New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) This section applies to—
(a) a death reported to a coroner under section 15(2)(a) or section 16(2)(b) (the death); and
(b) the immediate family of the person who is, or of a person who is suspected to be, the dead person concerned (the immediate family).
(2) To facilitate effective liaison with the immediate family on the duties and processes required by law to be performed or followed in relation to the death, the coroner may, on a request by, or on behalf of, the immediate family, recognise and, after recognition, liaise mainly with, 1 or more representatives of the immediate family.
(3) The coroner may recognise under this section only the smallest number of representatives necessary to represent fairly the interests of all the different members of the immediate family.
(4) No recognition under this section is effective until the coroner is given a proposed representative's name and contact details.
(5) Nothing in this section requires the performance or exercise of functions, powers, or duties in relation to the death to be delayed until a representative is recognised, or until his or her details are given to the coroner.