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Coroners Act 1997
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75 Copies of reports of findings
(1) After the coroner has completed an inquest into a death in care or
death in custody, the coroner must, in writing, report the findings to—
(a) the Attorney-General; and
(b) the agency the deceased person was in the care or custody of
when the death happened and the Minister responsible for the
agency; and
(c) the Australian Institute of Criminology; and
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(d) if the deceased was an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
person—an appropriate local Aboriginal legal service; and
(e) any other person whom the coroner considers appropriate.
(2) The coroner must make available a copy of a report of the findings
into a death in care or death in custody to—
(a) a member of the immediate family of the deceased or a
representative of that member; and
(b) a witness who appeared at an inquest into the death.