105Rules of the Coroners Court

105 Rules of the Coroners Court

(1) The State Coroner, together with 2 or more coroners, may jointly make rules of the Coroners Court for or with respect to—

(a) forms;

(b) any matter relating to the practice and procedure of the Coroners Court, including the manner of making applications to a coroner and the recording of determinations;

S. 105(1)(baa) inserted by No. 33/2018 s. 70.

(baa) electronic communication and electronic processes in the Coroners Court, including, but not limited to—

(i) applications by electronic means, electronic filing and electronic service of documents in any matter under this Act; and

(ii) the transmission and issuing of orders, determinations and other documents by electronic communication; and

(iii) use of electronic signatures and seals;

S. 105(1)(ba) inserted by No. 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 11.5).

(ba) any matter relating to payment of allowances or reimbursement of expenses of witnesses and interpreters;

S. 105(1)(bb) inserted by No. 62/2014 s. 72.

(bb) the manner of making a waiver under section 26(2)(b) and the recording of such of a waiver;

(c) any matter relating to a body that is in the control of a coroner, including the viewing and handling of a body;

(d) the investigation of a death or fire;

(e) the publication of when an inquest is to occur, including how those details are to be published and what the publication must include;

(f) the collection, use, disclosure and transfer of information;

S. 105(1)(fa) inserted by No. 58/2013 s. 40(1).

(fa) any other matter or thing required or permitted by or under the Open Courts Act 2013 to be dealt with by rules of the Coroners Court or otherwise necessary or required for the purposes of that Act;

S. 105(1)(g) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 30.5).

(g) the custody, care, control, return or disposition of a thing (including a document) or sample seized, taken or received by a police officer or the Coroners Court under this Act;

(h) the service of documents;

(i) the publishing of coronial findings, comments and recommendations;

S. 105(1)(j) amended by No. 34/2010 s. 45(1).

(j) the performance of functions by the State Coroner, coroners, judicial registrars and registrars;

S. 105(1)(ja) inserted by No. 34/2010 s. 45(2).

(ja) the prescription of the matters or class of matters which may be dealt with by the Coroners Court constituted by a judicial registrar;