(LRC Revised)

Number 9 of 1962

CORONERS ACT 1962

REVISED

Updated to 2 April 2025

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an

administrative consolidation of the

Coroners Act 1962.

It is prepared by the Law

Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the

Law Reform Commission Act

1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and

consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025

(2/2025), enacted 14 April 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and including

the

Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2025

(S.I. No. 107 of 2025), made 2 April 2025, were

considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number

9

of

1962.

CORONERS ACT 1962

REVISED

Updated to 2 April 2025

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title and

commencement.

2.

Definitions.

2A.

Application of Act to still

births.

3.

Regulations.

4.

Expenses.

5.

Repeals.

PART II

Coroners and Coroners' Districts

6.

Coroners'

districts.

6A.

Coroner's district of Dublin.

7.

Amalgamation of

districts.

8.

Office of coroner.

9.

Salary of coroner.

10.

Review of salary.

(Repealed)

10A.

Tenure of office of coroner for coroner’s district of Dublin.

11.

Tenure of office of

coroner.

11A.

Temporary coroner.

11B.

Assignment and appointment of

temporary coroner where necessary due to number or nature of

deaths.

11C.

Designation of senior coroner.

12.

Place of residence of

coroner.

13.

Deputy coroners.

13A.

Arrangements for Coroner's

district of Dublin.

13B.

Arrangements for coroners’

districts other than coroner’s district of Dublin.

14.

Qualification for appointment

as coroner or deputy coroner.

14A.

Ineligibility for appointment to office of coroner or deputy coroner and disqualification

from office.

15.

Removal from office of coroner

and deputy coroner.

16.

First coroners under this

Act.

PART IIA

Reporting of deaths

16A.

Reportable deaths.

16B.

Persons obliged to report death to coroner.

PART III

Inquests

17.

General duty to hold

inquest.

18.

Optional power to hold inquest

and duty to notify coroner.

18A.

Purpose of

inquest.

18B.

Notice of inquest.

19.

Post-mortem examination in

lieu of inquest.

(Repealed)

20.

Provisions where coroner and

deputy coroner are prevented from holding inquest.

21.

Inquest where several deaths

arise from one occurrence.

22.

Inquest without exhuming

body.

23.

Inquest where body destroyed

or irrecoverable.

24.

Inquest on order of Attorney

General.

25.

Adjournment of inquest where

criminal proceedings are being considered or have been

instituted.

26.

Summoning of

witnesses.

27.

View of the body.

28.

Note of names, addresses of

witnesses.

29.

Preservation of certain

documents.

30.

Prohibition of consideration

of civil and criminal liability.

31.

Prohibition of censure and

exoneration.

32.

Record of verdict returned at

an inquest.

33.

Post-mortem

examinations.

33A.

Duty to direct post-mortem

examination.

33B.

Provisions relating to

post-mortem examinations directed by coroner.

33C.

Further post-mortem

examination.

33D.

Medical records of deceased

person for purposes of post-mortem examination.

33E.

Report of post-mortem

examination.

33F.

Authorisation for final management of material removed from body of deceased person.

33G.

Provisions to apply when no

authorisation received for final management of material removed from body

of deceased person.

33H.

Provisions to apply when

designated person not available or in position to receive or to act on

authorisation for final management of material removed from body of

deceased person.

33I.

Regulations in respect of management of material retained following coronial post-mortem

examinations made in relevant facilities.

33J.

Register of relevant facilities.

33K.

Nominated person.

33L.

Authority to monitor

compliance with relevant sections – authorised persons etc.

33M.

Compliance notices.

33N.

Appeal of compliance notice.

33O.

Prohibition orders.

34.

Holding of adjourned inquest

by different coroner.

35.

Disqualification of certain

coroners for holding certain inquests.

36.

Service of summons.

37.

Non-attendance of jurors and

witnesses.

38.

Powers with respect to the

taking of evidence, etc, at inquest.

38A.

Taking of evidence from person

about to leave State.

PART IV

Juries at Inquests

39.

