CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 11A Coroner for matter not available

CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 11A

    (1)     This section applies if a person who is a coroner constituting a court in a particular matter ceases to hold office as a coroner, or ceases to be available, before the coroner finishes dealing with the matter.

    (2)     The Chief Coroner must arrange for another coroner to constitute the court in the matter.

    (3)     The other coroner may deal with the matter as the other coroner considers appropriate.

Example

deal with the matter afresh

    (4)     In this section:

"ceases to be available"––a person ceases to be available for a matter if the person is unable to act as a coroner in relation to the matter because of illness, absence or an inability or unwillingness to deal with the matter.

"matter" includes a class of matters.