CORONERS ACT 2009 - SECT 3 Objects of Act

CORONERS ACT 2009 - SECT 3

3 Objects of Act

The objects of this Act are as follows--

(a) to provide for the appointment of coronial officers,

(b) to provide that Magistrates are coroners by virtue of office,

(c) to enable coroners to investigate certain kinds of deaths or suspected deaths in order to determine the identities of the deceased persons, the times and dates of their deaths and the manner and cause of their deaths,

(d) to enable coroners to investigate fires and explosions that destroy or damage property within the State in order to determine the causes and origins of (and in some cases, the general circumstances concerning) such fires and explosions,

(e) to enable coroners to make recommendations in relation to matters in connection with an inquest or inquiry (including recommendations concerning public health and safety and the investigation or review of matters by persons or bodies),

(f) to provide for certain kinds of deaths or suspected deaths to be reported and to prevent death certificates being issued in relation to certain reportable deaths,

(g) to prohibit the disposal of human remains without appropriate authority.