Civil Law and Justice (Omnibus Amendments) Act 2015 (132 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

48   Subsection 23EM(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(3) If the jury is discharged under subsection 23EL(3) or (5) during the 3 month period starting on the day on which a jury is first empanelled for the trial under section 23DU, the Court may:

(a) direct an officer of the Court to start the process for empanelling a new jury under section 23DU from the same jury panel; and

(b) give any other direction the Court thinks convenient to give in relation to that process.

Note: For example, the Court may direct the officer to make further enquiries as mentioned in section 23DN of persons on the panel or of the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.