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Coroners Act 2009
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#### 22 Division confers exclusive jurisdiction
22 Division confers exclusive jurisdiction
(cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), ss 13A(2) and 13AB(2))
> > (1) The jurisdiction conferred by this Division is conferred exclusively on any coroner who holds office as the State Coroner or a Deputy State Coroner (a senior coroner).
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> > (2) If jurisdiction to hold an inquest concerning a death or suspected death arises both under this Division and Division 1, an inquest concerning the death or suspected death may be held only by a senior coroner.