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Coroners Act 1995
53APower of coroner to defer provision of information
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53A Power of coroner to defer provision of information
[Section 53A Inserted by No. 43 of 2006, s. 14, Applied:18 Dec 2006]
(1) [Section 53A Subsection (1) amended by No. 54 of 2009, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] If the coroner reasonably believes it necessary for the purpose of an investigation, he or she may direct that the provision of specified information contained in records that are in the possession of a State Service Agency or a Minister and to which any person may otherwise be entitled under the Right to Information Act 2009 be deferred for a specified period.
(2) An agency or Minister directed by the coroner under subsection (1) is to comply with that direction.