Coroners Act 2009

The State Coroner may do any one or more of the following—

give directions requiring a specified coroner to conduct coronial proceedings that have not yet commenced,

personally assume the jurisdiction to conduct particular coronial proceedings,

direct that a specified coroner assume the jurisdiction to hold particular coronial proceedings from another coroner in circumstances where the other coroner has been informed of the matter that gives rise to the jurisdiction,

direct that a coroner from whom jurisdiction has been assumed (the former coroner) following a direction under paragraph (c) is to provide the coroner who assumes the jurisdiction with all relevant information concerning the matter that the former coroner has received.

The State Coroner may only give a direction concerning the assumption of a coroner’s jurisdiction before the coroner—

decides to dispense with the holding of an inquest or inquiry, or

commences an inquest or inquiry in exercise of that jurisdiction.

The State Coroner is not to give a direction to a coroner who is a Judge to assume jurisdiction without the Chief Judge’s consent.