Tasmanian Numbered Acts

JURIES ACT 2003 (NO. 48 OF 2003) - SECT 3

3. Interpretation

In this Act –

"Chief Electoral Officer" means the Chief Electoral Officer appointed under section 4 of the Electoral Act 1985 ;

"civil trial" means a trial of an issue or an assessment of damages before the court sitting in the exercise of a jurisdiction other than its criminal jurisdiction;

"court" means the Supreme Court;

"criminal trial" means –

(a) a trial on indictment for an indictable offence; and

(b) a trial of an issue by the court sitting in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction; and

(c) an investigation or a special hearing under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 ;

"deliberations" includes discussions between 2 or more jurors during a trial of matters relevant to that trial;

"juror" means a person who is a member of a jury;

"jury district" means a jury district referred to in section 18;

"jury list" means a jury list referred to in section 20;

"jury roll" means a jury roll referred to in section 19;

"jury service" means service as a juror in a trial;

"jury service period" means the period for which a jury roll is prepared;

"majority verdict" means a verdict on which 10 jurors agree;

"non-disqualifying offence" means an offence that does not disqualify a person from jury service under Schedule 1;

"panel" means a panel constituted under section 28(4);

"prohibited matter" means any statement made, opinion expressed, argument advanced or vote cast in the course of the deliberations of a jury;

"publish" includes disseminate, broadcast and transmit;

"questionnaire" means a questionnaire referred to in section 21;

"registered medical practitioner" means –

(a) a registered medical practitioner as defined in the Medical Practitioners Registration Act 1996 ; or

(b) a person registered as a medical practitioner under a corresponding enactment of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth;

"registered psychologist" means –

(a) a registered psychologist as defined in the Psychologists Registration Act 2000 ; or

(b) a person registered as a psychologist under a corresponding enactment of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth;

"reserve juror" means a person referred to in section 26;

"Sheriff" means the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the court;

"State roll" means the State roll as defined in the Electoral Act 1985 ;

"supplementary juror" means a person referred to in section 37;

"trial" means a civil trial or a criminal trial;

"view" includes inspection.