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Coroners Act 2006

Inquiries into causes and circumstances of deaths - Inquiries

73: Definitions for sections 71 and 74

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"What some words mean in sections 71 and 74 of the Coroners Act"

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When you read sections 71 and 74, you need to know what some words mean. The term 'make public' means to share information with lots of people through things like broadcasting, newspapers, or the Internet. You can also make something public by putting it in a book or recording it. When you hear the word 'particular', it refers to a specific detail about someone's death, like how it happened or the circumstances around it. This can also include details about an inquiry into the death. You can find more information about what 'broadcasting' means in the Broadcasting Act 1989, and what a 'newspaper' is in the Defamation Act 1992.

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73Definitions for sections 71 and 74

  1. In sections 71 and 74,—

    make public means publish by means of—

    1. broadcasting (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1989); or
      1. a newspaper (within the meaning of the Defamation Act 1992); or
        1. a book, journal, magazine, newsletter, or other similar document; or
          1. a sound or visual recording; or
            1. an Internet site that is generally accessible to the public, or some other similar electronic means

              particular, in relation to a death, means a detail relating to the manner in which the death occurred, to the circumstances of the death, or to an inquiry into the death.

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