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Unreported Judgment
Appeal Determined (QCA) - Appeal Determined (HCA)
Lyons v State of Queensland[2014] QCATA 302Presiding Judicial Member Hon K Cullinane AM QC and Senior Member Oliver
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Editorial Notes
Published Case Name:
Lyons v State of Queensland
Shortened Case Name:
Lyons v State of Queensland
MNC:
[2014] QCATA 302
Court:
QCATA
Judge(s):
Presiding Judicial Member Hon K Cullinane AM QC, Senior Member Oliver
Date:
21 Oct 2014
Litigation History
Event
Citation or File
Date
Notes
Primary Judgment
[2012] QCAT 569
07 Nov 2012
Ms Lyons alleged that she had been unlawfully discriminated against by the State of Queensland when she was excused from jury duty because she is deaf and required an Auslan interpreter in order to perform jury duty. Ms Lyons applied to have the Registrar and Sheriff of the Court produce documents. Applications refused: Senior Member Endicott.
Primary Judgment
[2013] QCAT 731
11 Dec 2013
Complaint dismissed: Member Roney QC.
Primary Judgment
[2014] QCATA 302
21 Oct 2014
Insofar as leave to appeal was necessary, it was refused. Appeal dismissed: K Cullinane AM QC, Presiding Judicial Member, Senior Member Oliver.
A deaf person who requires an interpreter to communicate with others is ineligible for jury service in Queensland. Having a person other than a juror in the jury room during deliberations is an incurable irregularity in the jury's deliberations: French CJ, Bell J, Gageler J, Keane J, Nettle J.
