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Jury Exemption Regulations 1987

Authoritative Version
SR 1987 No 186 Regulations as amended, taking into account amendments up to SR 2004 No. 221
Administered by: Attorney-General's
Start Date 22 Jul 2004
End Date 02 Sep 2005
Date of repeal 12 Feb 2019
Repealed by Jury Exemption Regulations 2019

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987



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Jury Exemption Regulations 1987

Statutory Rules 1987 No. 186 as amended
made under the
Jury Exemption Act 1965
This compilation was prepared on 22 July 2004
taking into account amendments up to SR 2004 No. 221
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
- REG 1
Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
These Regulations are the Jury Exemption Regulations 1987.

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
- REG 2
Commencement
These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1987.

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
- REG 3
Interpretation
(1)
In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, the Act means the Jury Exemption Act 1965.

(2)
For the purposes of these Regulations, each of the Territories is a specified Territory.

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
- REG 4
Exemption of certain Commonwealth employees
A person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, an employment as a Commonwealth employee in respect of which the rate of salary equals or exceeds the rate of salary for the time being payable to an officer of the Australian Public Service occupying an office classified as Senior Executive Band 3 is exempt from liability to serve as a juror:

(a)
in Federal courts; and

(b)
in the courts of a specified Territory; and

(c)
in the courts of the States.

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
- REG 5
Exemptions relating to administration of justice
(1)
A person to whom this regulation applies is exempt from liability to serve as a juror:

(a)
in Federal courts; and

(b)
in the courts of a specified Territory; and

(c)
in the courts of the States.


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(2)
This regulation applies to the following persons:

(a)
an officer or employee of:

(i)
a Department; or
(ii)
the Office of Parliamentary Counsel; or
(iii)
the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;
being an officer or employee whose duties involve the provision of legal professional services;

(b)
an officer or employee of:

(i)
the High Court of Australia; or
(ii)
the Federal Court of Australia; or
(iii)
the Family Court of Australia; or
(iv)
the Federal Magistrates Court;
(c)
a person employed as a chemist in the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories, being a person whose duties include appearing as an expert witness in court proceedings;

(g)
a member within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 and a person employed under section 24 of that Act;

(h)
the Chief Executive Officer within the meaning of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 and an examiner or a member of the staff of the Australian Crime Commission within the meaning of that Act;

(j)
a person not otherwise referred to in this subregulation for the time being employed by:

(ii)
the Australian Police Staff College; or
(iii)
the National Police Research Unit;
(k)
a member, or a member of the staff, of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal;

(l)
a member, or a member of the staff, of the National Native Title Tribunal;

(m)
a staff member, within the meaning of the Australian Securities Commission Act 1989, being a staff member whose duties involve:

(i)
providing legal professional services; or
(ii)
investigating matters.

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
- REG 6
Exemptions relating to public need
(1)
A person to whom this regulation applies is exempt from liability to serve as a juror:

(a)
in Federal courts; and

(b)
in the courts of a specified Territory; and

(c)
in the courts of the States.

(2)
This regulation applies to a veterinary officer or other person employed in the Department of Primary Industries and Energy whose duties relate to the planning, co-ordination and monitoring of measures to limit the importation of exotic diseases into, or outbreak of exotic diseases in, Australia.


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JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
- REG 7
Exemptions relating to public administration
(1)
A person to whom this regulation applies is exempt from liability to serve as a juror:

(a)
in Federal courts; and

(b)
in the courts of a specified Territory; and

(c)
in the courts of the States.

