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Coroners Act 2006

Deaths to be reported and post-mortems - Interests of families and other relevant people or organisations

23: Coroner must give interested parties notice of significant matters

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"The coroner must tell people involved about important things after someone dies."

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You need to know that a coroner has to tell people who are interested in a death about important things. The coroner must do this as soon as they can. This is so they can do their job properly. You should look at the law to see what this means, you can find more information at the Coroners Act. If the coroner forgets to tell people, it does not change what they have already done. The coroner's job is to make sure everything is done correctly.

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Part 2Deaths to be reported and post-mortems
Interests of families and other relevant people or organisations

23Coroner must give interested parties notice of significant matters

  1. The responsible coroner must take all reasonable steps to give interested parties notice, as soon as practicable, of significant matters that relate to the carrying out of the duties and processes required by law to be performed or followed in relation to a death.

  2. A failure to comply with this section does not affect the validity of any action taken by or on behalf of the coroner.

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Notes
  • Section 23: replaced, on , by section 18 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 29).