this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2026
1 points (100.0% liked)

Australia

5008 readers
33 users here now

A place to discuss Australia and important Australian issues.

Before you post:

If you're posting anything related to:

If you're posting Australian News (not opinion or discussion pieces) post it to Australian News

Rules

This community is run under the rules of aussie.zone. In addition to those rules:

Banner Photo

Congratulations to @Tau@aussie.zone who had the most upvoted submission to our banner photo competition

Recommended and Related Communities

Be sure to check out and subscribe to our related communities on aussie.zone:

Plus other communities for sport and major cities.

https://aussie.zone/communities

Moderation

Since Kbin doesn't show Lemmy Moderators, I'll list them here. Also note that Kbin does not distinguish moderator comments.

Additionally, we have our instance admins: @lodion@aussie.zone and @Nath@aussie.zone

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Have you recieved a summons (letter) either from your municpality or another in which you’re selected to be a juror (If so, what is the process like?). You show up to the courts and assigned a number along with being asked about occupation, status, etc. but is the probability even that high on becoming part of the 12 jurors? Also, is it considered a criminal offense for failing to appear?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've been on a jury in Aus. You have to attend but there are various options provided in the letter about how to get out of it. End of the day no magistrate wants someone on a jury who doesn't want to be there so use one of the opportunities to say that politely and clearly and they will probably let you go.