Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to the findings, and any comments, of a coroner made in relation to the investigation of a death in care or death in custody.
(2) The coroner must give a written copy of the findings and comments to--
(a) the Attorney-General; and
(b) the appropriate chief executive; and
(c) the appropriate Minister.
(3) In this section--
appropriate chief executive means the chief executive of the department in which the relevant Act is administered.
appropriate Minister means the Minister administering the relevant Act.
relevant Act means--
(a) for a death in care--
(i) for the death of a person mentioned in section 9(1)(a)(i)--the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002; or
(ii) for the death of a person mentioned in section 9(1)(a)(ii)--the Disability Services Act 2006; or
(iii) for the death of a person mentioned in section 9(1)(a)(iii)--the Health Services Act 1991; or
(iv) for the death of a person mentioned in section 9(1)(b)--the Mental Health Act 2000; or
(v) for the death of a person mentioned in section 9(1)(c)--the Adoption of Children Act 1964; or
(vi) for the death of a person mentioned in section 9(1)(d)--the Child Protection Act 1999; or
(b) for a death in custody--
(i) for the death of a person in the custody of a police officer or in a watch-house--the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000; or
(ii) for the death of a person detained under the Corrective Services Act 2006--that Act; or
(iii) for the death of a person in the custody of the Crime and Misconduct Commission--the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001; or
(iv) for the death of a person in the custody of any other law enforcement agency--the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000; or
(v) for the death of a person in the custody of the proper officer of a court--the Justices Act 1886; or
(vi) for the death of a person in custody under the Juvenile Justice Act 1992, section 41, 43, 120 or 121--the Juvenile Justice Act 1992.