Jury Act 1977

In this clause, amending Act means the Jury Amendment Act 2010.

Subject to the regulations, an amendment made to a provision of this Act by the amending Act—

does not affect any juror empanelled before the commencement of the amendment or give rise to a right to challenge any such juror, and

does not require any notice sent under section 13 before the commencement of the amendment to be sent again, and

does not prevent a person to whom such a notice was sent from claiming to be excluded from jury service under Schedule 1 as in force after the commencement of the amendment, and

does not prevent a person to whom such a notice was sent from claiming an exemption as of right under Schedule 3 as in force before the commencement of the amendment or from claiming or requesting an exemption under this Act as in force after that commencement, and

does not prevent a person to whom such a notice was sent from applying for deferral of jury service under section 14B as inserted by the amending Act, and

does not affect the validity of any jury roll certified under section 16 before the commencement of the amendment, and

does not affect the validity of any supplementary jury roll prepared before the commencement of the amendment.

Without limiting clause 1A, regulations of a savings or transitional nature may be made for or with respect to the application of any provision of this Act that is amended by the amending Act.