Coroners Act 2003

A coroner must not give a person access to an investigation document to the extent that the document—

is subject to legal professional privilege; or

contains information that is likely to—

prevent a person from receiving a fair trial; or

prejudice the investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of the law; or

enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of the law, to be ascertained; or

endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or

prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of the law; or

prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or

facilitate a person’s escape from lawful custody; or

contains information about a living or dead person’s personal affairs, including, for example, information about the person’s health, unless—

the information is the result of a test ordered to be done by the coroner on application under section 23A and the person wanting access is the applicant for the order; or

the information is relevant to a matter mentioned in section 45(2), whether or not the coroner has made the findings mentioned in that subsection; or

contains information that was obtained from a person under a requirement in another Act that compelled the person to give the information; or

contains information that was given to the coroner—

under the Rail Safety National Law (Queensland), section 131 or 244(3) or (4); or

under the repealed Transport (Rail Safety) Act 2010, section 238, as in force at any time before its repeal; or

under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, section 239AC, as in force before its repeal.

Sections 53 and 54 are subject to this section.