Coroners Act 1993 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Coroners Act 1993

No. 26, 1993

Compilation No. 3

Compilation date: 29 September 2018

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015)

NORFOLK ISLAND

CORONERS ACT 1993

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Interpretation

PART 2 — THE CORONER'S COURT

4. Establishment of Coroner's Court 5. Appointment of Coroner and Deputy Coroner 6. Oath or affirmation by Coroner or Deputy Coroner 7. Protection of Coroner 8. Delegation 9. Appointment of Clerk of Coroner's Court 10. Functions and powers of Clerk

PART 3 — JURISDICTION OF CORONER

Division 1 — Inquests into death 11. Jurisdiction of Coroner 12. Circumstances in which Coroner may dispense with inquest

Division 2 — Inquiries into fires 13. Jurisdiction in relation to fires

PART 4 — POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS AND EXHUMATIONS

14. Power of Coroner to order postmortem examination 15. Medical practitioner as observer 16. Warrant for removal of body 17. Warrant for exhumation of body 18. Order for exhumation at request of Coroner holding inquest into death of person who died outside Norfolk Island 19. Order for removal of body for purposes of inquest outside Norfolk Island 20. Report by medical practitioner 21. Re-interment of remains

PART 5 — INQUESTS AND INQUIRIES GENERALLY

22. Inquest or inquiry 23. Coroner not required to view body or scene of fire 24. Witness to be examined on oath 25. Summoning of witness 26. Representation at inquests and inquiries 27. Coroner not bound by rules of procedure, etc. 28. Recording of proceedings 29. Refusal of witness to be examined 30. Power to order witnesses out of Court 31. Contempt of Coroner 32. Coroner's findings and comments 33. Inquests and inquiries to be adjourned if person charged