37State Coroner to report on deaths in custody

#### 37 State Coroner to report on deaths in custody 37 State Coroner to report on deaths in custody (cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), s 12A(4)–(8)) > > (1) The State Coroner is to make a written report to the Minister containing a summary of the details of the deaths or suspected deaths that— > > > > > (a) the State Coroner has been informed about under section 35 or 38, and > > > > > (b) appear to the State Coroner to involve the death or suspected death of a person in circumstances referred to in section 23. > > > (2) A report under subsection (1) is to be made for the period of 12 months commencing on 1 January of each year. A report is to be made within 4 months after the end of the period to which it relates. > > > (3) The Minister is to cause a copy of the report made to the Minister under subsection (1) to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 21 days after the report is made. > > > (4) If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Minister seeks to cause a copy of the report to be tabled before it, the Minister is to cause a copy of the report to be presented to the Clerk of that House of Parliament. > > > (5) A copy of the report presented to the Clerk of a House of Parliament under this section— > > > > > (a) is, on presentation and for all purposes, taken to have been laid before the House, and > > > > > (b) may be printed by authority of the Clerk of the House, and > > > > > (c) if so printed, is taken to be a document published by or under the authority of the House, and > > > > > (d) is to be recorded— > > > > > > > (i) in the case of the Legislative Council—in the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council, and > > > > > > > (ii) in the case of the Legislative Assembly—in the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, > > > > > > on the first sitting day of the House after receipt of the copy of the report by the Clerk. > > **s 37:** Am 2014 No 14, Sch 5.1.