South Australian Current Acts

CORONERS ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2--Administration

   4.      Appointment of State Coroner
   5.      Magistrates to be Deputy State Coroners
   6.      Appointment of coroners
   7.      Functions of State Coroner
   8.      Delegation of State Coroner's administrative functions and powers
   9.      Appointment of investigators

   PART 3--Coroner's Court

           Division 1--Coroner's Court and its staff

   10.     Establishment of Court
   11.     Court of record
   12.     Seal
   13.     Jurisdiction of Court
   14.     Constitution of Court
   15.     Administrative and ancillary staff
   16.     Responsibilities of staff

           Division 2--Practice and procedure of Coroner's Court

   17.     Time and place of sittings
   18.     Adjournment from time to time and place to place
   19.     Inquests to be open
   20.     Right of appearance and taking evidence
   20A.    Right of appearance for nominated representative of families

   PART 4--Inquests

   21.     Holding of inquests
   22.     Power of inquiry
   23.     Proceedings on inquests
   23A.    Privilege in respect of self-incrimination and penalty
   24.     Principles governing inquests
   25.     Findings on inquests
   26.     Re-opening of inquests
   27.     Appeals from findings made on inquests

   PART 5--Reporting of deaths

   28.     Reporting of deaths
   29.     Finding to be made as to cause of notified reportable death

   PART 6--Miscellaneous

   30.     Order for removal of body for interstate inquest
   31.     State Coroner or Court may provide assistance to coroners elsewhere
   32.     Authorisation for disposal of human remains
   33.     Immunities
   34.     Confidentiality
   35.     Coroners may not be called as witnesses
   36.     Punishment of contempts
   37.     Accessibility of evidence etc
   37A.    Release of records to family when no inquest held
   38.     Provision of information derived from Court records etc
   39.     Annual report
   40.     Miscellaneous provisions relating to legal process
   41.     Service
   42.     Rules of Court
   43.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE -Transitional provisions
           Legislative history