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Coroners Act 2006

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107A: Recusal

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"When coroners step away from a case to avoid bias"

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The chief coroner makes guidelines to help coroners and associate coroners decide if they should step away from an inquiry. You can think of stepping away as removing themselves from a case. The chief coroner talks to the Attorney-General before making these guidelines and then shares them publicly.

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

107ARecusal

  1. The chief coroner must, after consulting the Attorney-General, develop and publish guidelines to assist coroners and associate coroners to decide if they should recuse themselves from an inquiry.

Notes
  • Section 107A: inserted, on , by section 60 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 29).
  • Section 107A: amended, on , by section 18 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).