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Coroners Act 1997
17Assistance to State and other Territory coroners
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17 Assistance to State and other Territory coroners (1) A coroner may exercise any of the coroner’s powers under this Act to assist a coroner of a State or another Territory in relation to a death in that State or other Territory. (2) If the Attorney-General requests, a coroner must exercise any of the coroner’s powers under this Act to assist a coroner of a State or another Territory in relation to a death in that State or other Territory.
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