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Coroners Act 2006

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

133A: Appointment of responsible or replacement coroner

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"Who Looks After a Death Inquiry: Choosing a Coroner"

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You need to know what happens when a coroner is appointed. The chief coroner gets a report of a death under section 15(4) and must appoint a responsible coroner. This coroner looks after the death inquiry. You might wonder when a new coroner takes over. The chief coroner can appoint a replacement coroner if the current one has a personal interest in the inquiry. The chief coroner can also appoint a new coroner if it is necessary or desirable for the current coroner not to do the inquiry. The chief coroner must appoint a new coroner if the current one has stepped down from the inquiry. This is how a replacement coroner is appointed to take over the inquiry.

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133AAppointment of responsible or replacement coroner

  1. If the chief coroner receives a report of a death under section 15(4), the chief coroner must appoint a responsible coroner in relation to the death (who may, but need not, be the designated coroner for deaths of that kind).

  2. The chief coroner may appoint a replacement coroner to take over as the responsible coroner in relation to a death if the chief coroner is satisfied that—

  3. the responsible coroner has a personal interest in the inquiry; or
    1. it is necessary or desirable that the responsible coroner not conduct the inquiry—
      1. because of his or her workload; or
        1. because of his or her expertise or lack of expertise in particular areas; or
        2. there is some other good reason why the responsible coroner should not conduct the inquiry.

          1. The chief coroner must appoint a replacement coroner to take over as the responsible coroner in relation to a death if the responsible coroner has recused himself or herself from the inquiry.

          Notes
          • Section 133A: inserted, on , by section 70 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 29).