New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Juries act 1981

Legal area

Court

31 Oct 2016

R v DWYER & ORS [2016] NZHC 2746

Citation

[2016] NZHC 2746
Court

High Court

The Juries Act 1981's disqualification provisions are confined to New Zealand convictions and do not apply to overseas sentences; no other s22 grounds established, therefore the court lacked jurisdiction to discharge the juror and the application to discharge was refused.
2 Jun 2011

ELLIS v R SC 53/2011

Citation

SC 53/2011
Court

Supreme Court

The application for leave was dismissed because the jury was selected in accordance with the Juries Act 1981 and no unfairness or discriminatory effect was demonstrated; statutory compliance and the absence of a plausible alternative interpretation meant the Bill of Rights, Magna Carta and ICCPR arguments could not succeed.