CORONERS ACT 2008 - SECT 73 Publication of findings and reports

CORONERS ACT 2008 - SECT 73

    (1)     Unless otherwise ordered by a coroner,     the findings, comments and recommendations made following an inquest must be published on the Internet in accordance with the rules.

Note to s. 73(1) inserted by No. 58/2013 s. 39(1).

Note

See Part 3 of the Open Courts Act 2013 .

S. 73(1A) inserted by No. 62/2014 s. 65.

    (1A)     Subject to subsection (1B), the findings, comments and recommendations made following an investigation may be published on the Internet in accordance with the rules.

S. 73(1B) inserted by No. 62/2014 s. 65.

    (1B)     A finding made following an investigation of a death of a deceased who was, immediately before the death, a person placed in custody or care that the death was due to natural causes must be published on the Internet in accordance with the rules.

S. 73(2) repealed by No. 58/2013 s. 39(2), new  s. 73(2) inserted by No. 19/2017 s. 44.

    (2)     Section 166 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 does not apply to the publication under subsection (1) or (1A) of any relevant information if a coroner reasonably considers it is in the public interest to allow the publication of that information.

S. 73(3) repealed by No. 58/2013 s. 39(2), new  s. 73(3) inserted by No. 19/2017 s. 44.

    (3)     Section 534 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 does not apply to the publication under subsection (1) or (1A) of any relevant information if—

        (a)     a coroner reasonably considers that it is in the public interest to allow the publication of the information; and

        (b)     no person likely to be identified by the publication of the information is a child.

S. 73(3A) inserted by No. 19/2017 s. 65(1).

    (3A)     This section applies in relation to publication of any relevant information relating to proceedings for the variation, extension or revocation of a non‑local DVO that is a recognised DVO or to an application under Part 7 of the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act   2016 relating to a non‑local DVO subject to—

        (a)     any law that applies to publication about the non-local DVO in the issuing jurisdiction; and

        (b)     any order relating to publication of the non‑local DVO made by a court of the issuing jurisdiction.

S. 73(4) inserted by No. 19/2017 s. 44, substituted by No. 19/2017 s. 65(2).

    (4)     In this section—

"issuing jurisdiction" has the same meaning as in the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016 ;

"non-local DVO" has the same meaning as in the  National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016 ;

"recognised DVO" has the same meaning as in the  National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016 ;

"relevant information" means—

        (a)     a locality or any particulars or picture likely to lead to the identification of the particular venue of the court for proceedings under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 or the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016 ; or

        (b)     any particulars or picture likely to lead to the identification of any person—

              (i)     who is a party to, or a witness in, a proceeding under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 ; or

              (ii)     who is the subject of an order under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 ; or

              (iii)     who is a party to, or a witness in, a proceeding for the variation, extension or revocation of a non‑local DVO that is a recognised DVO or who is the subject of that non-local DVO; or

              (iv)     who is the applicant for a declaration under Part 7 of the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016 or who is the subject of the non-local DVO in relation to which the application is made.