General power to sit with or

without jury.

40.

Obligation on coroner to sit

with jury in certain cases.

41.

Number of coroner's

jury.

42.

Liability to serve on

coroner's jury.

(Repealed)

43.

Summoning of jury.

44.

Failure of jury to

agree.

45.

Holding of adjourned inquest

with different jury.

PART V

Miscellaneous

46.

Removal and custody of body

pending inquest, etc.

47.

Exhumation.

48.

Removal of body outside the

State.

49.

Inquest on treasure

trove.

49A.

Entry to premises to inspect,

copy, take extracts from or seize documents, etc.

50.

Furnishing of particulars to

registrars of births and deaths.

(Repealed)

51.

Extension of power of coroner

to authorise burial.

(Repealed)

52.

Provisions governing

post-mortem examination caused to be made by coroner.

(Repealed)

53.

Prohibition on certain

coroners from acting in certain proceedings.

53A.

Expert advice and assistance

for coroners in certain circumstances.

54.

Supply of forms to

coroner.

55.

Returns to be made by

coroner.

56.

Prescribing of forms of oaths,

etc, in respect of inquests.

57.

Prescribing of certain fees

and expenses.

58.

Certification and payment of

certain sums.

59.

Amendment of Juries Act,

1927.

(Repealed)

60.

Legal aid and legal advice for

inquests.

61.

Offences by body

corporate.

62.

Directions of High

Court.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

SECOND SCHEDULE

Deaths Reportable to Coroner

Acts Referred to

Local Authorities (Officers and Employees)

Act, 1926

1926, No. 39

Public Offices (Fees) Act, 1879

1879, c. 58

Local Authorities (Officers and Employees)

Act, 1926

1926, No. 39

Deaths Registration Act (Ireland), 1880

1880, c. 13

Juries Act, 1927

1927, No. 23

Health Act, 1947

1947, No. 28

Number

9

of

1962.

CORONERS ACT 1962

REVISED

Updated to 2 April 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND AND CONSOLIDATE THE

LAW RELATING TO CORONERS AND TO CORONERS' INQUESTS. [11

th April

, 1962.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS

FOLLOWS:—

Annotations

Modifications (not altering

text)

C1

Prospective affecting

provision: application of Act restricted by

Historic and Archaeological

Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

(26/2023), s. 115(2), not

commenced as of date of revision.

Duties of coroners in respect

of reports of human remains which are also archaeological objects

115.

(1) Where a report is

made to a coroner concerning human remains, whether under the Coroners Act 1962 or

otherwise, and it appears to the coroner that the remains are, or may be, an

archaeological object, the coroner shall, as soon as is practicable, consult the

Board.

(2) Where, after a consultation

referred to in subsection (1) between a coroner and the Board, the Board is

satisfied that the human remains concerned are an archaeological object—

(a) the remains shall be dealt

with in accordance with the provisions of this Act and notwithstanding the

provisions of the Coroners Act 1962, and

(b) the coroner shall not take

any further action in respect of the remains.

C2

Functions transferred and

references construed (16.05.2024) by

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and

Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024

(7/2024), ss. 10, 26 and sch. 1 part 2,

S.I. No. 207 of 2024.

Functions of Mayor

10.

(1) All functions

(other than functions conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 1 of

Schedule 1) that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the Cathaoirleach

of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the

Mayor.

(2) All functions (other than

functions conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1)

that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the chief executive of

Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the Mayor.

(3) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment (other than an enactment specified in Part 1 of

Schedule 1) to Cathaoirleach shall, in so far as the reference applies to the

Cathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference to

the Mayor, or as including a reference to the Mayor, as the context requires.

(4) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment (other than an enactment specified in Part 2 of

Schedule 1) to chief executive shall, in so far as that reference applies to the

chief executive of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference

to the Mayor, or as including a reference to the Mayor, as the context requires.

(5) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

Director general

26.

(1) The chief executive

of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after the vesting day, be known

as the director general of Limerick City and County Council and is in this Act

referred to as the “director general”.

