Queensland Consolidated Acts

CORONERS ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Object of Act
   4.      Act binds all persons
   5.      Relationship with other Acts
   6.      Definitions

           Part 2--Reporting deaths

   7.      Duty to report deaths
   8.      Reportable death defined
   9.      Death in care defined
   10.     Death in custody defined
   10A.    State Coroner to notify children's commissioner of deaths

           Part 3--Coroner's investigation, including by inquest, of deaths

           Division 1--Investigations generally

   11.     Deaths to be investigated
   12.     Deaths not to be investigated or further investigated
   13.     Coroner's powers of investigation
   14.     Guidelines and directions for investigations
   15.     Help in investigation
   16.     Duty to help investigation
   17.     Disclosure of confidential information to Coroners Court

           Division 2--Autopsies

   18.     Transferring body to mortuary
   19.     Order for autopsy
   20.     Exhuming body or recovering cremated remains
   21.     Observing an autopsy
   22.     Extra medical evidence for autopsy
   23.     Autopsy testing
   24.     Removing tissue for autopsy testing
   24A.    Autopsy certificate
   25.     Autopsy reports
   26.     Control of body

           Division 3--Inquests

   27.     When inquest must be held
   28.     When inquest may be held
   29.     When inquest must not be held or continued
   30.     Applying for inquest to be held
   31.     Inquests to be held by the Coroners Court
   32.     Notice of inquest
   33.     Inquest into multiple deaths
   34.     Pre-inquest conferences
   35.     Directions or orders about inquests
   36.     Right to appear etc.
   37.     Evidence
   38.     Recording evidence
   39.     Incriminating evidence
   40.     Exhibits
   41.     Prohibited publications relating to inquests
   42.     Contempt
   43.     Excluding persons from inquest
   44.     Adjourning inquest
   45.     Coroner's findings
   46.     Coroner's comments
   47.     Coroner's comments and findings for deaths in care or custody
   48.     Reporting offences or misconduct
   49.     Reporting to State Coroner
   50.     Reopening inquests etc.
   51.     Record of coroner's findings and comments

           Division 4--Accessing investigation documents

   52.     Documents that can not be accessed
   53.     Access to investigation documents for research purposes
   54.     Access to investigation documents for other purposes
   54A.    Access to investigation documents by the children's commissioner
   54B.    Limitations on access under s 54A
   54C.    Fees for access under s 54A
   55.     Conditions imposed on access
   56.     Refusing access in the public interest
   57.     Coroner to pass on refused request for investigation document
   58.     Identifying coronial documents

           Division 5--Physical evidence

   59.     What division applies to
   60.     Returning physical evidence
   61.     Forfeiting physical evidence to the State
   62.     Access to physical evidence

           Division 6--Transferring investigation to another coroner

   63.     Transferring investigation to another coroner

           Part 4--Administration

           Division 1--Coroners Court

   64.     The Coroners Court
   65.     Jurisdiction of the court is exclusive
   66.     Where the court may be held
   67.     Seals of the court
   68.     Rule-making power
   69.     Practice directions

           Division 2--State Coroner

   70.     Appointment of State Coroner
   71.     Functions and powers of State Coroner
   72.     Resignation of State Coroner
   73.     When person stops being the State Coroner
   74.     Acting as State Coroner
   75.     Staff of the State Coroner
   76.     Consulting with Chief Magistrate
   77.     Annual report

           Division 3--Deputy State Coroner

   78.     Appointment of Deputy State Coroner
   79.     Functions and powers of Deputy State Coroner
   80.     When person stops being the Deputy State Coroner
   81.     Acting as Deputy State Coroner

           Division 4--Other coroners

   82.     Local coroners
   83.     Appointed coroners

           Division 5--Registrar and deputy registrars

   84.     Registrar
   85.     Deputy registrars
   86.     Delegation of powers to registrar or deputy registrars

           Division 6--Other general provisions about coroners

   87.     Obstruction
   88.     Immunity
   89.     Coroner as witness
   90.     Coroner's orders
   91.     Coroner's service counts as magistrate's service

           Part 5--Miscellaneous

   92.     Register of deaths
   93.     National coronial database
   94.     Evidentiary aids
   95.     Authorising burial of body etc.
   96.     Application of Act to stillborn child
   97.     Notifying registrar when body is released and investigation ends
   98.     Approval of forms
   99.     Regulation-making power

           Part 6--Transitional provisions

           Division 1--Transitionals for Act as enacted

   100.    When repealed Act still applies
   101.    Appointments continue
   102.    Orders continue
   103.    References to repealed Act
   104.    Common law overridden

           Division 2--Transitionals for Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003

   106.    Deaths reported under the old 3 month rule
   107.    Effectiveness of this div

           Division 3--Transitional provision for the Child Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005

   108.    Death in care

           Division 4--Transitional provisions for the Coroners and Other Acts Amendment Act 2009

   114.    Validation relating to State Coroner
   115.    Validation relating to Deputy State Coroner
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           Endnotes