Inquiry into Jury Service in Victoria
Terms of Reference
Pursuant to section 4F(1)(a)(ii) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968, the Governor in Council refers the following matters to the Law Reform Committee:
- to review and make recommendations on the criteria governing ineligibility for, and disqualification and excusal from, jury service under sections 4 and 5 of the Juries Act 1967;
- to review and make recommendations in respect of the compilation of jury lists under Part II and the pre-selection of jurors under Part III of the Juries Act 1967;
- to review and make recommendations in respect of the preparation of jury panels and the summoning of jurors under ss. 20, 20A, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 of the Juries Act 1967.
Under section 4F (3) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968, the Governor in Council specifies 30 November 1995 as the date by which the Committee is required to make its final report to the Parliament on this matter.
Dated: 20 September 1994
Responsible Minister: JAN WADE, MP Attorney-General
Reports and Government Response
The final report into this inquiry was tabled in three volumes which are all available for download:
- Volume 1, which was tabled in Parliament in December 1996 (.pdf 1Mb)
- Volume 2, which was tabled in Parliament in December 1997 (.pdf 1.84Mb)
- Volume 3, which was also tabled in Parliament in December 1997 (.pdf 1.25Mb)
There were two discussion papers issued in relation to this inquiry, both of which are available for download:
- Discussion Paper number 1, which was issued in November 1994 (.pdf 460Kb)
- Discussion Paper number 2, which was issued in November 1995 (.pdf 662Kb)
The government response to the reports is available for download (.pdf 965Kb)