General directions by Chief Magistrate

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The Chief Magistrate may issue general directions to coroners requiring them to give to the Chief Magistrate or to a coroner, to whom the Chief Magistrate has delegated any of the Chief Magistrate's functions or powers, information coroners receive concerning reportable deaths, fires or explosions.

A coroner who receives information to which the directions apply must comply with the directions as soon as possible after receiving the information.

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8 General directions by Chief Magistrate