Jury Act 1977

This clause does not apply to an offence referred to in clause 1.

A person is excluded from jury service during any period in which the person is detained in a detention centre or other institution for juvenile offenders, or in a correctional centre, as a result of being found guilty of an offence committed when the person was under the age of 18 years.

A person who has been found guilty of an offence committed when the person was under the age of 18 years and as a result has been detained in a detention centre or other institution for juvenile offenders, or in a correctional centre, is excluded from jury service for 3 years after the expiry of the period of detention.

Subclause (3) does not apply to—

any period of detention converted to a non-custodial penalty on appeal or where the relevant order made on the finding of guilt has been quashed, or

a period of detention in respect of a finding of guilt that has been quashed or annulled or for which a pardon has been granted, or

a period of detention for failure to pay a fine.

In this clause, a reference to being detained in a detention centre or other institution for juvenile offenders includes a reference to—

being subject to an order for such detention where the operation of the order is suspended, or

being on probation or parole after serving part of a period of detention.