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[NSW] What happens if you fall ill or have an adventure during jury duty? (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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According to my mum: "if you even miss a single day they throw the entire jury out and have to restart the whole court case again so that the new jurors can hear all the evidence". I feel that would make longer cases exponentially impractical.

I can't find anything about this on the internet, other than for someone asking this question in America.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It depends. I hurt my back during jury duty. I asked for some pain killers from one of the court clerks but eventually this news found it's way to the magistrate who promptly gave us all the rest of the day off. Luckily I was fine so they didn't need to do anything more drastic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I love the "asked the court clerks for painkillers" xD The judge was probably stepping in to avoid a repeat of the episode where clerks gave the jury opiates.

Ty for your story. Interesting to see them that accommodating.