Pre-inquiry review
28.—(1)  A pre-inquiry review may be held by a Coroner before the commencement of an inquiry.
(2)  The purpose of a pre-inquiry review is to settle the following matters with a view to expediting the inquiry:
(a)the filing of the investigation papers and any post-mortem examination report or special examination report made under section 20 for the inquiry;
(b)any issues of fact or law for the inquiry;
(c)the witnesses to be called to the inquiry;
(d)the filing of any conditioned statements to be admitted in evidence in the inquiry;
(e)the date of the inquiry;
(f)any other application to be made for the inquiry.
(3)  A pre-inquiry review and any application made to the Coroner at the pre-inquiry review may be heard by live video link, or by any other means that the State Coroner may approve.