18Jurisdiction concerning death requires connection with the State

#### 18 Jurisdiction concerning death requires connection with the State 18 Jurisdiction concerning death requires connection with the State (cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), s 13C) > > (1) A coroner does not have jurisdiction to hold an inquest concerning a death or suspected death unless it appears to the coroner that— > > > > > (a) the remains of the person are in the State, or > > > > > (b) the death or suspected death or the cause of the death or of the suspected death occurred in the State, or > > > > > (c) the death or suspected death occurred outside the State but the person had a sufficient connection with the State, as referred to in subsection (2). > > > (2) A person had a sufficient connection with the State if the person— > > > > > (a) was ordinarily resident in the State when the death or suspected death occurred, or > > > > > (b) was, when the death or suspected death occurred, in the course of a journey to or from some place in the State, or > > > > > (c) was last at some place in the State before the circumstances of his or her death or suspected death arose.