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CHILD SAFETY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2005 No. 40 - SECT 58

58 Amendment of s 159P (Release of information for an investigation under the Coroners Act)

(1) Section 159P, heading--

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(2) Section 159P(1)--

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'(1) If a child dies, the chief executive may give the information mentioned in subsection (2) to--

(a) a police officer investigating the death; or
(b) a coroner investigating the death; or
(c) a police officer helping a coroner investigating the death.'.

(3) Section 159P(2), words before paragraph (a)--

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'(2) The information that may be given is information about any of the following matters--'.

(4) Section 159P(3)(a)(i), before 'investigation'--

insert--

'coroner's'.

(5) Section 159P(3)(a)(ii)--

renumber as section 159P(3)(a)(iii).

(6) Section 159P(3)(a)--

insert--

'(ii) in the case of a police officer--

(7) Section 159P(3)(b)(ii), 'the coroner approves'--

omit, insert--

'the disclosure is to a coroner or a coroner approves'.

(8) Section 159P(4), definition child in care, 'or (e)'--

omit.



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