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Coroners Act 2009
19No jurisdiction concerning death or suspected death unless occurring within last 100 years
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#### 19 No jurisdiction concerning death or suspected death unless occurring within last 100 years
19 No jurisdiction concerning death or suspected death unless occurring within last 100 years
(cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), s 13B)
> A coroner does not have jurisdiction to hold an inquest concerning a death or suspected death unless it appears to the coroner that (or that there is reasonable cause to suspect that) the death or suspected death occurred within the last 100 years.