Right to appear etc.
36 Right to appear etc.
The following persons may appear, examine witnesses, and make submissions, at an inquest—
a police officer, lawyer or other person assisting the Coroners Court;
the Attorney-General;
a person who the Coroners Court considers has a sufficient interest in the inquest.Examples for paragraph (c)—
1 a family member
2 the representative of a department
3 the representative of a company that manufactured a product that is believed to have killed the deceased person
Subsection (3) applies if the Coroners Court considers a person mentioned in subsection (1)(c) has a sufficient interest only because it is in the public interest, and consistent with the purposes of this Act, that the person appear and make submissions at the inquest about a matter on which the coroner may comment under section 46(1).Example of a person for subsection (2)—a specialist advocacy group with particular expertise in a matter on which a coroner may comment under section 46(1)
Despite subsection (1), the person—
may not examine witnesses at the inquest without the court’s leave; and
may only make submissions about a matter on which the coroner may comment under section 46(1).
The Attorney-General or a person who the Coroners Court considers has a sufficient interest may be represented by a lawyer.
In this section—examine includes cross-examine.
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