New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CORONERS ACT 1980 - SECT 14B

14B General cases in which inquest required to be held

(1) An inquest is required to be held in the following cases:

(a) a case in which it appears to the coroner that the person died or might have died as a result of homicide (not including suicide),

(b) a case in which the death or suspected death is examinable only by the State Coroner or a Deputy State Coroner under section 13A,

(c) a case in which it appears to the coroner that it has not been sufficiently disclosed whether the person has died, or that the person’s identity and the date and place of the person’s death have not been sufficiently disclosed,

(d) a case in which it appears to the coroner that the manner and cause of the person’s death have not been sufficiently disclosed (unless the case is one in which an inquest has been suspended or continued under section 19).

(2) An inquest is not required to be held under this section if it appears to the coroner that an inquest or other official inquiry concerning the death or suspected death has been held, or is to be held, outside New South Wales.