60Access to seized, taken or received things or samples

60 Access to seized, taken or received things or samples

(1) Seized, taken or received things or samples must not be accessed by anyone other than an officer of the Coroners Court or any other person assisting a coroner, unless the coroner or the State Coroner orders that access may be granted to a person or class of persons.

(2) A person may apply to the Coroners Court for access to seized, taken or received things or samples.

(3) An application under paragraph (2) must be in Form 34.

(4) An order under paragraph (1) may be subject to any condition that the coroner thinks fit, including but not limited to—

(a) restrictions on the type and duration of access; and

(b) a requirement that an officer of the Coroners Court, or any person assisting a coroner, be present while the thing is being accessed.

(5) An order allowing access to seized, taken or received things or samples must be in Form 35.