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—