Australian Capital Territory

Juries (Payment) Determination 2018

Disallowable instrument DI2018-184

made under the

Juries Act 1967, s 49 (Food and Refreshment for jury); s 51 (Payment of jurors)

1	Name of instrument

This instrument is the Juries (Payment) Determination 2018.

2.	Revocation

This instrument revokes DI2017-115 effective from day of commencement.

3	Commencement 

This instrument commences on 1 July 2018.

4	Determination of payment

In accordance with section 49 of the Juries Act 1967, the amount payable for a matter stated in an item in schedule 1, column 2 is the amount stated in the schedule, column 3 for that matter.

In accordance with section 51 of the Juries Act 1967, the amount payable for a matter stated in an item in schedule 2, column 2 is the amount stated in the schedule, column 3 for that matter.

5	Explanatory Notes

Schedule 1 contains two new payments.

Explanatory notes (including the previous year’s payment) are included in the schedules in italic text. General explanatory notes are included at the end of schedule 2 in italic text. Explanatory notes in italic text do not form part of the determination. (For example, the following twelve words, if included in schedule 2, would not form part of the determination: Explanatory Note: explanatory notes and general explanatory notes are in italic text).

Gordon Ramsay MLA
Attorney-General
22 June 2018

Schedule 1
	
Meal allowance			
 	 	 		
column 1	column 2	column 3		
item	matter for which payment is made	payment ($)		
				
1	Meal allowance for lunch	15		
 	 
Explanatory Note: this is the first year the allowance has been payable.  The allowance is only payable if the Sheriff orders that each juror be paid the allowance rather than being given refreshments.	 		
				
2	Meal allowance for dinner	25		
				
 	Explanatory Note: this is the first year the allowance has been payable.  The allowance is only payable if the Sheriff orders that each juror be paid the allowance rather than being given refreshments.			

Schedule 2

	Scale of payments to jurors			
 	 	 		
column 1	column 2	column 3		
item	matter for which payment is made	payment ($)		
				
1	attendance on the court for 4 hours or less	54.65		
 	 
Explanatory Note: last year the payment was $53.45.

2	attendance on the court for more than 4 hours-			
				
	(a) for each day from day 1 to day 4 (inclusive)	110.00		
				
	(b) for each day from day 5 to day 10 (inclusive)	127.90		
				
	(c) for each day after day 10	149.20		
 	
Explanatory Note: last year the payments were:
(a)	$107.60;
(b)	$125.05;
(c)	$145.95.	 		
				
3	travel allowance for each day of attendance on the court
	18.55		
 	Explanatory Note: last year the payment was $18.15.	 		

General Explanatory Note: Payments have been increased in accordance with the 2018-19 ACT Budget’s forecast CPI index of 2.25% for 2018-19