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Coroners Act 2006

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

24: Significant matters referred to in section 23(1)

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"Important things a coroner looks at when someone dies"

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When a coroner is looking into someone's death, you need to know about some important things. These include when a coroner decides a post-mortem should be done on the body, and why they made that decision. You can also get a copy of the pathologist's report on the post-mortem under section 27 or 29. If you are a family member or someone who is representing the family, you will be told about other important things too. This includes when an inquiry is started, and when and where an inquest will be held. You will also be told when the inquiry is finished. As a family member, you have the right to object to a post-mortem in some cases, as stated in section 33. You will also be told if a body part is taken or a sample is collected under section 47, or if a body part or sample is kept under section 48(2)‎(a) or (b), and about the matters in section 50(4).

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Interests of families and other relevant people or organisations

24Significant matters referred to in section 23(1)

  1. The significant matters referred to in section 23(1) include, without limitation,—

  2. a direction by the coroner that a post-mortem of the body concerned be performed; and
    1. the coroner's reasons for directing that a post-mortem be performed; and
      1. the fact that a copy of the pathologist's report on a post-mortem can be obtained under section 27 or 29; and
        1. the opening of an inquiry; and
          1. the date, time, and place fixed for an inquest; and
            1. the completion of an inquiry.

              1. For representatives recognised under section 22, and any member of the dead person's immediate family who has asked to be notified of matters and has provided contact details to the coroner, the significant matters also include—

              2. the right to object to a proposed post-mortem if, under section 33, immediate family members have that right; and
                1. the receipt or removal of a body part, or the taking of a bodily sample, under section 47; and
                  1. the retention of a body part or bodily sample under section 48(2)(a) or (b) (and, in particular, the matters in section 50(4)).

                    Notes
                    • Section 24: replaced, on , by section 18 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 29).