132Chief coroner may issue practice notes

1. To help inform, and to achieve consistency in, coronial decision making and other coronial conduct, the chief coroner may issue to coroners and associate coroners written practice notes (not inconsistent with this Act).

2. Practice notes under this section may specify matters—

3. to which coroners and associate coroners must have regard when—
   1. making recommendations or comments (see section 57A):
   2. calling for investigations or examinations, or commissioning reports (see section 118(2)):
   3. determining the format of their written findings:
   4. co-ordinating with other investigating authorities, official bodies, and statutory officers who investigate deaths:
   5. co-ordinating with other coroners or associate coroners over a death:
   6. determining whether a person is appropriately regarded as an expert in a particular area:
4. to which coroners must have regard when—
   1. recommending to the chief coroner that a specialist adviser be appointed to sit with and help the coroner at an inquest (see section 83(2)):
   2. holding joint inquests (see section 84(3)):
   3. managing the disclosure of evidence to witnesses appearing at a hearing:
   4. determining whether to hold a pre-hearing.

5. Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1).

6. Before issuing a practice note (or an amendment, revocation, or replacement of a practice note) under this section, the chief coroner must take all reasonable steps to consult coroners and associate coroners about the terms and effect of that practice note (or of that amendment, revocation, or replacement of a practice note).

7. The chief coroner must regularly review any practice notes issued under this section.