Coroners Amendment Act 2016

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Coroners Amendment Act 2016

Public Act		2016 No 29
Date of assent		21 June 2016
Commencement		see section 2

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
	Part 1 Amendments to Parts 1 and 2
	Subpart 1—Amendments to Part 1 (general provisions)
4	Section 3 amended (Purpose of this Act)
5	Section 4 amended (Coroner’s role)
6	Section 7 replaced (Chief coroner’s functions)
	7	Chief coroner’s functions
7	Section 9 amended (Interpretation)
8	Section 10 amended (Coroner defined)
9	New section 12A inserted (Transitional and savings provisions relating to amendments to this Act)
	12A	Transitional and savings provisions relating to amendments to this Act
	Subpart 2—Amendments to Part 2 (deaths to be reported and post-mortems)
10	Sections 13 and 14 replaced
	13	Duty to report deaths
	14	Deaths that must be reported under section 13(2)
11	Section 15 replaced (Reporting of deaths to coroner by police)
	15	Reporting of deaths to coroner by Police
12	Section 16 replaced (Chief coroner to designate replacement designated coroner or report death to original designated coroner)
	16	Responsible coroner
13	Section 17 amended (Investigations by police)
14	Section 18 replaced (When police have exclusive right to custody of body)
	18	When New Zealand Police has exclusive right to custody of body
15	Section 19 replaced
	19	When responsible coroner has exclusive right to custody of body
	19A	Police responsible for co-ordinating extraction of body
16	New section 21A and cross-heading inserted
		Preliminary inspections
	21A	Coroner may direct preliminary inspection
17	Section 22 amended (Representative for liaison with immediate family)
18	Sections 23 and 24 replaced
	23	Coroner must give interested parties notice of significant matters
	24	Significant matters referred to in section 23(1)
19	Section 25 amended (Viewing, touching, or remaining with or near body in coroner’s custody)
20	Section 27 amended (Family may request pathologist’s report on post-mortem)
21	Section 28 amended (Any person may access specified certificates and notices)
22	Section 31 amended (Coroner may direct post-mortem)
23	Section 36 amended (Nature of post-mortem)
24	Section 38 amended (Who may attend post-mortem)
25	Section 39 amended (Definitions for section 38)
26	Section 40 amended (Coroner may require person’s doctor to report)
27	Section 41 amended (High Court may order post-mortem in certain circumstances)
28	Section 42 amended (Release of bodies)
29	Section 43 amended (Restriction on release if no post-mortem directed)
30	Section 46 amended (Costs of transporting body moved for post-mortem, etc)
31	Section 48 amended (Retention of parts and samples on release of body)
32	Section 50 replaced (Coroner must notify family, etc, of retention, and of right to request return, of retained parts and samples)
	50	Coroner must notify immediate family of retention, and of right to request return, of parts and samples
33	Section 54 amended (Restrictions on return and disposal)
34	Section 55 amended (Return on request of retained parts and samples)
	Part 2 Amendments to Parts 3 and 4
	Subpart 1—Amendments to Part 3 (inquiries into causes and circumstances of deaths)
35	Section 57 amended (Purposes of inquiries)
36	New sections 57A and 57B inserted
	57A	Recommendations or comments by coroners
	57B	Coroner must consult certain persons or organisations on recommendations or comments
37	Section 58 amended (Adverse comments by coroners)
38	Section 59 replaced (Jurisdiction of coroners to open inquiries)
	59	Jurisdiction of coroners to open inquiries
	59A	Limits on coroners’ jurisdiction to open inquiries
39	Section 60 replaced (Deaths into which inquiries must be opened)
	60	Deaths into which inquiries must be opened
40	Section 61 repealed (Deaths where coroner may decide not to open inquiries)
41	Section 62 amended (Other deaths)
42	Section 64 amended (Duties of coroner who decides not to open inquiry)
43	Section 66 repealed (Which coroner conducts inquiry)
44	Section 68 amended (Procedure if person charged with offence)
45	Section 69 amended (Procedure if some other investigation to be conducted)
46	Sections 70 and 71 replaced
	70	Coroner may decide not to open or resume postponed or adjourned inquiry
	71	Restrictions on making public details of self-inflicted deaths
	71A	Chief coroner may grant exemption from restrictions in section 71
47	Section 75 amended (Review of coroner’s decision as to making public of details, evidence, etc)
48	Section 77 replaced (Hearings on papers and chambers findings)
	77	Hearings on papers and chambers findings
49	Section 80 replaced (Decision to hold inquest)
	80	Decision to hold inquest
50	Section 81 amended (Date, etc, and notice of inquest)
51	Section 89 amended (Others who may cross-examine at inquest)
52	Section 92 replaced (Body must be viewed before certain inquiries concluded)
	92	Body must be viewed before certain inquiries concluded
53	Section 94 amended (Certificate of and written reasons for findings)
54	New sections 94A and 94B inserted
	94A	Chief coroner to monitor inquiries not completed within 1 year
	94B	Chief coroner to publish information regarding certain inquiries for which findings not completed
55	Section 95 amended (Inquiry if coroner has failed or refused to open one)
	Subpart 2—Amendments to Part 4 (appointments, administration, powers, offences and penalties, and technical provisions)
56	Section 103 amended (Coroners)
57	Section 104 amended (Relief coroners)
58	New section 105A inserted (Deputy chief coroner)
	105A	Deputy chief coroner
59	New section 106A inserted (Attorney-General to publish information concerning coronial appointment process)
	106A	Attorney-General to publish information concerning coronial appointment process
60	Section 107 replaced (Concurrent office or employment)
	107	Concurrent office or employment
	107A	Recusal
61	New section 116A inserted (Establishment and constitution of suicide and media expert panel)
	116A	Establishment and constitution of suicide and media expert panel
62	Section 122 amended (Warrant for information, document, or other thing)
63	Section 123 amended (Entry and search under warrant under section 122)
64	Section 124 amended (Duties when executing warrant under section 122)
65	Section 128 amended (Warrant for removal of body)
66	Section 129 amended (Entry and search under warrant under section 128)
67	Section 130 amended (Warrant under section 128 to be produced)
68	Section 131 amended (Power to seize evidence relevant to post-mortem)
69	Section 132 amended (Chief coroner may issue practice notes)
70	Section 133 replaced (Chief coroner must designate coroners for specified deaths)
	133	Chief coroner must designate coroners for specified kinds of deaths
	133A	Appointment of responsible or replacement coroner
71	Section 139 replaced (Publication of information in contravention of section 71 or prohibition under section 74)
	139	Publication of information in contravention of section 71
	139A	Publication of information in contravention of section 74
72	Sections 141 and 142 repealed
73	New section 143A inserted (Transitional and savings provisions: arrangements effective after commencement of Coroners Amendment Act 2016 are in Schedule 1)
	143A	Transitional and savings provisions: arrangements effective after commencement of Coroners Amendment Act 2016 are in Schedule 1
74	Schedules 1 and 2 replaced
75	Consequential amendments
	Schedule 1 Schedules 1 and 2 replaced
	Schedule 2 Consequential amendments
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

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