Consent by coroner
29 Consent by coroner
S. 29(1) substituted by No. 10257 s. 85(d), amended by No. 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 12.3).
This section applies to a deceased person whose death a coroner has jurisdiction to investigate under the Coroners Act 2008.
A designated officer for a hospital or a senior available next of kin, shall not authorize a post-mortem examination of the body of a deceased person to whom this section applies unless a coroner has given his consent to the examination.
Section 28(1), (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to a deceased person to whom this section applies unless a coroner has given his consent to a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased person.
A coroner may give a direction, either before or after the death of a person to whom this section applies, that his consent to a post-mortem examination of the body of the person is not required and, in that event subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to or in relation to a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased person.
A consent or direction by a coroner under this section may be expressed to be subject to such conditions as are specified in the consent or direction.
A consent or direction may be given orally by a coroner and, if so given, shall be confirmed in writing within seven days after it is given.
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