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CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 40

Hearing in public except in certain cases

    (1)     Subject to subsection (2), a hearing must be in public.

    (2)     If a coroner is of the opinion that it is desirable in the public interest or in the interests of justice to do so, the coroner may, by order—

        (a)     direct that a hearing or part of it must take place in private and give directions about the people who may be present; and

        (b)     give directions prohibiting or restricting the publication or disclosure of evidence whether or not a hearing has been held.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that contravenes an order.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.



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