(2) The person who, immediately

before the vesting day, was the chief executive of Limerick City and County

Council shall, on and after that day, continue in office and be referred to in

accordance with subsection (1).

(3) On and after the vesting day,

a reference in an enactment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to chief executive

shall, in so far as that reference applies to the chief executive of Limerick City

and County Council, be construed as a reference to the director general, or as

including a reference to the director general, as the context may require.

(4) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

SCHEDULE 1

...

PART 2

Enactments for Purposes of

Sections 10 and 26

Number and

Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Provision

(3)

...

...

...

No. 9 of 1962

Coroners Act 1962

The whole Act

...

...

...

C3

Power of coroner to authorise disposal of bodies in certain

circumstances provided (5.12.2005) by

Civil Registration Act 2004

(3/2004),

s. 44, S.I. No. 764 of 2005.

Power of coroner to

authorise disposal of bodies.

44.

—(1) A

coroner may—

(

a

) when he or she

has held an inquest on a body, but, subject to paragraph (b), in no other

circumstances, if he or she thinks fit, by order authorise—

(i) a relative of the

deceased person, or any other person, who proposes to cause the body to be

disposed of, or

(ii) the undertaker, or

any other person, who is in charge of the funeral of the deceased person, to

dispose of the body before the registration of the death, and

(

b

) authorise the

disposal of a body, whether it is lying for the time being in or outside his or

her district, irrespective of whether he or she has decided that it is, or will

become, necessary to hold an inquest on it.

(2) In subsection (1),

“disposal”, in relation to a body, means disposal by burial, cremation

or any other means and cognate words shall be construed accordingly.

C4

Application of Act restricted (1.01.1994) by

Local Government

(Dublin) Act 1993

(31/1993), s. 23(1), S.I. No. 400 of 1993.

Coroners.

23.

—(1) The

area comprised in the coroners district of the county, as existing immediately

before the establishment day, shall on and from that day and notwithstanding any

provision of this Act or of the Coroners Act, 1962, continue to constitute a

coroners district.

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (21.04.2018) by

European Union

(Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 2018

(S.I. No. 136 of 2018),

reg. 51(2)(d)(i), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

E2

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (26.05.2017) by

European Union

(Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2017

(S.I. No. 233 of 2017), reg.

54(c)(i).

E3

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (26.05.2017) by

European Union

(Lifts and Safety Components for Lifts) Regulations 2017

(S.I. No. 232 of

2017), reg. 53(c)(i), in effect as per reg. 1(2), (3).

E4

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (26.05.2017) by

European Union

(Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive

Atmospheres) Regulations 2017

(S.I. No. 230 of 2017), reg. 50(c)(i).

E5

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for inquest under

Act made (20.11.2015) by

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database

System) Act 2014

(11/2014), s. 159(1)(2), S.I. No. 508 of 2015.

E6

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (20.07.2011) by

European

Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable

Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 349 of 2011), reg.

22(2)(c)(i).

E7

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (20.07.2011) by

European

Communities (Safety of Toys) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 14 of 2011), reg.

47(c)(i), in effect as per reg. 2(1).

E8

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (29.12.2009) by

European

Communities (Machinery) Regulations 2008

(S.I. No. 407 of 2008), reg.

42(c)(i), in effect as per reg. 2(1).

E9

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (15.07.2008) by

Chemicals Act

2008

(13/2008), s. 28(2)(c)(i), S.I. No. 273 of 2008.

E10

Arrangements for inquest in the event of a railway incident and role of

coroner provided (18.12.2005) by

Railway Safety Act 2005

(31/2005), s. 67,

commenced on enactment.

E11

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

Act (1.09.2005) made by

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005

(10/2005), s. 73(2)(c), S.I. No. 328 of 2005.

E12

Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted

(21.12.2000) by

European Communities (Control of Major Accident Hazards

Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2000

(S.I. No. 476 of 2000),

reg. 26(1), commenced on enactment; revoked (15.02.2006) by

European

Communities (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances)

Regulations 2006

(S.I. No. 74 of 2006), reg. 7(1).

