(1) A person may apply to the Attorney General to have an inquest reopened on the grounds that new evidence has arisen or has been discovered after the conclusion of the proceedings by the coroner.
(2) The Attorney General may direct that the coroner reconsider the matter if he or she considers that the evidence referred to in subsection (1)—
(a) is substantial and material to the inquest; and
(b) did not exist at the time of the inquest or did exist at the time but was not discovered and could not through the exercise of due diligence have been discovered.
(3) The Attorney General may order an inquest or another inquest to be held concerning a death if he or she is satisfied—
(a) that a coroner refuses or neglects to hold an inquest that ought to be held; or
(b) if an inquest has been held, that it is necessary and desirable in the interest of justice that another inquest be held because of fraud, rejection of evidence, irregularity of proceedings, or otherwise.
(4) If the Attorney General orders another inquest, the coroner ordered to hold it has for that purpose, the same powers and jurisdiction as the coroner who held the first inquest.