Coroners Court Rules 2019
61Seized, taken or received things or samples no longer required to be held
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61 Seized, taken or received things or samples no longer required to be held
(1) A seized, taken or received thing or sample is no longer required to be held if the thing—
(a) is no longer reasonably required by the Coroners Court for the purposes of investigations or inquests; and
(b) is not likely to become reasonably required by the Coroners Court for the purposes of investigations or inquests.
(2) If a seized, taken or received thing or sample is no longer required to be held under paragraph (1), the Coroners Court may—
(a) make an order for the release of the seized, taken or received thing or sample in accordance with Rule 62; or
(b) make an order for the destruction or disposal of the seized, taken or received thing or sample in any manner the Court considers appropriate.
(3) An order made under paragraph (2)(b) must be in Form 36.