Reasons to be given for dispensing with inquest
26 Reasons to be given for dispensing with inquest
A coroner who dispenses with an inquest must, on request by any of the following persons, give the person the coroner’s written reasons for dispensing with an inquest—
the State Coroner,
the Minister,
any person who, in the opinion of the coroner, has a sufficient interest of any kind in the circumstances of the death or suspected death.
A coroner who refuses a request to give reasons because the person making it does not, in the opinion of the coroner, have a sufficient interest of any kind in the circumstances of the death or suspected death, is required, at the written request of the person, to give the person the reasons for the refusal.
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