Findings not to contain statement regarding guilt

In force

(1)

A coroner must not include in a finding or comment any statement that a person is, or may be, guilty of an offence.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to prevent the inclusion in a comment of a statement relating to a notification to the Director of Public Prosecutions under section 49.

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69 Findings not to contain statement regarding guilt