Acting as State Coroner
74 Acting as State Coroner
This section applies if—
the State Coroner’s position is vacant; or
the State Coroner is not available to perform the State Coroner’s functions because of absence or another reason.
The Governor in Council may appoint a magistrate to act as the State Coroner.
The instrument of appointment must state the period of the appointment.
The period of the appointment must not be longer than 6 months.
However, the appointment may be renewed at any time.
Despite subsection (2), the Chief Magistrate may appoint a Deputy State Coroner to act as the State Coroner whenever—
no-one holds a current appointment from the Governor in Council to act as the State Coroner; or
someone holds a current appointment from the Governor in Council to act as the State Coroner, but is not available to perform the State Coroner’s functions because of absence or another reason.
In this section—Deputy State Coroner does not include a person who is acting as a Deputy State Coroner.magistrate does not include a person who is acting as a magistrate.
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