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Coroners Act 1997
34ADecision not to conduct hearing
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34A Decision not to conduct hearing
(1) A coroner may decide not to conduct a hearing into a death if, after
consideration of information given to a coroner relating to the death
of a person, the coroner is satisfied that—
(a) the manner and cause of death are sufficiently disclosed; and
(b) a hearing is unnecessary.
(2) A coroner must not dispense with a hearing into a death of a person,
if the coroner has reasonable grounds for believing the death is a death
in care or death in custody.
(3) A coroner who decides not to conduct a hearing into a death must
give to the Chief Coroner and a member of the immediate family of
the deceased written notice of the decision including the grounds for
the decision.