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provisions for the preparation of Jurors' Books

 "14A. (1) Within 2 months after the commencement of this section, the CEO must give the Sheriff a list of all the persons who:
         (a) are liable, under section 4, to serve as jurors at trials in the Territory; and
         (b) are not persons described in section 5.

 "(2) Within 14 days of receiving the list, the Sheriff must send it to the jury officer of the Territory.

 "(3) The list, when all the names in it are numbered in regular arithmetical series, is the Jurors' Book for the Territory until a new Jurors' Book has been prepared in accordance with section 14.

 "(4) The jury officer must keep the Jurors' Book with the records of the office of the jury officer for use whenever required under this Act.".

8.   Section 15 (Electoral Commissioner to prepare jury lists for new districts)
8.1   Omit the section.

9.    Section 17 (Duty of police)
9.1   Omit "Electoral Commissioner", substitute "CEO".

10.    Section 30 (Rights of parties to inspect panels for criminal trials)
10.1   Omit the section, substitute:

Inspection of jury panels for criminal trials

 "30. (1) Except by leave of a Judge of the Supreme Court, the summoning officer must not permit a person to inspect the panel of jurors for a criminal trial or to inspect or obtain a copy of the panel before the day fixed for the trial.

 "(2) Counsel for the Crown, counsel or the solicitor for the accused person, and the accused person, may inspect or obtain from the Sheriff, on the day fixed for a criminal trial, a copy of the panel of jurors for the trial.".

11.    Section 34A (Claims for exemption and adjustment of Jurors' Books)
11.1   Subsection 34A (2a):
Omit "Electoral Commissioner" (twice occurring), substitute "CEO".

12.    Section 53 (Neglect by officials to perform duties)
12.1   Omit "Electoral Commissioner,", substitute "CEO,".

13.    Second Schedule
13.1   Part I, clause 2:
Add at the end:
             "; (o) Administrator, Acting Administrator or Deputy of the Administrator of the Territory;
         (p) Official Secretary to the Administrator.".

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 November 1996.