Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A coroner who is investigating a suspected death must, if possible, find whether or not a death in fact happened.
(2) A coroner who is investigating a death or suspected death must, if possible, find--
(a) who the deceased person is; and
(b) how the person died; and
(c) when the person died; and
(d) where the person died, and in particular whether the person died in Queensland; and
(e) what caused the person to die.
(3) However, the coroner need not make the findings listed in subsection (2) if--
(a) the coroner is unable to find that a suspected death in fact happened; or
(b) the coroner stops investigating the death under section 12(1).
(4) The coroner must give a written copy of the findings to--
(a) a family member of the deceased person who has indicated that he or she will accept the document for the deceased person's family; and
(b) if an inquest was held--any person who, as a person with a sufficient interest in the inquest, appeared at the inquest; and
(c) if the deceased person was a child--the children's commissioner; and
(d) if the coroner is not the State Coroner--the State Coroner.
(5) The coroner must not include in the findings any statement that a person is, or may be--
(a) guilty of an offence; or
(b) civilly liable for something.
(6) This section applies whether or not an inquest is held.