Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CORONERS (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 2) 1994 (NO. 66 OF 1994) - SECT 11

11. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

“(2) A Coroner shall not dispense with the holding of an inquest under subsection (1) if the Coroner has reasonable grounds for relieving that the person died—

        (a)     in custody; or

        (b)     while under, or as a result of the administration of, an anaesthetic administered in the course of a medical, surgical or dental operation.”; and

    (b)     by omitting from subsection (3) “Attorney-General” and substituting “Chief Coroner”.