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Coroners Act 2006

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140A: Rules

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"Rules to Help Coroners Do Their Jobs"

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The Governor-General can make rules with the chief coroner. These rules can say how associate coroners do their jobs. The rules must follow certain laws, like section 117A(2) and (3). You can find out more about these rules in the Legislation Act 2019. The Governor-General makes these rules with the chief coroner. These rules are like secondary laws. The rules say what associate coroners can and cannot do. They help associate coroners do their jobs properly. The rules are made to help the law work better.

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

140ARules

  1. The Governor-General may, with the concurrence of the chief coroner, make rules that—

  2. provide for any conditions or limitations on the exercise or performance of a coroner’s functions, powers, and duties by associate coroners:
    1. contain provisions that may be necessary to enable the proper exercise or performance by associate coroners of their functions, powers, and duties.

      1. Rules made under this section are subject to section 117A(2) and (3).

      2. Rules made under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 140A: inserted, on , by section 31 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 8).