E13

Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (1.09.1986)

by

European Communities (Major Accident Hazards of Certain Industrial

Activities) Regulations 1986

(S.I. No. 292 of 1986), reg. 25(1), in effect

as per reg. 2; revoked (21.12.2000) by

European Communities (Control of Major

Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2000

(S.I. No.

476 of 2000), reg. 7(1)(a).

Annotations

Modifications (not altering

text)

C1

Prospective affecting

provision: application of Act restricted by

Historic and Archaeological

Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

(26/2023), s. 115(2), not

commenced as of date of revision.

Duties of coroners in respect

of reports of human remains which are also archaeological objects

115.

(1) Where a report is

made to a coroner concerning human remains, whether under the Coroners Act 1962 or

otherwise, and it appears to the coroner that the remains are, or may be, an

archaeological object, the coroner shall, as soon as is practicable, consult the

Board.

(2) Where, after a consultation

referred to in subsection (1) between a coroner and the Board, the Board is

satisfied that the human remains concerned are an archaeological object—

(a) the remains shall be dealt

with in accordance with the provisions of this Act and notwithstanding the

provisions of the Coroners Act 1962, and

(b) the coroner shall not take

any further action in respect of the remains.

C2

Functions transferred and

references construed (16.05.2024) by

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and

Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024

(7/2024), ss. 10, 26 and sch. 1 part 2,

S.I. No. 207 of 2024.

Functions of Mayor

10.

(1) All functions

(other than functions conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 1 of

Schedule 1) that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the Cathaoirleach

of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the

Mayor.

(2) All functions (other than

functions conferred by or under an enactment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1)

that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the chief executive of

Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the Mayor.

(3) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment (other than an enactment specified in Part 1 of

Schedule 1) to Cathaoirleach shall, in so far as the reference applies to the

Cathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference to

the Mayor, or as including a reference to the Mayor, as the context requires.

(4) From the vesting day, a

reference in any enactment (other than an enactment specified in Part 2 of

Schedule 1) to chief executive shall, in so far as that reference applies to the

chief executive of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference

to the Mayor, or as including a reference to the Mayor, as the context requires.

(5) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

Director general

26.

(1) The chief executive

of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after the vesting day, be known

as the director general of Limerick City and County Council and is in this Act

referred to as the “director general”.

(2) The person who, immediately

before the vesting day, was the chief executive of Limerick City and County

Council shall, on and after that day, continue in office and be referred to in

accordance with subsection (1).

(3) On and after the vesting day,

a reference in an enactment specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to chief executive

shall, in so far as that reference applies to the chief executive of Limerick City

and County Council, be construed as a reference to the director general, or as

including a reference to the director general, as the context may require.

(4) This section shall apply

subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.

...

SCHEDULE 1

...

PART 2

Enactments for Purposes of

Sections 10 and 26

Number and

Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Provision

(3)

...

...

...

No. 9 of 1962

Coroners Act 1962

The whole Act

...

...

...

C3

Power of coroner to authorise disposal of bodies in certain

circumstances provided (5.12.2005) by

Civil Registration Act 2004

(3/2004),

s. 44, S.I. No. 764 of 2005.

Power of coroner to

authorise disposal of bodies.

44.

—(1) A

coroner may—

(

a

) when he or she

has held an inquest on a body, but, subject to paragraph (b), in no other

circumstances, if he or she thinks fit, by order authorise—

(i) a relative of the

deceased person, or any other person, who proposes to cause the body to be

disposed of, or

(ii) the undertaker, or

any other person, who is in charge of the funeral of the deceased person, to

dispose of the body before the registration of the death, and

(

b

) authorise the

disposal of a body, whether it is lying for the time being in or outside his or

her district, irrespective of whether he or she has decided that it is, or will

become, necessary to hold an inquest on it.

(2) In subsection (1),

“disposal”, in relation to a body, means disposal by burial, cremation

or any other means and cognate words shall be construed accordingly.

