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Coroners Act 2006

Inquiries into causes and circumstances of deaths - Inquiries

61: Deaths where coroner may decide not to open inquiries

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"When a coroner can choose not to investigate a death"

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You can find information about deaths where a coroner may decide not to open inquiries in section 61 of the Coroners Act 2006, but this section was repealed on 21 July 2016. It was repealed by section 40 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016. You can read more about this change on the Coroners Amendment Act 2016 page.

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61Deaths where coroner may decide not to open inquiries (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 61: repealed, on , by section 40 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 29).