This bill also changes jury provisions. They can be deferred or excused if potential jurors do not comply with COVID requirements, like having a vaccine pass, or they're vulnerable to the effects or have household members who are, or their income will be significantly disrupted by COVID. I would say that at any time a juror should be able to be excused if their income will be significantly disrupted by them having to attend and not be at their workplace. However, for Māori, because of systemic racism in the justice system, Māori are disproportionately more likely to appear before the court, and because of systemic racism in the health system, Māori are also proportionately more likely to be infected with COVID. 