While minor delays may be fine, more substantial delays may mean we have to defer your jury service to another day. We recommend you wear neat, smart-casual clothing, in keeping with the court environment. This includes closed-toe shoes. If you were not selected as a juror on a trial when you attended, your jury service will be considered completed. However, in some cases, we may require you to return the following day. Your Jury Pool Supervisor will advise you if this is the case.
If you are selected as a juror on a trial, you will be required to attend court every day the trial is sitting. This is typically every weekday, excluding public holidays. Most trials are concluded within 2 weeks, however the judge will provide an estimated length at the beginning of the trial. This is paid to you via either direct deposit into the account nominated in the online Juror Portal, or a cheque mailed to your residential address.
Under section 52 of the Juries Act Vic , employers must pay their employees who are on jury service the difference between what they receive in jury payments and what they would reasonably expect to earn had they not attended for jury service. This includes any penalties, allowances, or loadings you would reasonably expect to have received. This applies equally to full time and part time employees, as well as casual employees, in most cases. If you are a casual employee, please call Juries Victoria to discuss your circumstances.
In Victoria, your employer is required to make up the pay of their employee for the entire length of their jury service, regardless of how long it is. The Juries Act Vic supersedes the Fair Work Act Cth and all enterprise bargaining agreements and employment contracts, meaning it must be adhered to without exception. You can find more information about your pay entitlements here. Your employer has no authority with regards to your jury service, and cannot prevent you from attending or demand you apply to be excused.
They are legally obligated to release you to attend for jury service. You may learn more about jury service in the federal courts at www. Skip to main content. Search form. You are here Home » Juror Information.
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Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookies View cookies. Hide this message. Home Crime, justice and the law Courts, sentencing and tribunals. If you ask to be excused from jury service because of a conviction, you must confirm the conviction date and sentence you received.
You aren't eligible for jury service if you're on full pay in any of the Crown naval, military or air forces raised in the United Kingdom. The Courts Service doesn't automatically know your circumstances or your job. You might have a right to be excused from jury service, but you must claim that right. You need to ask to be excused when you complete the form of return.
You can be excused from jury service if you have current professional registration as a practising:. If your circumstances have changed since you received your jury notice and you're disqualified or become ineligible for jury service, you need to tell the Juries Officer. You must send them the summons with your letter. After you've been summoned to jury service, you might not be able to go to court for that time. Sometimes a judge can:. We will not reply to your feedback. Don't include any personal or financial information, for example National Insurance, credit card numbers, or phone numbers.
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