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Coroners Act 1997
7Chief Coroner’s functions
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7 Chief Coroner’s functions (1) The Chief Coroner is responsible for ensuring the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the court. (2) Subject to this Act, and after such consultation with the coroners of the court as is appropriate and practicable, the Chief Coroner must make such arrangements about the coroner who is to constitute a court in a particular matter or class of matters as the Chief Coroner thinks fit.