Coroners Act 2006

Appointments, administration, powers, offences and penalties, and technical provisions - Appointments

113: Complaints

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You can make complaints about the conduct of coroners and associate coroners. They are dealt with under the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004 because coroners and associate coroners are Judges as defined in section 5 of that Act. This means complaints are made, received, and dealt with in accordance with this Act. If you make a complaint about the chief coroner, it may be referred to the chief coroner under section 17 of that Act. The Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner may also refer the complaint to the Attorney-General. This is how complaints about the chief coroner are handled.

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

113Complaints

Complaints about the conduct of coroners and associate coroners may be made, received, and dealt with in accordance with the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004 because coroners and associate coroners are Judges as defined in section 5 of that Act.
If a complaint is made about the conduct of the chief coroner and, under section 17 of that Act, the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner must refer the complaint to the chief coroner, the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner may also refer the complaint to the Attorney-General.

Notes

Section 113 heading: amended, on 5 April 2023, by section 22(1) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
Section 113(1): amended, on 5 April 2023, by section 22(2)(a) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
Section 113(1): amended, on 5 April 2023, by section 22(2)(b) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
Section 113(2): amended, on 23 March 2010, by section 15(2) of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel (Deputy Commissioner and Disposal of Complaints) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 5).