CORONERS ACT 1993 - SECT 44A Coroner may re-open inquest

CORONERS ACT 1993 - SECT 44A

    (1)     If:

        (a)     a coroner has under section 16 decided not to hold an inquest into a death; and

        (b)     a coroner (who may be the coroner who made the decision not to hold the inquest or another coroner who has jurisdiction to hold an inquest) is satisfied, despite the decision under section 16, that there are new facts or there is new evidence that make it necessary or desirable to hold an inquest into the death;

the coroner mentioned in paragraph (b) may hold an inquest into the death.

    (2)     A coroner who has jurisdiction to hold an inquest may, on the coroner's own initiative, re-open an inquest if the coroner is satisfied that new facts or evidence make it necessary or desirable to re-open the inquest.