Queensland Consolidated Regulations

RECORDING OF EVIDENCE REGULATION 2018 - REG 9A

9A Particular legal proceedings before coroner or industrial magistrate

(1) This section applies in relation to a legal proceeding before a coroner or industrial magistrate, if the legal proceeding relates to the death of a person (the
"deceased person" ).

(2) An entitled person for the deceased person is entitled to 1 free copy of—

(a) an existing transcription of a record under the Act of the proceeding; or

(b) if a transcription does not exist—an audio record of the proceeding.

(3) The free copy may be issued—

(a) if the copy is a transcription mentioned in subsection (2) (a) —in printed form or electronic form; and

(b) to the entitled person or to 1 of the following—

(i) a legal representative of the entitled person;

(ii) a guardian appointed for the entitled person under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 ;

(iii) an attorney appointed by the entitled person under an enduring power of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 ; and

(c) even if the legal proceeding has ended.

(4) In this section, a reference to a child, parent or sibling of a deceased person includes a reference to a person who, under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom, is regarded as a child, parent or sibling of the deceased person.

(5) In this section—

"entitled person" , for a deceased person, means—

(a) if the deceased person is a child—

(i) each parent of the child; and

(ii) the child’s legal representative; or

(b) if the deceased person is an adult—each person who is a spouse, child, parent or sibling of the adult.