Coroners Act 2003

The chief executive may enter into an arrangement with the family and child commissioner about giving the commissioner access to the following documents for the commissioner’s child death research functions—

an investigation document, other than a report mentioned in section 7(4), that relates to the death of a particular child;

all investigation documents, other than reports mentioned in section 7(4), that relate to the deaths of children.

Without limiting what may be included in an arrangement, the arrangement may provide for the following—

when investigation documents may be accessed by the family and child commissioner, including, for example, whether access will be given to the family and child commissioner while a coroner is investigating the death to which the document relates;

how and where the family and child commissioner may access the investigation documents.

The State Coroner may provide access to an investigation document to the family and child commissioner under the arrangement.

Sections 53, 54 and 55 do not apply in relation to access to an investigation document under the arrangement.

However, access to an investigation document under the arrangement is subject to the other provisions of this division.

In this section—investigation document includes a document obtained under the Coroners Act 1958 that is similar in nature to an investigation document as defined in schedule 2.