South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts5—Amendment of section 13—Jurisdiction of Court
Section 13—after its present contents (now to be designated as subsection (1)) insert:
(2) In ascertaining the cause or circumstances of an event, the Coroner's Court is to promote the public interest in open justice which may include, without limitation—
(a) the public identification of a person, public sector agency or other organisation involved in the event, in particular in circumstances where it appears that such a person, agency or organisation caused or contributed to a death; or
(b) requiring a person, public sector agency or other organisation to provide information about and explain their action or inaction in the circumstances of the event; or
(c) assessing, subject to this Act, the accountability and responsibility of a person, public sector agency or other organisation involved in the event.