Coroners Act 2010
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Appointment of State Coroner and Coroners
4 Appointment of forensic pathologists
Part 2 REPORTING OF DEATH AND PRESERVING OF RECORDS
5 Obligation to report death
6 Reporting of death occurring in official custody
7 Reporting of death by police officer
8 Duty to preserve medical records by persons in charge of hospital, medical clinic and place of custody
9 Body not to be moved
Part 3 INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEATHS
10 Investigations into deaths
11 Police officer to report to Coroner
12 Preliminary investigation by Coroner
13 Police officer to report to Public Prosecutor in certain cases
14 Duty of police officer to investigate cause of death if directed by Public Prosecutor
15 Power of police officer to investigate
16 Coroner or Public Prosecutor may direct forensic pathologist to investigate
17 Powers of forensic pathologist
17A Minister may issue certificate in certain cases
Part 4 POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION AND POWERS OF CORONER TO ORDER BURIAL, CREMATION OR EXHUMATION
18 When post-mortem examination necessary
19 Conduct of post-mortem examination
20 Post-mortem examination report and special examination report
21 Power of Coroner to order exhumation
22 Power of Coroner to order release for burial, cremation, etc.
23 Coroner to report to Public Prosecutor if body is released without inquiry
Part 5 CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH INQUIRY IS HELD
24 Jurisdiction of Coroner to hold inquiry
25 Duty of Coroner to hold inquiry
26 Power of Public Prosecutor to require inquiry
Part 6 INQUIRIES INTO DEATH
27 Purpose of inquiry
28 Pre-inquiry review
29 Notice of inquiry
30 Summoning of witnesses and production of documents
31 Inquiries to be made public
32 Assessors
33 Evidence by conditioned statements
34 Reading over evidence and correction
35 Questioning of witnesses
36 Manner of recording evidence
37 Rules of evidence not applicable
38 Adjournment of inquiry
39 Adjournment of inquiry when criminal proceedings commenced
40 Adjournment of inquiry when commission or committee appointed under Inquiries Act 2007
41 Change of Coroner
42 Coroner’s certificate
43 Forwarding transcripts of evidence, etc.
Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS
44 Obstruction of Coroner, etc.
45 Admissibility of evidence in subsequent judicial proceedings
46 Payment of allowance to witnesses
47 Amendment of Schedules
48 Exemption
49 Regulations
50 Saving and transitional provisions