State Coroner may engage reserve coroner to undertake duties of coroner
102N State Coroner may engage reserve coroner to undertake duties of coroner
The State Coroner may, from time to time, by notice in writing, engage a reserve coroner to undertake the duties of a coroner—
on a full time basis; or
on a sessional basis.
Without limiting subsection (1), an engagement under that subsection—
may specify the duties that a reserve coroner is to undertake; and
must specify the period of the engagement.
The State Coroner does not have the power to revoke or amend a notice of engagement under subsection (1).
An engagement under subsection (1) must not exceed 6 months.
For the purpose of deciding whether, when, or on what basis to engage a reserve coroner to undertake duties, the State Coroner may request the reserve coroner to provide any information that the State Coroner considers may be relevant to enable a decision to engage to be made.
S. 102O inserted by No. 63/2013 s. 51.
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