People summonsed for jury service need to be able to come to court confident that measures are in place to protect them from COVID-19. These people are compelled to attend court, and jury trials may pose a higher risk of COVID-19 transmission because these trials involve strangers who have travelled from many locations and who may be required to be in a confined space together for several hours, and, in some cases, for several weeks. Addressing these risks, the bill amends the Juries Act to authorise the Chief High Court Judge and the Chief District Court Judge to set safety requirements that jurors and potential jurors must meet. These requirements will be additional to and applied despite the jury rules and provisions in the Juries Act relating to juror summoning and selection, service, and discharging of jurors. 