The coroner's obligation to investigate deaths under s 67(1) of the Coroners Act 2008 (Vic) is a relevant factor in, but does not determine, the evaluative assessment of the 'interests of justice' under s 57(4)(b) when deciding whether to compel a witness to give evidence over a self-incrimination objection. The broadly expressed statements in [name withheld] v [name withheld] about the coroner's duty to pursue all lines of inquiry should not be given literal application in the s 57 context. A requirement that something is 'in the interests of justice' is likely not qualitatively different from a requirement that the interests of justice 'require' it.
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