The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Preliminary procedures may include: | roll call checking identification against jury summons correcting details, such as spelling of names, change of name or address, etc. identifying public servants (who may be ineligible for payment) dealing with administrative problems providing information to jurors confirming juror requirements describing court layout, where parties sit and where jurors will go during empanelling procedures for oath or affirmation identifying exempt jurors identifying jurors who wish to make application to the judge to be excused from service notifying judge of number of applications for being excused and number of prospective jurors |
Jury panel information may be provided: | to presiding judge alone to Crown to defence counsel immediately prior to jury selection immediately after jury selection to prospective jurors |
Selection procedures may include: | personal applications to be excused excusing jurors who know witnesses calling names or identification numbers challenging jurors before they take their seat in the jury box procedure for those challenged to leave the court security of jury cards once a trial is in process ban on use of recording equipment during selection ban on mobile phones, cameras and weapons |
Orientation may include: | court layout how to gain entry to the jury room emergency exit procedures arrangements for lunch or evening adjournments arrangements for leaving and re-entering court on succeeding days procedure for emergencies that prevent juror from attending court on time procedures for messages to jurors in case of emergencies jury room to be locked while jury is in court and after evening adjournment |
General protocols may include: | role and selection of foreperson use of jury communication forms no mobile telephones or pagers in court surrender of mobile phones and pagers during jury deliberations jurors not to be approached by other people while in court or jury room no contact with counsel or witnesses during adjournments avoiding unnecessary contact with public |
Documentation may include: | selected juror's form jury telephone contact form jury attendance sheet jury statistics returns electronic record keeping |
Jury security procedures may include: | escorting jurors keeping jury room closed/locked ensuring jurors are not approached during meals and breaks protecting identity of jurors ensuring jurors are not photographed not allowing jurors to separate during meals when deliberating transport arrangements for jury views keeping jurors apart from other court members during jury views views and showers |
Questions may include: | sitting times for court and when they will be required those relating to the trial or the principles and practices of law, which are referred to the presiding judge requests for items that must be referred to the presiding official, such as street directory, dictionary or whiteboard request for items relating to accommodation and other amenities |
Jury deliberations may include: | access to exhibits tendered during trial (subject to judge's direction) access to electronic equipment requests for information questions for the judge questions where the judge determines the court must re-convene to hear the questions and the answers majority verdict in the case of civil trials |
Items may include: | written material that must not be retained by jurors jurors' notebooks whiteboard information that must be removed trial paperwork exhibits reference books or other requested items jurors' identification tags |
Escorting jurors may include: | avoiding public areas notifying security control of special circumstances arranging transport in special circumstances |
Administrative duties may include: | completion of jury cards payment to jurors completion of forms, court returns, statistical returns and covering reports dealing with court files electronic record keeping |