CM13: Coroners Act 2006

Question 1

What is the role of a coroner?

Answer 1

• Determines a person has died
• Identifies deceased person
• Determines when and where person died
• Finds cause of death
• Determines circumstances of death

Question 2

What are the duties to report death under the Coroners Act 2006?

Answer 2

Must report if found body Section 13(1)
Or learns of a death Section 13(2)

Question 3

What types of Deaths are there under Section 13(2) of the Coroners Act 2006?

Answer 3

Suicide
Cause unknown
Unnatural/Violent
Medical
Birth
Institutional
Enactment requires holding of inquest

Question 4

When does police have to report deaths to a coroner and how?

Answer 4

Immediately. Phone Coroners NIIO

Question 5

What is a post mortem?

Answer 5

Examination of a persons body to determine cause of death

Question 6

Who performs the examination to determine cause of death in Coroners Act?

Answer 6

Pathologist, directed by a Coroner

Question 7

What are the purposes of a coronial inquiry?

Answer 7

1. Establish Details of Death
2. Reduce Likelihood of Future Similar Deaths
3. Serve Public Interest by Further Investigation

Question 8

What are the reasons of death Inquests must be held in Coroners Act 2006?

Answer 8

• Self Inflicted
• Any deaths in official custody/care
• Any death in which the coroner is not satisfied that the cause of death has been clearly established