Criminal Investigation Act 2006

The State Coroner may authorise the doing of forensic procedures on deceased people, whether or not their deaths are reportable deaths (as that term is defined in the Coroners Act 1996 section 3), for or in connection with purposes permitted by section 77(1) or any other purpose stated in the authorisation.

An authorisation given under subsection (1) may apply —

generally to all deceased people or forensic procedures;

to a specific class of deceased people or forensic procedures;

conditionally or unconditionally.

A coroner, on his or her own initiative or on the application of a person with a proper interest, may —

authorise a person to do a forensic procedure on a deceased person for or in connection with a purpose permitted by section 77(1) or any other purpose; and

make any orders necessary to enable the procedure to be done, including orders relating to the temporary custody of the body of the deceased person.

An authorisation given under this section must be in writing.