Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 75

    (1)     After the coroner has completed an inquest into a death in care or death in custody, the coroner must, in writing, report the findings to—

        (a)     the Attorney-General; and

        (b)     the agency the deceased person was in the care or custody of when the death happened and the Minister responsible for the agency; and

        (c)     the Australian Institute of Criminology; and

        (d)     if the deceased was an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person—an appropriate local Aboriginal legal service; and

        (e)     any other person whom the coroner considers appropriate.

    (2)     The coroner must make available a copy of a report of the findings into a death in care or death in custody to—

        (a)     a member of the immediate family of the deceased or a representative of that member; and

        (b)     a witness who appeared at an inquest into the death.