documents.

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33Verdicts not affected by informalities

  1. No verdict shall be in any way affected merely because—

  2. any juror has been erroneously summoned from a greater distance or from a different district or otherwise than is required by this Act or the jury rules; or
    1. any person who was not qualified and liable for jury service, or who was disqualified from jury service or was not according to section 8 to serve on a jury, nevertheless served on the jury; or
      1. of any error, omission, or informality in any jury list, panel, or other document.

        Compare
        • 1908 No 90 s 177
        • 1963 No 141 s 8(1)