Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coroners Act 1985 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Purpose

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to-

   (a)  establish the office of State Coroner;

   (b)  require the reporting of certain deaths;

   (c)  set out the procedures for investigations and inquests by coroners
        into deaths and fires;

   (d)  establish the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.