48Evidence

48 Evidence (1) For an inquest or inquiry, a coroner may take evidence on oath and, for that purpose— (a) the coroner may require a witness to take an oath; and (b) the coroner, registrar or other appropriate officer of the court may administer an oath to a witness. Note Oath includes affirmation and take an oath includes make an affirmation (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). (2) A coroner may— (a) require a witness to answer a question put to the witness; and (b) if a person appears before a coroner under a subpoena—require the person to give evidence or produce a document or thing stated in the subpoena. (3) A record of evidence made for an inquest or inquiry is not, only because it is such a record, admissible in any court as evidence that a person made the depositions included in the record. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to a prosecution for an offence against part 7 or the Criminal Code, chapter 7 (Administration of justice offences).

Evidence and procedure Division 5.3