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64Fresh inquest or inquiry—admission of previous depositions
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#### 64 Fresh inquest or inquiry—admission of previous depositions
64 Fresh inquest or inquiry—admission of previous depositions
(cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), s 33A)
> > (1) A coroner holding a fresh inquest or inquiry may admit in evidence the depositions taken at any previous inquest or inquiry.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) is subject to the terms of an order made by a court for the holding of the fresh inquest or inquiry.
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> Note.
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> Section 83 provides for the circumstances in which a fresh inquest or inquiry concerning a matter may be held by a coroner following the termination or conclusion of a previous inquest or inquiry concerning the matter. Also, section 85 enables the Supreme Court to order that a fresh inquest or inquiry be held in certain circumstances.