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CORONERS ACT 1997 (NO. 57 OF 1997)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART I--PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
PART II--THE CORONER'S COURT
4. Establishment
5. A Magistrate is a Coroner
6. Chief Coroner
7. Chief Coroner's powers and functions
8. Deputy Coroners
9. Deputy Coroners' powers
10. Oath or affirmation to be taken or made by a Coroner or Deputy Coroner
11. Registrar and Deputy Registrars
PART III--JURISDICTION OF CORONERS
12. General powers of Coroner preserved
13. Coroner's jurisdiction in relation to deaths
14. Decision not to conduct hearing
15. Control of the body of the deceased
16. Form of Coroner's certificate
17. Assistance to State and other Territory Coroners
18. Coroner's jurisdiction in relation to fires
19. Coroner's jurisdiction in relation to disasters
PART IV--POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS AND EXHUMATIONS
20. Dispensing with post-mortem examination
21. Directions to medical practitioners to conduct post-mortem examinations
22. Unavailability of medical practitioner directed to conduct a post-mortem examination
23. Consideration of immediate family
24. Reconsideration of decisions
25. Previous attending medical practitioner entitled to observe post-mortem
26. Removal of body to place of post-mortem examination
27. Warrant for exhumation of body or recovery of ashes
28. Prior considerations before directing post-mortem examinations
29. Form of warrant for exhumation
30. Re-interment of remains or ashes
31. Removal of body or ashes for purposes of inquest outside the Territory
32. Report by medical practitioner or analyst
33. Assistance at post-mortems etc.
PART V--INQUESTS AND INQUIRIES
34. Hearings
35. Time and place of hearing
36. Adjournment of hearing
37. Notification of immediate family
38. Notice relating to conduct of hearing
39. Non-custodial deaths and fires—discretion to appoint legal practitioner
40. Hearing in public except in certain cases
41. Hearing to be held without jury
42. Representation at hearing
43. (1) If a Coroner is satisfied that—
44. Service of summons on witness
45. Warrant to bring witness to court
46. Persons about to leave Territory—examination and production of documents
47. Procedure
48. Evidence
49. Recording of proceedings
50. Informal request for evidence
51. Access to documents etc.
52. Coroner's findings
53. Interim findings
54. Requests for copies of reports of findings
55. Adverse comment in findings or reports
56. Notification of Registrar-General
57. Report after inquest or inquiry
58. Procedure where evidence of indictable offence
59. Investigators
60. Coroner not to be called as witness
61. Coroner not required to view the subject matter of inquest or inquiry
62. Coroner may act on a Sunday
63. Police assistance
64. Request for hearing or for reconsideration of certain decisions
65. Restriction of access
66. Search warrants
67. Inspection and retention of seized things
68. Chief Coroner—power to hold fresh inquest or inquiry
PART VI--DEATHS IN CUSTODY: ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
69. Consideration of deceased's family etc.
70. Viewing of body etc.
71. Post-mortem examinations by pathologists
72. Obligation to appoint legal practitioner
73. Records of deaths in custody
74. Findings as to quality of care, treatment and supervision
75. Copies of reports of findings
76. Response to reports
PART VII--OFFENCES
77. Obligation to report death
78. Obligations on custodial officers
79. Failure of witnesses to attend or produce documents
80. Refusal to be sworn or give evidence
81. False evidence
82. Improper dealings with documents
83. Improper dealings with body or ashes of deceased
84. Intimidation or dismissal of witnesses
85. Preventing witnesses from attending
86. Bribery of witnesses
87. Fraud on witnesses
88. Contempt
89. Conduct of directors, servants and agents
PART VIII--POWERS OF SUPREME COURT
90. Application to hold inquest or inquiry
91. Supreme Court—general
92. Supreme Court—power to order inquest or inquiry
93. Supreme Court—power to quash, or order fresh, inquest or inquiry
PART IX--FEES AND EXPENSES
94. Determination
95. Payment
96. Remission, refund, deferral, waiver, exemption
97. Review of decisions
98. Witnesses' expenses
99. Amounts payable to assistants
PART X--MISCELLANEOUS
100. Deaths in institutions—retention of deceased's records
101. Forms
102. Annual report
103. Regulations
PART XI--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONALS INTERPRETATION
104. In this Part—“commencement date” means the date on which section 3 of this Act commences; “former Act” means the Coroners Act 1956.
105. Appointments and authorisations
106. Inquests or inquiries part heard
107. Determinations
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
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