South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts37—Accessibility of evidence etc
(1) Subject to this
section, the State Coroner must, on application by a member of the public,
allow the applicant to inspect or obtain a copy of any of the following:
(a) any
process relating to proceedings and forming part of the records of the
Coroner's Court;
(b) a
transcript of evidence taken by the Court in any proceedings;
(c) any
documentary material admitted into evidence in any proceedings;
(d) a
transcript of the written findings and any recommendations of the Court;
(e) an
order made by the Court.
(2) A member of the
public may inspect or obtain a copy of the following material only with the
permission of the State Coroner:
(a)
material that was not taken or received in open court;
(b)
material that the Coroner's Court has suppressed from publication;
(c) a
photograph, slide, film, video tape, audio tape or other form of recording
from which a visual image or sound can be produced;
(d)
material of a class prescribed by the regulations.
(3) The State Coroner
may permit inspection or copying of material referred to in
subsection (2) subject to any condition the State Coroner considers
appropriate, including a condition limiting the publication or use of the
material.
(4) A decision by the
State Coroner on an application under this section is final and not subject to
any form of review.
(5) The State Coroner
may charge a fee, fixed by regulation, for inspection or copying of material
under this section.