Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 14

    (1)     A coroner may decide not to conduct a hearing into a death if, after consideration of information given to a coroner relating to the death of a person, the coroner is satisfied that—

        (a)     the manner and cause of death are sufficiently disclosed; and

        (b)     a hearing is unnecessary.

    (2)     A coroner must not dispense with a hearing into a death if the coroner has reasonable grounds for believing that the person died—

        (a)     in custody; or

        (b)     while under, or as a result of the administration of, an anaesthetic administered in the course of a medical, surgical or dental operation.

    (3)     A coroner who decides not to conduct a hearing into a death must give to the Chief Coroner and a member of the immediate family of the deceased written notice of the decision including the grounds for the decision.