Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00819:section:58aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00819
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 58AA
Character Range: 336344–337177

58AA  Failing to attend for jury service
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person has been served with a summons under:
 (i) subsection 23DQ(1), 23DU(3) or 23DZL(4); or
 (ii) a law applying under subsection 41(1); and
 (b) the summons has not been withdrawn; and
 (c) the person has not been excused from serving as a juror in the proceedings to which the summons relates; and
 (d) the person fails to attend for service as a juror in accordance with the summons.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
 (2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3)—see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.