Jury Act

On 5 October 2016, the High Court handed down its decision in relation to whether or not a deaf person could serve on a jury panel. The question which the High Court was required to answer was whether the Deputy Registrar of the Ipswich District Court, unlawfully discriminated against the appellant, Gaye Lyons by excluding her from a jury panel because she, a profoundly deaf person, required the services of an Australian Sign Language interpreter.