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CORONERS ACT
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PART 1 PRELIMINARY
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PART 1
PRELIMINARY
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PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
3. Appointment etc. of coroners and deputy coroners
4. Notice of death
5. No interference with body
6. Duty of coroner
7. Powers of the coroner
8. Post mortem examination and analysis
9. Post mortem in place of inquest
10. Investigative powers
11. Proceedings at inquest
12. Inquest out of jurisdiction
13. Coroner to transmit record of proceedings to Registrar and Attorney General
14. Inquest without body
15. Inquest in case of murder, manslaughter or Infanticide
16. Inquest with jury
17. Qualifications of jurors
18. Jury summons
19. Exclusion of juror
20. Failure of juror to appear
21. View of body by jurors
22. Prohibition of communication with jury
23. Jury decision
24. Witness summons
25. Medical witness
26. Prohibition of burial of body without warrant
27. Exhumation of body for examination
28. Adjournment
29. Inquest public
30. Inquest into death of 2 or more persons
31. Right of person affected
32. Attorney General's powers in relation to inquests
33. Evidence
34. Copies of documents
35. Counsel and solicitors
36. Disclosure of information
37. Actions against coroner
38. Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest
39. Forms
40. Penalty not provided
41. Regulations
42. Savings
Schedule
ACT
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
3. Appointment etc. of coroners and deputy coroners
3. Appointment etc. of coroners and deputy coroners
PART 2 DUTIES OF CORONERS AND OTHERS
PART 2 DUTIES OF CORONERS AND OTHERS
4. Notice of death
4. Notice of death
5. No interference with body
5. No interference with body
6. Duty of coroner
6. Duty of coroner
7. Powers of the coroner
7. Powers of the coroner
8. Post mortem examination and analysis
8. Post mortem examination and analysis
9. Post mortem in place of inquest
9. Post mortem in place of inquest
PART 3 INQUESTS: GENERAL
PART 3 INQUESTS: GENERAL
10. Investigative powers
10. Investigative powers
11. Proceedings at inquest
11. Proceedings at inquest
12. Inquest out of jurisdiction
12. Inquest out of jurisdiction
13. Coroner to transmit record of proceedings to Registrar and Attorney General
13. Coroner to transmit record of proceedings to Registrar and Attorney General
PART 4 INQUESTS: SPECIAL CASES
PART 4 INQUESTS: SPECIAL CASES
14. Inquest without body
14. Inquest without body
15. Inquest in case of murder, manslaughter or Infanticide
15. Inquest in case of murder, manslaughter or Infanticide
16. Inquest with jury
16. Inquest with jury
PART 5 JURORS AND WITNESSES
PART 5 JURORS AND WITNESSES
17. Qualifications of jurors
17. Qualifications of jurors
18. Jury summons
18. Jury summons
19. Exclusion of juror
19. Exclusion of juror
20. Failure of juror to appear
20. Failure of juror to appear
21. View of body by jurors
21. View of body by jurors
22. Prohibition of communication with jury
22. Prohibition of communication with jury
23. Jury decision
23. Jury decision
24. Witness summons
24. Witness summons
25. Medical witness
25. Medical witness
PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS
PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS
26. Prohibition of burial of body without warrant
26. Prohibition of burial of body without warrant
27. Exhumation of body for examination
27. Exhumation of body for examination
28. Adjournment
28. Adjournment
29. Inquest public
29. Inquest public
30. Inquest into death of 2 or more persons
30. Inquest into death of 2 or more persons
31. Right of person affected
31. Right of person affected
33. Evidence
33. Evidence
34. Copies of documents
34. Copies of documents
35. Counsel and solicitors
35. Counsel and solicitors
36. Disclosure of information
36. Disclosure of information
37. Actions against coroner
37. Actions against coroner
38. Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest
38. Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest
39. Forms
39. Forms
40. Penalty not provided
40. Penalty not provided
41. Regulations
41. Regulations
42. Savings
42. Savings
Schedule
Schedule
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
Coroners (Designation of Coroners) (First and Second Judicial Districts) Order – Section 3(2) (Statutory Instrument 40/2015)
1. Short Title
2. Designation of coroners