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Coroners Act 2006

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108: Coroners and associate coroners act full-time unless authorised to act part-time

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"Coroners work full-time unless given permission to work part-time."

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You are a coroner or associate coroner. You work full-time unless the Attorney-General says you can work part-time. The Attorney-General can let you work part-time for a certain period. You must go back to working full-time when that period ends. You can only work part-time if you ask to and the chief coroner agrees. The chief coroner thinks about whether coronial investigations will be done in an orderly way when deciding. Your work arrangement cannot be changed without your consent, except when you have to go back to full-time. If you are a District Court Judge, these rules do not apply to you. You are a coroner because you are a District Court Judge, as stated in section 22(a) of the District Court Act 2016.

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Part 4Appointments, administration, powers, offences and penalties, and technical provisions
Appointments

108Coroners and associate coroners act full-time unless authorised to act part-time

  1. A coroner acts as a coroner full-time unless he or she is authorised by the Attorney-General to act part-time.

  2. An associate coroner acts as an associate coroner full-time unless they are authorised by the Attorney-General to act part-time.

  3. The Attorney-General may, in accordance with subsection (4), authorise the following people to act part-time for any specified period:

  4. a coroner appointed under section 103 (coroners) or section 104 (relief coroners):
    1. an associate coroner.

      1. To avoid doubt, an authorisation under subsection (2) may—

      2. take effect as from the appointment of the coroner or the associate coroner or at any other time; and
        1. be given more than once in respect of the same coroner or associate coroner.

          1. The Attorney-General may (after consultation with the Minister) authorise a coroner or an associate coroner to act part-time only—

          2. at the request of the coroner or the associate coroner; and
            1. with the concurrence of the chief coroner.

              1. In considering whether to concur under subsection (4)(b), the chief coroner must have regard to the need for coronial investigations to be conducted in an orderly and expeditious way.

              2. A coroner or an associate coroner who is authorised to act part-time must resume acting full-time at the end of the authorised part-time period.

              3. The basis on which a coroner or an associate coroner acts must not be altered during the term of their appointment without their consent, but consent under this subsection is not necessary if the alteration is required by subsection (6).

              4. Nothing in this section applies to a person who (under section 22(a) of the District Court Act 2016) is a coroner by virtue of holding office as a District Court Judge.

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              • Section 108 heading: amended, on , by section 19(1) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
              • Section 108(1A): inserted, on , by section 19(2) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
              • Section 108(2): replaced, on , by section 19(3) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
              • Section 108(3): replaced, on , by section 19(3) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
              • Section 108(4): amended, on , by section 19(4) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
              • Section 108(4)(a): amended, on , by section 19(5) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
              • Section 108(6): amended, on , by section 19(6) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
              • Section 108(7): replaced, on , by section 19(7) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
              • Section 108(8): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).