Coroners Act 2003

The board may prepare a report about a matter arising from the performance of the board’s functions.

Without limiting subsection (1), the board may prepare a report—

about its findings in relation to a review carried out by the board; or

making recommendations to the Minister about any other matter likely to prevent or reduce domestic and family violence deaths.

If the board proposes to include information adverse to a person in the report—

the board must not include the information in the report unless, before the report is prepared, the board gives the person an opportunity to make submissions about the information; and

if the person makes submissions and the board still proposes to include the information in the report, the board must ensure the person’s submissions are fairly stated in the report.

The board may, if it considers it appropriate, give a copy of the report to the Minister.

If the report includes information relating to a death that is still being investigated by a coroner, the board must—

give the coroner a copy of the report; and

if the board intends to give a copy of the report to the Minister—ensure the copy is given to the coroner before giving the Minister a copy.

If the board gives a copy of the report to the Minister, the board must make a recommendation about whether the report should be tabled in the Legislative Assembly.

The board may make a recommendation that a report be tabled in the Legislative Assembly only if the report does not contain information that is in a form that identifies or may identify an individual in the individual’s private capacity.

If the board recommends the report not be tabled in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister may table the report only if the Minister is satisfied the public interest in tabling the report outweighs any other considerations.

If the board recommends the report be tabled in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister must table the report within 5 sitting days after receiving it.