(ii) on behalf of another person or an organisation (including a government or government agency, a body corporate or a charitable or benevolent organisation); s. 3 identification direction means a direction given by a coroner under section 24; identification procedure means any procedure performed in accordance with an identification direction; immediate family in relation to a deceased person, means spouse, domestic partner, son, daughter, parent, sibling, executor, personal representative or a person determined to be the senior next of kin under subsection (3); inquest means a public inquiry that is held by the in respect of a death or a fire; Institute means the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine established under the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985; interstate coroner means a coroner of another State or Territory; interested party in relation to an inquest, means a person granted leave under section 56 to appear at the inquest; S. 3(1) def. of judicial registrar inserted by No. 34/2010 s. 41.
not available—a person who, immediately before the death, was a personal representative of the deceased; a spouse, domestic partner, son, daughter, parent, sibling, executor or personal representative is not available—a person determined to be the senior next of kin under subsection (3); sibling in relation to a person includes a half-sister, adoptive brother, adoptive sister, step-brother or step-sister of the person; spouse of a person means a person to whom that person is married; State Coroner means the State Coroner of the Coroners Court appointed under section 91; the rules means rules of the ; tissue has the same meaning as in the Human Tissue Act 1982. (2) For the purposes of the definition of domestic partner in subsection (1)— relationship has the same meaning as in the Relationships Act 2008; and s. 3
authorisation under subsection (3) or any further period specified by the State Coroner unless— State Coroner directs that the exhumation be conducted immediately; or that period, the senior next of kin advises the State Coroner that he or she will not appeal to the Supreme Court against the authorisation. Note An appeal can be made to the Supreme Court under Part 7 against the authorisation in certain circumstances. Division 6—General 47 Release of body s. 47 (1) The coroner may order that a body under the control of the coroner be released if— coroner is satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the coroner to have control of the body in order to exercise his or her functions under this Act; or coroner has determined that the death was not a reportable death or a reviewable death. (2) An order made by the coroner under subsection (1)— specify a person to whom the body is to be released; and
(1) A coroner investigating a must find, if possible— identity of the deceased; and cause of death; and subsection (2) applies, the circumstances in which the death occurred; and other prescribed particulars. (2) Whether it is possible or not, a coroner need not make a finding with respect to the circumstances in which a death occurred if— inquest into the death was not held; and coroner finds that— deceased was not, immediately before the person died, a person placed in custody or care; and (ii) there is no public interest to be served in making a finding regarding those circumstances. (3) A coroner may comment on any matter connected with the death, including matters relating to public health and safety or the administration of justice. 68 Findings of coroner investigating a fire A coroner investigating a fire must find, if possible— and origin of the fire; and circumstances in the fire occurred.
Mental Health Act 2014, No. 26/2014 Assent Date: 8.4.14 Commencement Date: S. 455(Sch. item 5) on 1.7.14: s. 2(1) Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Coroners Act 2008 Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014 Assent Date: 3.6.14 Commencement Date: S. 10(Sch. item 30) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Coroners Act 2008 Criminal Organisations Control and Other Acts Amendment Act 2014, No. 55/2014 Assent Date: 26.8.14 Commencement Date: S. 143 on 31.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 330) 23.9.14 p. 1 Current This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Coroners Act 2008 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Explanatory Details Endnotes No entries at date of publication.