Coroners Act 2003

The board may enter into an arrangement with the State Coroner about the exchange of information between a coroner and the board.

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

the board to be notified by a coroner that a reportable death is, or is likely to be, a domestic and family violence death and how and when the notification is to occur; and

coroners giving the board access to the following documents for performing the board’s functions—

an investigation document that relates to the domestic and family violence death of a particular person;

all investigation documents that relate to domestic and family violence deaths; and

the board to give coroners access to documents in the board’s possession or control that are relevant to an investigation; and

how, when and where documents may be accessed under the arrangement.

The State Coroner may give the board access to an investigation document under the arrangement.

Sections 52(1)(c), 53, 54 and 55 do not apply in relation to access to an investigation document under the arrangement.

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.