Legislation to note: Jury Amendment Bill 2007

25/10/2007

The Jury Amendment Bill 2007 was introduced in the Legislative Assembly on 23 October. The object of this Bill, as stated in the explanatory notes,ï¿½is to amend the _Jury Act 1977 _to:

(a) enable up to 3 additional jurors to be selected for certain criminal trials in the Supreme Court or District Court, and (b) ensure that only 12 members of a jury that is expanded with additional jurors may retire to consider the juryâs verdict.

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25 October 2007

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