Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person who has been sworn as a juror in a criminal trial must not inquire about the defendant in the trial until the jury of which the person is a member has given its verdict, or the person has been discharged by the judge.
Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.
(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent a juror making an inquiry being made of the court to the extent necessary for the proper performance of a juror's functions.
(3) In this section—
inquire includes—
(a) search an electronic database for information, for example, by using the internet; and
(b) cause someone else to inquire.