Thread: Jury Duty at $30/day??????

Originally Posted by CraigE

There are several options.
The $30 per day is usually if you are not working or on RDOs.
A lot of employers just pay you for the day.
The employer can then claim back costs.
If you lose money eg your employer will not pay you or you are self employed you can make a claim.
Just be sure to find out the relevant info from the courthouse.

Not sure where the $30/day comes in but in NSW (first item on a goggle search)

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....