Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A reference in this section to information does not include information obtained under section 39(2).
(2) If, from information obtained while investigating a death, a coroner reasonably suspects a person has committed an offence, the coroner must give the information to--
(a) for an indictable offence--the director of public prosecutions; or
(b) for any other offence--the chief executive of the department in which the legislation creating the offence is administered.
(3) A coroner may give information about official misconduct or police misconduct under the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 to the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
(4) A coroner may give information about a person's conduct in a profession or trade, obtained while investigating a death, to a disciplinary body for the person's profession or trade if the coroner reasonably believes the information might cause the body to inquire into, or take steps in relation to, the conduct.
(5) In this section--
disciplinary body for a person's profession or trade means a body that--
(a) licenses, registers or otherwise approves the carrying on of the profession or trade; or
(b) can sanction, or recommend sanctions for, the person's conduct in the profession or trade.