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I have been called up twice, once in SA and once in the NT.
To get out of the SA one I moved to the NT, to get out of the NT one I moved to Vic...
The moves were both planned regardless of the jury duty request.
One of my old bosses in the NT just bins the letters when they arrive. As they are not registered post they can't 100% prove delivery, or at least that was his reasoning. He had never been challenged about it.
Not sure where the $30/day comes in but in NSW (first item on a goggle search)Quote:
Originally Posted by CraigE
Current rate
The table below gives the current daily rate for jury service allowances.
Daily rate for jury service allowances
Days of trial Daily rate Employment status Days 1 to 10 $106.30 a day All jurors
Days 11 to trial end
$239.20 a day
Jurors who are employed
$106.30 a day
Jurors who are not employed
If you attend for half a day on the first day, no allowance is payable.
All public servants are paid by their agencies whilst they are completing jury service and are not entitled to a jury payment.
As a juror you are also paid a travel allowance, calculated on the distance from your postcode to the courthouse at 30.7 cents per kilometre.
Payment for jury service - NSW Courts and Tribunal Services New South Wales
current as at 2/7/14
The rates paid vary state by state, and vary again for the Federal court system.
But the basic rules are the same.
Most employers will just pay the same daily rate to you, whilst others will pay the difference between what the court pays, and your normal rate.
I know that in NSW as an employee of a Government agency, I get my full pay if I pay the money from the courts to my employer first. It is also considered service.
In relation to the original post, why cant they call up unemployed or retired etc instead of those working?
It is supposed to be a jury of your peers, well actually a cross section of society (otherwise when a druggie crossdressing bikie commits an offence it will be hard to find 12 similar people to fit the jury! )
It should be males and females older and younger and reguardless of employment when people are called..
I do know that in SA the payments etc for jury duty are pretty minimal. Not going to bother me as due to my employment I cannot be called up.... Bugger as its about time someone was hung for doing breakins.... :twisted:
I know a gent who has been called up 4 times...
After the 3rd he worked it out... Walk in and when asked reply with some sort of prejudicial comment - immediately off the Jury and sent back to work.
Not saying this is the right thing to do.. Just what he did...