Ng v The Queen

[2003] HCA 20
Judgment date
Case number
M148/2002
Before
Gleeson CJ, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan, Heydon JJ
Catchwords

Constitutional law (Cth) – Law of the Commonwealth – Indictable offence – Trial by jury – Whether State law requiring, by ballot, a reduction in the number of jurors from 15 to 12 prior to commencement of jury deliberations contravenes s 80 of the Constitution – Whether State law exempting foreperson from removal from jury by ballot contravenes s 80 of the Constitution.

Constitution – s 80.

Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) – s 68.

Juries Act 1967 (Vic) – ss 14, 14A, 48A.

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