Coroners Act 2003

The State Coroner may delegate a power to—

a registrar; or

an appropriately qualified deputy registrar.

Another coroner may, with the State Coroner’s approval, delegate a power to—

a registrar; or

an appropriately qualified deputy registrar.

Without limiting subsection (1) or (2), a coroner may delegate the act of receiving a report under section 7 to—

a registrar; or

an appropriately qualified deputy registrar.

Also, without limiting subsection (1) or (2), a coroner may delegate any or all of the following duties or powers to a registrar—

the act of ordering the disposal of tissue under section 24;

the act of ordering the release of a body for burial under section 26;

the power to consent to a person accessing an investigation document under section 54(2), if the investigation to which the document relates is finished.

However, a coroner who is not the State Coroner may only delegate a duty or power as mentioned in subsection (4) with the State Coroner’s consent.

In performing a duty or exercising a power delegated under subsection (4), a registrar must consult with the coroner who delegated the duty or power.

The State Coroner must consult with the chief executive about the amount of work to be done by the deputy registrar under the delegation, before—

delegating a power to a deputy registrar; or

approving the delegation of a power to a deputy registrar.

In this section—power—

includes—

the power to issue a permission to cremate under the Cremations Act 2003; and

the power to consent to the removal of tissue under the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979, section 24(2) or (3); but

does not include—

the power to conduct an inquest, including the power to make findings at the inquest; or

the power to authorise a police officer to exercise a power under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000.