Assistance to and from coroners in other jurisdictions
71A Assistance to and from coroners in other jurisdictions
The State Coroner may request in writing the person holding a corresponding office in another State to provide assistance in connection with the exercise by the State Coroner or another coroner of any power under this Act.
The State Coroner, at the written request of the person holding a corresponding office in another State, may provide assistance to that person or a coroner of that State in connection with the exercise of a power under the law of that State.
If the Attorney-General so directs, the State Coroner must provide assistance in response to a request of a kind referred to in subsection (2).
For the purpose of providing assistance, the State Coroner or another coroner may exercise any of his or her powers under this Act irrespective of whether he or she would, apart from this section, have authority to exercise that power.
Note—The State Coroner has, in addition to all the powers of a coroner, a general function of overseeing and coordinating coronial services and ensuring that inquests and other investigations are held. The assistance provided may involve the exercise of administrative powers by the State Coroner or the exercise by him or her or another coroner of coronial powers.
For this section, this Act applies as if the matter that is the subject of the request or direction were the subject of an investigation under this Act.
In this section—corresponding office means an office that corresponds to the officer of the State Coroner.
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