1Purposes

1 Purposes

The purposes of this Act are—

(a) to require the reporting of certain deaths; and

(b) to provide for coroners to investigate deaths and fires in specified circumstances; and

(c) to contribute to the reduction of the number of preventable deaths and fires through the findings of the investigation of deaths and fires, and the making of recommendations, by coroners; and

(d) to establish the Coroners Court of Victoria as a specialist inquisitorial court; and

(e) to establish the Coronial Council of Victoria; and

S. 1(f) repealed by No. 34/2024 s. 45.

(g) to make consequential amendments to other Acts.