s 27
In forceRequest for autopsy
27 Request for autopsy
(1)
If a coroner has control of a body, any person may ask the coroner to direct that an autopsy be performed on the body.
(2)
If the coroner refuses a person's request, the coroner must give the person, without delay, written reasons for the refusal to give a direction.
Note
An appeal can be made to the Supreme Court under Part 7 against a refusal by a coroner to make a direction.
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