C4

Application of Act restricted (1.01.1994) by

Local Government

(Dublin) Act 1993

(31/1993), s. 23(1), S.I. No. 400 of 1993.

Coroners.

23.

—(1) The

area comprised in the coroners district of the county, as existing immediately

before the establishment day, shall on and from that day and notwithstanding any

provision of this Act or of the Coroners Act, 1962, continue to constitute a

coroners district.

...

Editorial Notes

E1

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (21.04.2018) by

European Union

(Personal Protective Equipment) Regulations 2018

(S.I. No. 136 of 2018),

reg. 51(2)(d)(i), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

E2

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (26.05.2017) by

European Union

(Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2017

(S.I. No. 233 of 2017), reg.

54(c)(i).

E3

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (26.05.2017) by

European Union

(Lifts and Safety Components for Lifts) Regulations 2017

(S.I. No. 232 of

2017), reg. 53(c)(i), in effect as per reg. 1(2), (3).

E4

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (26.05.2017) by

European Union

(Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive

Atmospheres) Regulations 2017

(S.I. No. 230 of 2017), reg. 50(c)(i).

E5

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for inquest under

Act made (20.11.2015) by

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database

System) Act 2014

(11/2014), s. 159(1)(2), S.I. No. 508 of 2015.

E6

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (20.07.2011) by

European

Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable

Pressure Equipment) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 349 of 2011), reg.

22(2)(c)(i).

E7

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (20.07.2011) by

European

Communities (Safety of Toys) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 14 of 2011), reg.

47(c)(i), in effect as per reg. 2(1).

E8

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (29.12.2009) by

European

Communities (Machinery) Regulations 2008

(S.I. No. 407 of 2008), reg.

42(c)(i), in effect as per reg. 2(1).

E9

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

collectively cited

Coroners Acts

made (15.07.2008) by

Chemicals Act

2008

(13/2008), s. 28(2)(c)(i), S.I. No. 273 of 2008.

E10

Arrangements for inquest in the event of a railway incident and role of

coroner provided (18.12.2005) by

Railway Safety Act 2005

(31/2005), s. 67,

commenced on enactment.

E11

Provision for disclosure of confidential information for report under

Act (1.09.2005) made by

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005

(10/2005), s. 73(2)(c), S.I. No. 328 of 2005.

E12

Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted

(21.12.2000) by

European Communities (Control of Major Accident Hazards

Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2000

(S.I. No. 476 of 2000),

reg. 26(1), commenced on enactment; revoked (15.02.2006) by

European

Communities (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances)

Regulations 2006

(S.I. No. 74 of 2006), reg. 7(1).

E13

Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (1.09.1986)

by

European Communities (Major Accident Hazards of Certain Industrial

Activities) Regulations 1986

(S.I. No. 292 of 1986), reg. 25(1), in effect

as per reg. 2; revoked (21.12.2000) by

European Communities (Control of Major

Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2000

(S.I. No.

476 of 2000), reg. 7(1)(a).

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title and

commencement.

2.

Definitions.

2A.

Application of Act to still

births.

3.

Regulations.

4.

Expenses.

5.

Repeals.

PART II

Coroners and Coroners' Districts

6.

Coroners'

districts.

6A.

Coroner's district of Dublin.

7.

Amalgamation of

districts.

8.

Office of coroner.

9.

Salary of coroner.

10.

Review of salary.

(Repealed)

10A.

Tenure of office of coroner for coroner’s district of Dublin.

11.

Tenure of office of

coroner.

11A.

Temporary coroner.

11B.

Assignment and appointment of

temporary coroner where necessary due to number or nature of

deaths.

11C.

Designation of senior coroner.

12.

Place of residence of

coroner.

13.

Deputy coroners.

13A.

Arrangements for Coroner's

district of Dublin.

13B.

Arrangements for coroners’

districts other than coroner’s district of Dublin.

14.

Qualification for appointment

as coroner or deputy coroner.

14A.

