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JURY ACT 1977 - SECT 15
Appeal against being included on jury roll or being summoned from supplementary jury roll
(1) A person aggrieved by a determination of the sheriff notified to the
person under section 14 may appeal to the Local Court by lodging a notice of
appeal with the registrar of that court within 21 days after being so
notified.
(2) However, if the person is summoned to attend for jury service
on a day occurring before those 21 days have expired and before the notice of
appeal is lodged, the appeal is instead to be made (as specified in a notice
attached to the summons)-- (a) to the judge or coroner having the conduct of
the trial or coronial inquest concerned, or
(b) to such other judge or
coroner, or to such associate Judge, magistrate or registrar of a court, as
may be specified in the notice.
(3) The court or person to whom an appeal is
made under this section must hear and determine the appeal.
(4) The court or
person to whom the appeal is made must allow the appeal and order the sheriff
to amend the jury roll or supplementary jury roll appropriately if satisfied
that the appellant-- (a) is excluded from jury service, or
(b) is entitled as
of right to be exempted from jury service under Schedule 2 and has duly
claimed exemption, or
(c) should be exempted from jury service on a ground
referred to in section 14 (2) or (3).
(5) If the court or person to whom the
appeal is made is satisfied that the appellant, having been summoned for jury
service, has good cause to be excused from attending at the relevant court or
inquest, the court or person must excuse the appellant from attendance.
(6)
In any case not covered by subsection (4) or (5), the court or person to whom
the appeal is made must disallow the appeal.
(7) A decision under this
section is final and conclusive and is to be given effect by the sheriff.
(8)
A person who has lodged an appeal under this section that has not been heard
and determined is taken, for the purposes of section 38, to have good cause to
be excused from attending at a court or coronial inquest in accordance with a
summons.
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