New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CORONERS ACT 2009 - SECT 9

9 Delegation by State Coroner

(cf Coroners Act 1980 , s 4E)

(1) The State Coroner may delegate to a Deputy State Coroner or to another coroner the exercise of any of the State Coroner’s functions under this Act, except as provided by subsection (2).

Note: Section 49 of the Interpretation Act 1987 contains general provisions relating to the delegation of functions.

(2) The State Coroner may not:

(a) delegate the power of delegation conferred by subsection (1), or

(b) delegate to a coroner who is not a Deputy State Coroner the exercise of any jurisdiction conferred or imposed on the State Coroner by Division 2 of Part 3.2.