Coroners Act 2009

The Team is to consist of the Convenor of the Team and other persons appointed by the Minister.

The Minister is to appoint as Convenor of the Team the State Coroner, a Deputy State Coroner or a former State Coroner or Deputy State Coroner.

The Team is to include representatives of each of the following—

the Premier’s Department,

the Department of Education,

the Department of Communities and Justice,

(Repealed)

the NSW Health Service,

the NSW Police Force,

the Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales.

The regulations may set out additional requirements in respect of the appointment of representatives of an organisation referred to in subsection (3) including, but not limited to, the following—

the number of representatives to be appointed,

the parts or functions of the organisation that are to be represented,

the qualifications, experience or expertise that any representative is required to have.

Each representative referred to in subsection (3) is to be nominated by the Minister responsible for the organisation concerned.

(Repealed)

In addition, the Team is to include the following persons—

1 Deputy Chief Judge, recommended by the Chief Judge,

the Victims of Crime Commissioner appointed under the Victims Rights and Victims of Crime Commissioner Act 2025,

2 non-government service provider representatives,

2 persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, have expertise appropriate to the functions of the Team.

The Minister is to appoint 1 person who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander and who is a non-government service provider representative as a member of the Team, and if no other member of the Team is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander, the Minister is to appoint an additional person who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander as a member of the Team.

The Team must consist of not less than 15 members (in addition to the Convenor) and not more than 20 members (in addition to the Convenor) at any one time.

A person who is a member of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly is not eligible to be a member of the Team.

Schedule 3 contains provisions with respect to the members and procedure of the Team.