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CORONERS ACT 1993 - SECT 3 Definitions

CORONERS ACT 1993 - SECT 3

Definitions

In this Act:

"Attorney-General" means the Minister responsible for the Agency administering this Act.

"Chief Executive Officer", see section 3(1) of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 .

"coroner" includes a deputy coroner.

"death" includes suspected death.

"disaster" means an occurrence due to natural or other causes that:

        (a)     causes or threatens to cause:

            (i)     substantial loss of life or property; or

            (ii)     substantial injury to persons or property; or

        (b)     in any way substantially endangers the safety of the public in any part of the Territory.

"disposal", in relation to a body, includes burial, cremation and any other process for the disposal of human remains under the Burial and Cremation Act 2022 .

"investigation" includes an inquest.

"married" includes being in a de facto relationship.

"person held in care", see section 12(1).

"person held in custody", see section 12(1).

"reportable death" means a death mentioned in section 12(1).

"senior next of kin", in relation to a deceased person, means:

        (a)     where a person was, immediately before death, married – the person's spouse; or

        (b)     where the person was not, immediately before death, married or, if married, the spouse is not available – the person's son or daughter of or over 18 years; or

        (c)     where a spouse, son or daughter is not available – the person's parent; or

        (d)     where a spouse, son, daughter or parent is not available – the person's brother or sister of or over 18 years; or

        (e)     where a person is an Aborigine – a person who, according to the customs and tradition of the community or group to which the person belongs, is an appropriate person; or

        (f)     where paragraphs (a) to (e) do not apply or a person who would be the senior next of kin under those paragraphs is not available – a person who immediately before the death of the deceased person had a relationship with the deceased person that, in the opinion of the coroner, is sufficient for the purpose of being the senior next of kin.

"spouse" includes a person's de facto partner.