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Request for autopsy

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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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Coroners Act 2008 s 27 — Request for autopsy (Victoria) — Barrister AI