New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 July 2011
| Public Act | 1981 No 23 |
| Date of assent | 3 September 1981 |
| Commencement | see section 1 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Short Title and commencement
8 Certain persons not to serve
10 Jury lists sent to chief executive
12 Access to, and confidentiality of, jury lists
12A Registrar may amend jury list
14A Restrictions on use of jury panel
14C Further provisions relating to deferral of jury service
15 Registrar may excuse from jury service
16 Judge may excuse from jury service
16AA Judge may discharge summons of person with disability or language difficulty
16A Judge may order removal of trial if no courtroom available
22A Consequences of discharge under section 22
22B Further provisions about discharge under section 22
22C Procedure if Judge sitting with jury on trial of criminal case becomes incapable of acting
23 Challenge of juror for want of qualification
28 Court may order view [Repealed]
Sequestration, separation, retirement, and non-communication
29A Routine sequestration on deliberation abolished
29B Retirement and non-communication
31 Payment of fee for jury in civil cases
32A Employees absent on jury service not to be prejudiced
32B Identity and address of serving or former juror or prospective juror not generally to be disclosed
33 Verdicts not affected by informalities
34 District from which jury to be summoned for Court of Appeal
An Act to consolidate and reform the law relating to juries
