Coroners Act 2003

A coroner must not investigate a death, unless directed to do so by the Minister or by the State Coroner under section 11(4)(b), if—

the death happened in another State and has been reported to a non-Queensland coroner; or

the death happened outside Australia.

A coroner must stop investigating a death if—

the coroner’s investigation shows that the body is indigenous burial remains; or

each of the following applies—

the death was not a reportable death under section 8(3)(a) or (g);

the coroner’s investigation shows that an autopsy of the body is not necessary;

the coroner decides to authorise a doctor to issue a cause of death certificate; or

an autopsy of the body, ordered by the coroner, shows that the body is that of a stillborn child; or

the State Coroner directs the coroner to stop the investigation; or

the coroner becomes aware that the death is a death mentioned in subsection (1), unless the Minister directs the coroner to continue the investigation.

If the coroner stops investigating the death under subsection (2)(e), the coroner may give the results of the coroner’s investigation, including any autopsy report, to a non-Queensland coroner who is investigating the death.

A coroner may stop investigating a death if—

the death was a reportable death only under section 8(2) and (3)(e); and

an autopsy has been conducted and an autopsy certificate has been given to the coroner under section 24A(3)(b); and

the coroner, having regard to the circumstances of the death and the autopsy certificate, is satisfied the death was a natural death.