(2)
This regulation applies to:

(a)
the Official Secretary to the Governor-General; and

(b)
a person performing duties as Secretary to:

(i)
a Royal Commission; or
(ii)
a Committee of Inquiry established under an Act; and
(c)
a person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, one of the following positions in relation to a Minister of State:

(i)
Principal Private Secretary;
(ii)
Principal Adviser;
(iii)
Senior Private Secretary;
(iv)
Senior Adviser;
(v)
Private Secretary;
(vi)
Adviser;
(vii)
Press Secretary; and
(e)
the Industrial Registrar, and any Deputy Industrial Registrar, within the meaning of subsection 62 (2) of the Workplace Relations Act 1996; and

(f)
a person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, one of the following offices in the Department of the Senate:

(i)
Clerk of the Senate;
(ii)
Deputy Clerk of the Senate;
(iii)
Clerk-Assistant (Table);
(iv)
Clerk-Assistant (Procedure);
(v)
Clerk-Assistant (Management);
(vi)
Clerk-Assistant (Committees);
(vii)
Usher of the Black Rod;
(viii)
Principal Parliamentary Officer, Table Office;
(ix)
Secretary to a committee established by the Senate, or jointly by the Senate and the House of Representatives, including a committee established by an Act; and
(g)
a person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, one of the following offices in the Department of the House of Representatives:

(i)
Clerk of the House of Representatives;
(ii)
Deputy Clerk of the House of Representatives;
(iii)
First Clerk Assistant;
(iv)
Clerk Assistant (Procedure);
(v)
Assistant Secretary (Committees);
(vi)
Clerk Assistant (Table);
(vii)
Assistant Secretary (Corporate Services);
(viii)
Serjeant-at-Arms;
(ix)
Director (Programming), Table Office;
(x)
Director (Legislation and Records), Table Office;
(xi)
Secretary to a committee established by the House of Representatives, or jointly by the House of Representatives and the Senate, including a committee established by an Act; and

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(h)
a person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, any of the following offices in the Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff:

(i)
Principal Parliamentary Reporter;
(ii)
Senior Executive Band 1;
(iii)
Director;
(iv)
Assistant Director;
(v)
Sound and Vision Officer Grade 4;
(vi)
Sound and Vision Officer Grade 3;
(vii)
Principal Editor;
(viii)
Senior Editor;
(ix)
Editor;
(x)
Keyboard Manager;
(xi)
Hansard Editorial Support Supervisor;
(xii)
Systems Administrator;
(xiii)
Assistant Systems Administrator;
(xiv)
Publishing Manager; and
(i)
a person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, the office of Secretary to the Joint House Department; and

(j)
a person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, one of the following positions in the Department of Defence:

(i)
Deputy Director, Defence Signals Directorate;
(ii)
Director-General, Alliance Policy and Management;
(iii)
Deputy Chief of Facility, Joint Defence Facility, Pine Gap;
(iv)
Australian Chief of Security, Joint Defence Facility, Pine Gap;
(v)
Engineer Class 3, Joint Defence Facility, Pine Gap; and
(k)
a person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, the position of Parliamentary Liaison Officer in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
- REG 8
Repeal
Statutory Rules 1970 No. 131, 1971 No. 73 and 1972 No. 61 are repealed.

JURY EXEMPTION REGULATIONS 1987
Notes to the Jury Exemption Regulations 1987

Note 1

The Jury Exemption Regulations 1987 (in force under the Jury Exemption Act 1965) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1987 No. 186 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and
number
Date of notification
in Gazette
Date of
commencement
Application, saving or
transitional provisions
1987 No. 186
18 Sept 1987
1 Oct 1987

1989 No. 185
6 July 1989
6 July 1989
—
1990 No. 205
4 July 1990
4 July 1990
—
1992 No. 123
14 May 1992
14 May 1992
—
as amended by



1992 No. 289
11 Sept 1992
11 Sept 1992
—
1997 No. 316
17 Nov 1997
17 Nov 1997
—
2002 No. 326
20 Dec 2002
1 Jan 2003 (see r. 2)
—
2004 No. 221
22 July 2004
22 July 2004
—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected
How affected
R. 1
rs. 2002 No. 326
R. 4
am. 1992 No. 123; 1997 No. 316
R. 5
am. 1992 No. 123 (as am. by 1992 No. 289); 1997 No. 316; 2002 No. 326; 2004 No. 221
R. 6
am. 1992 No. 123; 1997 No. 316
R. 7
am. 1989 No. 185; 1990 No. 205; 1992 No. 123; 1997 No.  316