Do Deaf People Have the Right to Serve as Jurors in Australia?

Woll Bencie Sutton-Spence Rachel Elton Frances , ‘Multilingualism: The Global Approach to Sign Languages’ in Lucas Ceil , (ed), The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages (Cambridge University Press, 2001) 8–32.

Ladd Paddy , Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood (Multilingual Matters, 2003).

See generally, Johnston Trevor , ‘W(h)ither the Deaf community? Population, Genetics and the Future of Auslan (Australian Sign Language)’ (2003) 148(5) American Annals of the Deaf 358.

Johnston Trevor Schembri Adam , Australian Sign Language (Auslan): An Introduction to Sign Linguistics (Cambridge University Press, 2007).

Napier Jemina McKee Rachel Goswell Della , Sign Language Interpreting: Theory & Practice in Australia and New Zealand (Federation Press, 2nd ed, 2010).

Brunson Jeremy , ‘Your Case Will Now be Heard: Sign Language Interpreters as Problematic Accommodations in Legal Interactions’ (2008) Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 13.

Charrow Veda Charrow Robert , ‘Characteristics of the Language of Jury Instruction’ in Alatis James E Tucker G Richard , (eds), Language in Public Life (Georgetown University Press, 1979) 163–185.

Farrell Michael , ‘Allowing Deaf People to Serve as Jurors: An Irish Perspective’ (2011) 42 Discrimination Law Association Briefings 30, 30–1.

See further, Australian Association of the Deaf Inc, ‘Around the First Deaf Person to Serve on Jury – New Zealand’ (2005) 14(11) Outlook 1, 3 <http://www.deafau.org.au/upload/Outlook_200512.pdf>; New South Wales Law Reform Commission, Blind or Deaf Jurors, Report 114 (September 2006) 43.

US v Dempsey 830 F 2d 1084 (1987); People v Guzman 478 NYS 2d 455 (1984).

People v Guzman 478 NYS 2d 455 (1984) 474 ( Goodman J ).

Heffernan Cathy , ‘Stop Stonewalling Deaf Jurors’, The Guardian (London), 20 July 2010.

Farrell , above n 8, 30–1.

Napier McKee Goswell , above n 5.

This Communication, along with others, is noted on the Commonwealth Attorney-General's website <http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/HumanRights/Pages/Humanrightscommunications.aspx>.

Lyons v State of Queensland (No 2) [2013] QCAT 731.

Dibben Kay , ‘Deaf Woman Sues State Government after being Excluded from Jury Duty’, Courier Mail (Brisbane), 5 June 2013; Dibben Kay , ‘Deaf Woman Gaye Prudence Lyons Appeals Ruling over Jury Exclusion’, Courier Mail (Brisbane), 13 January 2014.

NSW Law Reform Commission, above n 9, Recommendation 1(a).

Napier Jemina Spencer David Sabolcec Joe , NSVVLRC Research Report No 14, Guilty or Not Guilty? An Investigation of Deaf Jurors' Access to Court Proceedings via Sign Language Interpreting, 2007, 47.

Ibid 52.

Ibid 42.

Napier Jemina , ‘Legal Interpreting, Deaf People and Jury Service: A Happy Union?’ (2013) (December Issue) Newsli: Magazine of the Association of Sign Language Interpreters of the UK 6.

Ibid.

Napier Jemina Spencer David , ‘Guilty or Not Guilty? An Investigation of Deaf Jurors' Access to Court Proceedings via Sign Language Interpreting’ in Russell Debra Hale Sandra , (eds), Interpreting in Legal Settings (Gallaudet University Press, 2008) 71.

Project no: ARCLP8201200237. Researchers: Professor Sandra Hale and Dr Mehera San Roque, UNSW; Professor David Spencer, ACU; Professor Deborah Russell, University of Alberta; and Professor Jemina Napier, Heriot-Watt University.