Detailed Jury exemption list
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Persons exempt from jury service
Exempt People | Exemption Period | |
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1. | A person exempt from serving as a juror under –
| standard |
2. | A magistrate or coroner | 2 years after the appointment as magistrate or coroner ends |
3. | An employee of the government of a foreign country or of an international organisation | standard |
4. | The official secretary to the Governor-General | standard |
5. | An Australian legal practitioner under the Legal Profession Act 2006, or an employee of an Australian legal practitioner | standard |
6. | A practising doctor | standard |
7. | A police officer | 5 years after the employment of a police officer ends |
8. | A person engaged in full-time or part-time duties as a member of an emergency service (not including on a causal or volunteer basis) | standard |
9. | A person living in the Jervis Bay territory | standard |
10. | A judge or associate judge of the Supreme Court | 2 years after the appointment as judge or associate judge ends |
11. | 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 | standard |
12. | A director - general | standard |
13. | A public servant in the staff of the following: (a) the Supreme Court (b) the Magistrates Court | 2 years after the employment ends |
14. | A public servant providing legal professional services in the staff of the Justice and Community Safety Directorate | standard |
15. | A public servant providing legal professional services in the staff of of the following: (a) the Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.) (b) the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions | 2 years after the employment ends |
16. | 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 | standard |
17. | An employee at any of the following places: (a) a place declared to be a detention place under the (b) Children and Young People Act 2008, section 142; (c) a place approved as a place of care under the Children and Young People Act 2008, section 525; (d) a place declared to be a therapeutic protection place under the Children and Young People Act 2008, section 625 | 2 years after the employment ends |
18. | The emergency services commissioner and a chief officer, or deputy chief officer, of an emergency service | standard |
19. | An employee of ACT Corrective Services | 2 years after the employment ends |
20. | A person appointed as any 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 council under the Judicial Commissions Act 1994, section 5A (d) a member of a judicial commission under the Judicial Commissions Act 1994, section 6 | standard |
21. | A public servant during the period the public servant is made available to a royal commission, board or enquiry or judicial commission | standard |
22. | A commissioner under the Human Rights Commission Act 2005 or the public trustee and guardian under the Public Trustee and Guardian Act 1985 | 2 years after the appointment ends |
23. | A person for whom a guardian has been appointed under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991 | standard |
Persons who may apply to be exempted from jury service
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, school principal or teacher engaged in full-time or part-time teaching of organised classes (not including on a casual or voluntary basis) at a university, college or school |
4. | An editor of a newspaper |
5. | A practising nurse, practising enrolled nurse or practising nurse practitioner |
6. | A household officer or member of staff of the Governor-General |
7. | A person who is 70 years old or older |
8. | A person with disability within the meaning of Disability Services Act 1991, including a person who is totally or partially blind, or totally or partially deaf |
9. | A person who is subject to a mental health order under the Mental Health Act 2015 |
10. | A person who is unable to read or speak the English language |
11. | A person who lives with, and is caring full-time for, a person who is sick or infirm or who is a person with disability within the meaning of the Disability Services Act 1991 |