CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 48 Evidence

CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 48

    (1)     For an inquest or inquiry, a coroner may take evidence on oath and, for that purpose—

        (a)     the coroner may require a witness to take an oath; and

        (b)     the coroner, registrar or other appropriate officer of the court may administer an oath to a witness.

Note     Oath includes affirmation and take an oath includes make an affirmation (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1).

    (2)     A coroner may—

        (a)     require a witness to answer a question put to the witness; and

        (b)     if a person appears before a coroner under a subpoena—require the person to give evidence or produce a document or thing stated in the subpoena.

    (3)     A record of evidence made for an inquest or inquiry is not, only because it is such a record, admissible in any court as evidence that a person made the depositions included in the record.

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to a prosecution for an offence against part 7 or the Criminal Code

, chapter 7 (Administration of justice offences).