Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(see s 11)
Part 2.1
Exempt people
column 1 item | column 2 exempt people |
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| 1 | a person exempt from serving as a juror under— • the Jury Exemption Act 1965 (Cwlth), section 4 or regulations under that section; or • the Navigation Act 1912 (Cwlth), section 147; or • the Air Navigation Regulations 1947 (Cwlth), regulation 150 |
| 2 | a magistrate or coroner |
| 3 | an employee of the government of a foreign country or of an international organisation |
| 4 | the official secretary to the Governor-General |
| 5 | a practising lawyer or an employee of a practising lawyer |
| 6 | a practising doctor |
| 7 | a practising dentist |
8 | a practising pharmacist |
| 9 | a practising veterinary surgeon |
| 10 | a police officer |
| 11 | a person with full-time duties as a member of an emergency service |
| 12 | a person living in the Jervis Bay Territory |
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13 | a judge or master of the Supreme Court |
| 14 | a member of the Legislative Assembly or a member of staff of a member of the Legislative Assembly who is an adviser or private secretary |
| 15 | a director-general |
16 | a public servant in the staff of the following: (a) the Supreme Court; (b) the Magistrates Court |
| 17 | a public servant providing legal professional services in the staff of any of the following: (a) the Justice and Community Safety Directorate; (b) the Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.); (c) the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions |
| 18 | a person holding any of the following positions in the Legislative Assembly: (a) clerk; (b) deputy clerk; (c) clerk assistant; (d) sergeant-at-arms; (e) editor of debates; (f) secretary to a committee of the Assembly |
| 19 | an employee at any of the following places: (a) a place declared to be a detention place under the Children and Young People Act 2008 , section 142; (b) a place approved as a place of care under the Children and Young People Act 2008 , section 525; (c) a place declared to be a therapeutic protection place under the Children and Young People Act 2008 , section 625 |
| 20 | the emergency services commissioner and a chief officer, or deputy chief officer, of an emergency service |
| 21 | a corrections officer |
| 22 | an employee at a place declared to be a detention place under the Children and Young People Act 2008 , section 142 |
| 23 | a person appointed as 1 of the following: (a) a royal commission under the Royal Commissions Act 1991 , section 5; (b) a board of inquiry under the Inquiries Act 1991 , section 5; (c) a member of a judicial commission under the Judicial Commissions Act 1994 , section 6 |
24 | a public servant during the period the public servant is made available to a royal commission, board of inquiry or judicial commission |
Part 2.2
People who may claim exemption
column 1 item | column 2 people who may claim exemption |
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| 1 | a minister of religion |
| 2 | a practising member of a religious society or order the beliefs or principles of which are incompatible with jury service |
3 | a professor, lecturer, or school principal or teacher, engaged in full-time teaching of organised classes at a university, college or school |
4 | an editor of a newspaper |
| 5 | a practising nurse, practising enrolled nurse or practising midwife |
| 6 | a household officer or member of staff of the Governor-General |
| 7 | a person who is 60 years old or older |
| 8 | a person who is totally or partially blind |
| 9 | a person who is totally or partially deaf |