To [Name and address of doctor]. I HEREBY authorise you to make a postmortem examination of the body of ....... now lying at .......... and send me a report in writing of the results of the examination. Dated at ............ this .......... day of ........ 19... ............... Coroner

To the [chief executive of the Department for Courts] PURSUANT to Part IV of the Coroners Act 1988, I hereby notify you that I have decided not to hold an inquest into the death of [Name, Address, and occupation]. Inquiries made by me and the post-mortem examination (if any) show the cause of death to have been [include date, place, and cause of death]. Dated at ......... this ........... day of ....... 19... ............... Coroner NOTES-(1) This form must be accompanied by a written statement as to the identity of the person concerned required by section 20(2)(b) of the Coroners Act 1988. (2) Any written medical report held by the coroner must be forwarded with this form to the Secretary for Justice. (3) Copies of this form shall be sent to: (a) The Registrar of Births and Deaths required to register the death (if any); (b) The funeral director or other person in charge of the disposal of the body (if any); and (c) The senior member of the Police in the place where the inquest would otherwise have been held.

To [Funeral Director or other person having charge of the disposal] And to the Registrar of Births and Deaths at ................... I HEREBY authorise the disposal (after post-mortem examination*) of the body of ........... late of ............. whose death has been reported to me, and who died at ................ on the ............. day of 19... the cause of death being ................ and in respect of which *an inquest will be held *an inquest will not be held *it has not been decided whether or not an inquest will be held (If it is decided that an inquest will not be held, you will be notified*) *Delete where not applicable (A coroner who knows that the deceased was suffering from an infectious disease should state so for the information of the funeral director) Dated at ............ this ............ day of ......... 19... ................. Coroner NOTE-If an inquest is being held, any certified copy of the entry of the death must be endorsed with the words 'SUBJECT TO CORONER'S FINDING'. Where no coroner is available and the death is reported to a Justice of the Peace, the Justice may issue an authority for disposal of the body.

To the coroner at ............... I am holding an inquest in respect of the death of [Name, address, and occupation]: I wish for the purpose of the inquest to have the evidence of the following persons taken at a place other than that of the inquest: [Names, addresses, and occupations of persons whose evidence is to be taken] Pursuant to section 27 of the Coroners Act 1988, I appoint you, .............. coroner, to take the evidence of those witnesses (and I enclose the following documents and exhibits*). *delete if not applicable Notice of the time and place appointed to you for taking the evidence should be given to [State names and addresses of persons to whom notice should be given]. Dated at ........... this ............. day of........ 19... ................. Coroner Coroner at .............. NOTE-Where no coroner is available, a Justice of the Peace may be appointed to take evidence. The coroner holding the inquest must forward a copy of this form to the police.

To Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss [Name, address, and occupation] You are hereby summoned to appear before me at ....... o'clock in the morning/afternoon, on ......... day the ............ day of ............. 19... to give evidence at an inquest into the death of ............ If you fail without good and sufficient excuse to obey this summons you may be liable to a fine not exceeding $40. Dated at ............ this day of ............. 19... ............... Coroner

I, ......... coroner at ............... hereby certify that at an inquest completed on the ............ day of ............ 19..., at the [Building in which inquest completed] having enquired into the time, place, causes and circumstances of how ................ [Name, address, occupation] died, I found: and pursuant to section 15(1)(b) of the Coroners Act 1988 I make the following recommendations or comments (if any): and pursuant to the Coroners Act 1988 I have prohibited publication of certain evidence given at the inquest.* Dated at ............ this ........... day of ............ 19... ................. Coroner *delete if not applicable NOTE-This form, together with the depositions, the prohibitions on publication and, where applicable, a certificate of registration of death, must be forwarded to the [chief executive of the Department for Courts] by the coroner completing the inquest.

INQUEST into the death of ...................... The attached depositions, written on .... pages of paper numbered consecutively from 1 to ..... were taken, and sworn or affirmed, before me or the below-mentioned persons at the places and on the dates shown below. I have adopted the evidence not taken before me as evidence at the inquest. (Coroner or Justice before (Full names of witness) whom taken) Place Date ....................... .............. ...... ...... ....................... .............. ...... ...... ....................... .............. ...... ...... ....................... .............. ...... ...... The following persons appeared or were represented at the proceedings [Include names of Counsel]: .............. Coroner Pursuant to section 25(2)(b) section 29* of the Coroners Act 1988, I prohibit publication of the following evidence given at the inquest: ............................ Coroner *Omit one provision

To the [chief executive of the Department for Courts] Wellington I HEREBY notify you that, pursuant to section 28(6) of the Coroners Act 1988 I have decided that the inquest in respect of [Name, address, and occupation] will not be opened, resumed.* The result of the criminal proceedings in which [Name of person charged] was charged with [Particulars of charge] was: [Date and terms of decision]. *Omit one provision Dated at ........... this ............ day of ......... 19... ................ Coroner NOTE-Any depositions taken and a certificate of registration of the death must be forwarded with this notification. If the decision not to open or resume an inquest arises because of another inquiry (other than criminal proceedings), sufficient information to show the reasons for the Coroner's decision not to open or resume the inquest should be forwarded with this notification.