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Coroners Act 2009
46Meaning of “coronial proceedings”
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#### 46 Meaning of “coronial proceedings”
46 Meaning of “coronial proceedings”
> > (1) In this Act, coronial proceedings are any proceedings conducted by a coroner or assistant coroner for the purposes of this Act concerning the investigation of a death, suspected death, fire or explosion.
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), coronial proceedings include the following—
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> > > (a) the holding of an inquest or inquiry,
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> > > (b) proceedings to determine whether or not to hold, or to continue to hold, an inquest or inquiry,
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> > > (c) proceedings of an interlocutory or similar nature (including proceedings to deal with evidential matters or case management issues).