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Juries Amendment Bill 1998

Bill No.

18

Long Title

This Bill amends the Juries Act 1957 and provides for
a more effective method of serving jury summonses; more widespread use of computer technology in the jury selection process; increasing the age limit of prospective jurors
excluding persons from jury service where they have been subject to a suspended imprisonment order; and
a reduction in the number of citizens required to be summoned for jury service through reducing the number of peremptory challenges.

Status

Message from the Legislative Assembly with amendments. 06/15/1999
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent

Current Bill

Download the Bill as Introduced

Links

Bill018-1

Previous Versions of this Bill

Progress

Legislative Assembly

Date

Note No.

Related Documents

First Reading

18 Mar 1999

Second Reading

23 Mar 1999

Second Reading Speech

Second Reading Agreed

04 May 1999

Consideration in Detail

06 May 1999

Amendments adopted

06 May 1999

Third Reading

01 Jun 1999

Legislative Council

Date

Note No.

Related Documents

Introduced

11 Aug 1998

First Reading

11 Aug 1998

Second Reading

22 Oct 1998

1

Second Reading Speech

Second Reading Agreed

10 Mar 1999

Committee of the whole

10 Mar 1999

Amendments adopted

10 Mar 1999

Third Reading

17 Mar 1999

Messages Between Houses

Date

Note No.

Legislative Assembly sent to the Legislative Council

15 Jun 1999

Notes

This Bill is a privilege Bill (ie a Bill symbolically introduced to assert the right of the House to act independently of the Executive Government) and may not proceed through the remaining stages.

1. Explanatory notes provided.
2. Bill recommitted.