Retain the right to trial by jury

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

I want parliament to reject the Minister of Justice's proposal to amend current trial by jury protocols. The public should retain the right to trial by jury in it's current format of 1st January 2025.

Only trial by jury is impartial. It is a key element of our legal system that we can request the right to be judged by our peers. Trial by jury is also fairer as it sidesteps the political affiliations or leanings of particular members of the judiciary. Removal of trial by jury is taking a backwards step in terms of impartiality.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases
Do not remove trial by jury for certain cases

Timeline

2 Dec 2025	Petition opened for signatures
9 Jan 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Jan 2026

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