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Coroners Act 2006

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106A: Attorney-General to publish information concerning coronial appointment process

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"How the Government Chooses Coroners"

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The Attorney-General has to publish information about how they choose coroners and associate coroners. You can find out how they ask people to show interest in these jobs and how they pick people for them. The Attorney-General might have different ways of doing this for coroners and associate coroners.

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Appointments

106AAttorney-General to publish information concerning coronial appointment process

  1. The Attorney-General must publish information explaining his or her processes for—

  2. seeking expressions of interest for the appointment of coroners and associate coroners; and
    1. nominating people for appointment as a coroner or an associate coroner.

      1. The processes under subsection (1) may be different for coroners and associate coroners.

      Notes
      • Section 106A: inserted, on , by section 59 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 29).
      • Section 106A(1)(a): amended, on , by section 16(1) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
      • Section 106A(1)(b): amended, on , by section 16(2) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).
      • Section 106A(2): inserted, on , by section 16(3) of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).