Access to coroner's record and file
13 Access to coroner's record and file
During the conduct of an investigation or inquest by the coroner under the Act, the coroner may direct that a person or class of persons may inspect or copy the record and file of the investigation or inquest, and only that person or such persons may do so.
Where a coroner orders pursuant to section 43 of the Act that a report of an inquest, of part of the proceedings or of evidence given at an inquest shall not be published, the coroner shall also order that the record and file of the inquest shall not be open to inspection by, or otherwise available to, any person other than a party to the proceedings or a member of the family of a person whose death was a subject of the inquest.
At the completion of an investigation, the coroner may order that the record and file of the investigation is not to be open to inspection by, or otherwise available to, any person other than a party to the proceedings or a member of the family of a deceased person whose death was investigated.
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