Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 58AA

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person has been served with a summons under:

  (i)   subsection   23DQ(1), 23DU(3) or 23DZL(4); or

  (ii)   a law applying under subsection   41(1); and

  (b)   the summons has not been withdrawn; and

  (c)   the person has not been excused from serving as a juror in the proceedings to which the summons relates; and

  (d)   the person fails to attend for service as a juror in accordance with the summons.

Penalty:   30 penalty units.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (3)   Subsection   (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (3)--see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .