Actually this Jury Duty could be a cash mine
I just looked upthe current rates being paid for Jury Duty, for the first 2 weeks it's $160 per day, your employer has to make up the difference, to your normal pay, and that is reimbursed to them ....all TAX Free to me.
If a trial goes over two weeks, it's $230 per day, plus meals and travel expensies all TAX Free....so basically I could make AUS$20K sitting on my arse doing nothing for 14 weeks......what to do? 8)
I did also check out what the fine was for not turning up for Jury Duty...it's currently at AUS $1800....not a fine I want to get