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CORONERS ACT 2003 - SECT 41 Prohibited publications relating to inquests and pre-inquest conferences

CORONERS ACT 2003 - SECT 41

Prohibited publications relating to inquests and pre-inquest conferences

41 Prohibited publications relating to inquests and pre-inquest conferences

(1) A coroner, either before, during or immediately after the holding of an inquest or pre-inquest conference, may make an order prohibiting the publication of information relating to, or arising at, an inquest or pre-inquest conference.
Examples—
A coroner may prohibit the publication of information that—
(a) indicates a deceased person’s death was, or may possibly have been, self-inflicted; or
(b) would tend to incriminate the witness.
(2) A person must not contravene an order under subsection (1) .
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.
(3) A person must not publish, or allow someone else to publish
(a) a question disallowed by the Coroners Court at an inquest or pre-inquest conference; or
(b) an answer given to a question disallowed by the Coroners Court at an inquest or pre-inquest conference.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.
(4) The coroner, by order, may prohibit a person—
(a) immediately before, during or immediately after the holding of an inquest or pre-inquest conference, from filming, photographing, sketching or recording anything—
(i) in the room or other place in which the inquest or pre-inquest conference is about to be, is being or has been held; or
(ii) in a room or other place set aside by a coroner for a purpose connected with the holding of the inquest or pre-inquest conference; or
(iii) in an entrance or passageway leading to or from a room or place mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii) ; or
(b) publishing a film, photograph, sketch or record taken contrary to an order made under paragraph (a) .
(5) A person must comply with the order, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.
(6) The Coroners Court may make an order prohibiting—
(a) the issue of the whole or part of a copy of the record made under the Recording of Evidence Act 1962 ; or
(b) the publication of the whole or part of a copy of the record made under that Act.
(7) A person must comply with the order, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.
(8) In this section—


"publish" includes publish on radio, television or the internet.


"record" includes make an audio recording.