Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 93

    (1)     If—

        (a)     an inquest into the cause of the death of a person, or an inquiry into the cause of a fire or disaster, has been held; and

        (b)     the Supreme Court, on an application made by or under the authority of the Attorney-General or by anyone else is satisfied that, because of fraud, rejection of evidence, irregularity of proceedings, insufficiency of inquiry, discovery of new facts or evidence or otherwise, it is necessary or desirable in the public interest or the interests of justice that the inquest or inquiry be quashed and that another inquest or inquiry be held;

the Supreme Court may order that the inquest or inquiry be quashed and another inquest or inquiry be held into the death, fire or disaster.

    (2)     If an application is made under subsection (1) by a person (other than the Attorney-General or someone acting under the Attorney-General's authority), the application must be served on the Attorney-General.

    (3)     The Attorney-General may appear on the hearing of any application under subsection (1).