Abstract
The jury is an important and vital part of Australia's criminal justice system. These papers discuss the jury system in Australia. They cover the whole spectrum of issues; these include what the public thinks about the jury system, whether the jury system should be retained, whether complex cases require a different form of trial, whether legal language and procedures should be simplified, whether the Australian media should be penalised for revealing jurors' memories of their deliberations, whether the jury should be more representative, and proposed reforms.
Proceedings of a seminar held 20-22 May 1986
Contents
- Overview
- Welcoming address
Professor Richard W. Harding - Trial by jury: the scope of Section 80 of the Constitution
Mr Justice L.K. Murphy - A commentary on Mr Justice Murphy's paper
Professor Tony Blackshield - Paying lipservice to juries
Mr John Willis - Justice without juries
Ms Mariette Read - The political significance of the jury
Mr David Neal - Public attitudes about the jury
Mr I.M. Vodanovich - Media responsibility for fair trial
Mr Tom Molomby - Jury persuasion
Mr W.D. Hosking, Q.C. - Some psychological aspects relevant to the jury
Professor Peter W. Sheehan - Reformers' views of the jury
Mr Paul Byrne - A reformer's view of jury secrecy
Professor Michael Chesterman - The jury in the criminal justice system
Dr Jocelynne A. Scutt - Reforming the jury: the common ground
Mr Mark Findlay - Uniform jury instruction
Professor Wayne T. Westling - Instructing the jury
Mr Ivan Potas - Inside the jury
Ms Meredith Wilkie - Jurors' reminiscences
Mr Dennis Challinger - Presenting scientific information in court
Dr Hilton J. Kobus - Expert evidence and the ultimate question
Dr Ben Selinger - A forensic standards proposal: the inference chart
Dr Eric Magnusson and Dr Ben Selinger - Jury performance in complex cases
Professor Richard W. Harding - Preserving the jury: a commentary on Professor Harding's paper
Mr Ian Temby, Q.C. - List of participants