Ineligibility for appointment to office of coroner or deputy coroner and disqualification

from office.

15.

Removal from office of coroner

and deputy coroner.

16.

First coroners under this

Act.

PART IIA

Reporting of deaths

16A.

Reportable deaths.

16B.

Persons obliged to report death to coroner.

PART III

Inquests

17.

General duty to hold

inquest.

18.

Optional power to hold inquest

and duty to notify coroner.

18A.

Purpose of

inquest.

18B.

Notice of inquest.

19.

Post-mortem examination in

lieu of inquest.

(Repealed)

20.

Provisions where coroner and

deputy coroner are prevented from holding inquest.

21.

Inquest where several deaths

arise from one occurrence.

22.

Inquest without exhuming

body.

23.

Inquest where body destroyed

or irrecoverable.

24.

Inquest on order of Attorney

General.

25.

Adjournment of inquest where

criminal proceedings are being considered or have been

instituted.

26.

Summoning of

witnesses.

27.

View of the body.

28.

Note of names, addresses of

witnesses.

29.

Preservation of certain

documents.

30.

Prohibition of consideration

of civil and criminal liability.

31.

Prohibition of censure and

exoneration.

32.

Record of verdict returned at

an inquest.

33.

Post-mortem

examinations.

33A.

Duty to direct post-mortem

examination.

33B.

Provisions relating to

post-mortem examinations directed by coroner.

33C.

Further post-mortem

examination.

33D.

Medical records of deceased

person for purposes of post-mortem examination.

33E.

Report of post-mortem

examination.

33F.

Authorisation for final management of material removed from body of deceased person.

33G.

Provisions to apply when no

authorisation received for final management of material removed from body

of deceased person.

33H.

Provisions to apply when

designated person not available or in position to receive or to act on

authorisation for final management of material removed from body of

deceased person.

33I.

Regulations in respect of management of material retained following coronial post-mortem

examinations made in relevant facilities.

33J.

Register of relevant facilities.

33K.

Nominated person.

33L.

Authority to monitor

compliance with relevant sections – authorised persons etc.

33M.

Compliance notices.

33N.

Appeal of compliance notice.

33O.

Prohibition orders.

34.

Holding of adjourned inquest

by different coroner.

35.

Disqualification of certain

coroners for holding certain inquests.

36.

Service of summons.

37.

Non-attendance of jurors and

witnesses.

38.

Powers with respect to the

taking of evidence, etc, at inquest.

38A.

Taking of evidence from person

about to leave State.

PART IV

Juries at Inquests

39.

General power to sit with or

without jury.

40.

Obligation on coroner to sit

with jury in certain cases.

41.

Number of coroner's

jury.

42.

Liability to serve on

coroner's jury.

(Repealed)

43.

Summoning of jury.

44.

Failure of jury to

agree.

45.

Holding of adjourned inquest

with different jury.

PART V

Miscellaneous

46.

Removal and custody of body

pending inquest, etc.

47.

Exhumation.

48.

Removal of body outside the

State.

49.

Inquest on treasure

trove.

49A.

Entry to premises to inspect,

copy, take extracts from or seize documents, etc.

50.

Furnishing of particulars to

registrars of births and deaths.

(Repealed)

51.

Extension of power of coroner

to authorise burial.

(Repealed)

52.

Provisions governing

post-mortem examination caused to be made by coroner.

(Repealed)

53.

Prohibition on certain

coroners from acting in certain proceedings.

53A.

Expert advice and assistance

for coroners in certain circumstances.

54.

Supply of forms to

coroner.

55.

Returns to be made by

coroner.

56.

Prescribing of forms of oaths,

etc, in respect of inquests.

57.

Prescribing of certain fees

and expenses.

58.

Certification and payment of

certain sums.

59.

Amendment of Juries Act,

1927.

(Repealed)

60.

Legal aid and legal advice for

inquests.

61.

Offences by body

corporate.

62.

Directions of High

Court.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

SECOND SCHEDULE

Deaths Reportable to Coroner

Number

9

of

1962.