When do i get paid for jury service

Bank account details Make sure you put your bank account number on your juror summons letter. If you use your own vehicle to get to jury service, the court will pay you for your mileage. This is automatically calculated at a rate of 38 cents for each kilometre between your home address and the court. If you have to pay for parking, the court will pay you back. For details about parking locations, see the specific court pages in the section Check if you need to attend.

For car parking reimbursements, when using pay and display, there will be a pop up message on the screen with a 4 digit code. If they do not pay you, you can claim for loss of earnings from the court. If you get benefits or financial support Show your jury summons to your benefit office or work coach as soon as you get it. Loss of earnings, childcare and other care costs How much you can claim to cover loss of earnings and care costs depends on the length of your jury service and how many hours you spend at court each day.

How you travel to court The court will pay Bus or underground Cost of the ticket Train Cost of the ticket standard class return fare Bicycle 9.

Print entire guide. Related content Criminal courts Giving staff time off for jury service. Explore the topic Courts, sentencing and tribunals. Is this page useful? Additional remuneration for each day or part-day that a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial after the 20th weekday.

You can claim public transport costs for the days you have to go to court. You will be reimbursed fares for bus, train or ferry. The amount will be based on your primary place of residence to the closest public transport facility. Also, if you need to travel a reasonable distance to get to public transport, a kilometric allowance may be payable.

Complete another allowance form on your first day at court to claim this allowance. As a juror you are also paid a travel allowance, calculated on the distance from your postcode to the courthouse at Jury allowance payments are made weekly by electronic funds transfers to your nominated bank account. Please log onto juror. If you have not received a payment, or you have any questions about payment, you should advise the court officer or sheriff's staff attending to your jury panel.

As payments are processed mid-week it may appear that you are missing one or more day's payment in your first EFT payment. You will find that these days will be paid, in the following weeks' payment.

If you ask to be excused, no allowance is payable regardless of the time you are excused, as you are not making yourself available for jury service. Skip to content Skip to search. Global Search. Megamenu mobile nav Welcome to ddt. Forms and fees.