Jury Empanelment

By Joshtor
  • Jury empanelment: Terms of reference - PUBLICATION

    Law reform commission asked to review the jury empanelment system to see whether changes are needed to see that the process operates justly
  • VLRC to review jury empanelment - MEDIA RELEASE

    A media release given by the Attorney-General about the current problems with the jury empanelment system
  • Jury empanelment - ARTICLE

    And article describing the issue with the current challenge system and how/what the commission are trying to do about it
  • Jury empanelment project underway - NEWS

    VLRC's review of jury empanelment has begun, the review will consider peremptory challenges in both the civil and criminal trials and the crown right to stand aside jurors in criminal trials
  • Jury empanelment consultation paper - PUBLICATION

    A pdf. that contains a Law reform commssion led consultion paper into jury empanelment
  • Consultation began for jury empanelment project - MEDIA RELEASE

    Law reform commission asked to consider 3 aspects of jury empanelment for both civil and criminal trials.
    • peremptory challenges and the Crown right in criminal trials to stand jurors aside
    • whether jurors should be identified by name or number in court
    • the process for balloting off additional jurors.