CORONERS ACT 2003

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 3 Interpretation

PART 2--Administration

• 4 Appointment of State Coroner
• 5 Magistrates to be Deputy State Coroners
• 6 Appointment of coroners
• 7 Functions of State Coroner
• 8 Delegation of State Coroner's administrative functions and powers
• 9 Appointment of investigators

PART 3--Coroner's Court

Division 1--Coroner's Court and its staff

• 10 Establishment of Court
• 11 Court of record
• 12 Seal
• 13 Jurisdiction of Court
• 14 Constitution of Court
• 15 Administrative and ancillary staff
• 16 Responsibilities of staff

Division 2--Practice and procedure of Coroner's Court

• 17 Time and place of sittings
• 18 Adjournment from time to time and place to place
• 19 Inquests to be open
• 20 Right of appearance and taking evidence
• 20A Right of appearance for nominated representative of families

PART 4--Inquests

• 21 Holding of inquests
• 22 Power of inquiry
• 23 Proceedings on inquests
• 23A Privilege in respect of self-incrimination and penalty
• 24 Principles governing inquests
• 25 Findings on inquests
• 26 Re-opening of inquests
• 27 Appeals from findings made on inquests

PART 5--Reporting of deaths

• 28 Reporting of deaths
• 29 Finding to be made as to cause of notified reportable death

PART 6--Miscellaneous

• 30 Order for removal of body for interstate inquest
• 31 State Coroner or Court may provide assistance to coroners elsewhere
• 32 Authorisation for disposal of human remains
• 33 Immunities
• 34 Confidentiality
• 35 Coroners may not be called as witnesses
• 36 Punishment of contempts
• 37 Accessibility of evidence etc
• 37A Release of records to family when no inquest held
• 38 Provision of information derived from Court records etc
• 39 Annual report
• 40 Miscellaneous provisions relating to legal process
• 41 Service
• 42 Rules of Court
• 43 Regulations
• SCHEDULE -Transitional provisions
Legislative history