23Jurisdiction concerning deaths in custody or as a result of police operations

#### 23 Jurisdiction concerning deaths in custody or as a result of police operations 23 Jurisdiction concerning deaths in custody or as a result of police operations (cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), s 13A(1)) > > (1) A senior coroner has jurisdiction to hold an inquest concerning the death or suspected death of a person if it appears to the coroner that the person has died (or that there is reasonable cause to suspect that the person has died)— > > > > > (a) while in the custody of a police officer or in other lawful custody, or > > > > > (b) while escaping, or attempting to escape, from the custody of a police officer or other lawful custody, or > > > > > (c) as a result of police operations, or > > > > > (d) while in, or temporarily absent from, any of the following institutions or places of which the person was an inmate— > > > > > > > (i) a detention centre within the meaning of the [Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-057), > > > > > > > (ii) a correctional centre within the meaning of the [Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-093), > > > > > > > (iii) a lock-up, or > > > > > (e) while proceeding to an institution or place referred to in paragraph (d), for the purpose of being admitted as an inmate of the institution or place and while in the company of a police officer or other official charged with the person’s care or custody. > > > (2) In this section— > > > > police operation means any activity engaged in by a police officer while exercising the functions of police officer other than an activity for the purpose of a search and rescue operation. > > **s 23:** Am 2016 No 61, Sch 6.5 \[1\] \[2\].