12Coroners

12 Coroners

12 Coroners

(cf Coroners Act 1980, ss 5 and 6)

(1) The Governor may, by instrument in writing on the recommendation of the Minister, appoint any qualified person to be a coroner.

(2) A person is qualified to be appointed as a coroner only if the person is an Australian lawyer.

(3) An instrument of appointment may provide that the person appointed as a coroner is appointed for such period (if any) as may be specified in the instrument.

(4) A person who is aged 72 years old or older may not be appointed as a coroner unless—

(a) the Minister recommends to the Governor that the person’s appointment is appropriate, and

(b) the appointment is made for such term (not exceeding 3 years) as is specified in the person’s instrument of appointment.

(5) A coroner appointed as provided by subsection (4) is eligible for re-appointment from time to time as provided by that subsection.

(6) The Governor may, for any cause that seems to the Governor sufficient, remove any coroner appointed under this section from office.

(7) Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 contain general provisions dealing with the vacation of the office of a coroner appointed under this section, remuneration and the effect of an appointment to such an office on other offices held by the person appointed.