jury list means a list prepared under section 25; jury roll means the roll prepared under section 19 for a jury district; jury service period means the period for which the jury roll is prepared; S. 3(1) def. of legal practitioner inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 54.1). legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2004; panel means a group of persons attending for jury service that is selected or allocated in accordance with section 30 and from which a jury may be struck; S. 3(1) def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 91.1). police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013; pool means a group of persons attending for jury service that is constituted in accordance with section 29 and from which a panel may be constituted; pool supervisor means the Juries Commissioner, a Deputy Juries Commissioner or a person appointed under subsection (2); s. 3 proper officer the person authorised by a trial judge under section 30(4); prothonotary means the prothonotary of the Supreme Court; publish includes disseminate, broadcast and transmit; trial
(2) The requirement to stand aside must be made as the potential juror comes to take his or her seat and before he or she takes it. S. 38(3) substituted by No. 79/2014 s. 50. (3) A potential juror who has been required to stand aside by the Crown under this section— not be empanelled on the jury in that trial; and return to the jury pool and may be selected or allocated to a in another trial. S. 38(4) repealed by No. 79/2014 s. 50. * * * * * (5) This section does not to an investigation under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997. 39 Peremptory challenges in criminal trials s. 39 (1) Each person arraigned is allowed to challenge peremptorily— potential jurors, if only 1 person is arraigned in the trial; or potential jurors, if 2 persons are arraigned in the trial; or potential jurors, if 3 or more persons are arraigned in the trial. (2) In a criminal trial, each peremptory challenge must be made as the potential juror comes to take his or her seat and before he or she takes it. (3) On the application of a person arraigned, the court must permit a legal practitioner who represents the person, or the clerk of the legal practitioner, to
ENDNOTES Endnotes General Information Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 16 December 1999 Legislative Council: 22 March 2000 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to re-enact with amendments the law relating to juries, to repeal the Juries Act 1967 and for other purposes." The Juries Act 2000 was assented to on 12 September 2000 and came into operation as follows: Sections 1, 2 and 91 on 13 September 2000: section 2(1); rest of Act on 1 August 2001: section 2(3). of Amendments Endnotes This Version incorporates amendments made to the Juries Act 2000 by Acts and subordinate instruments. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Courts and Tribunals Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, No. 78/2000 Assent Date: 28.11.00 Commencement Date: S. 12 on 28.11.00: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 61/2001 Assent Date: 23.10.01 Commencement Date: S. 15 on 1.1.02: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Electoral Act 2002, No. 23/2002 Assent Date: 12.6.02 Commencement Date: S. 195 on 1.9.02: Government Gazette 29.8.02 p. 2333 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Juries (Amendment) Act 2002, No. 43/2002 Assent Date: 15.10.02 Commencement Date: S. 5(2) on 16.10.02: s. 2(2); ss 3, 4, 5(1), 6–11 on 1.11.02: s. 2(4) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000
Assent Date: 30.3.10 Commencement Date: S. 51(Sch. item 32) on 1.7.10: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Health and Services Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 29/2010 Assent Date: 8.6.10 Commencement Date: S. 62 on 1.7.10: Special Gazette (No. 235) 23.6.10 p. 1 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Sentencing Amendment (Community Correction Reform) Act 2011, No. 65/2011 Assent Date: 22.11.11 Commencement Date: S. 107(Sch. item 7) on 16.1.12: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 3 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011, No. 66/2011 Assent Date: 29.11.11 Commencement Date: S. 41 on 1.7.12: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011, No. 70/2011 Assent Date: 29.11.11 Commencement Date: S. 45 on 1.7.12: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Endnotes Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 26/2012 Assent Date: 29.5.12 Commencement Date: Ss 19–21 on 16.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 237) 3.7.12 p. 1 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 82/2012 Assent Date: 18.12.12 Commencement Date: S. 292 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 2 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Juries Act 2000 Jury Directions Act 2013, No. 12/2013 Assent Date: 13.3.13 Commencement Date: S. 33 on 1.7.13: s. 2(2)