91State Coroner

91 State Coroner

(1) There is to be an office of State Coroner of the Coroners Court.

S. 91(2) amended by No. 5/2013 s. 58.

(2) The State Coroner must be a judge of the County Court (other than a reserve judge) who is appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Attorney‑General made after consultation with the Chief Judge.

(3) The State Coroner holds office for the term (not exceeding 5 years) that is specified in his or her instrument of appointment and is eligible for re‑appointment.

(4) The appointment of a judge of the County Court as State Coroner does not affect his or her tenure of office or status as a judge nor the payment of his or her salary or allowances as a judge nor any other rights or privileges that he or she has as a judge.

(5) Service in the office of State Coroner must be taken for all purposes to be service in the office of judge of the County Court.

(6) Nothing in this Act prevents a judge of the County Court appointed as State Coroner from constituting the County Court for the purposes of the exercise by the County Court of any of its functions.

(7) The office of State Coroner becomes vacant if the State Coroner ceases to hold the office of judge of the County Court.

S. 91(8) amended by No. 63/2013 s. 50.

(8) At the end of a term of office of a State Coroner, the person who was State Coroner may continue to exercise the functions of a coroner for 6 months immediately after the completion of that term of office, if the person continues to be a judge within the meaning of the County Court Act 1958.