Singapore legislation

Clause 28

of Coroners Bill

Clause 28

Pre-inquiry review

(1)

A pre-inquiry review may be held by a Coroner before the commencement of an inquiry.

(2)

The purpose of a pre-inquiry review is to settle the following matters with a view to expediting the inquiry:

(a)

the filing of the investigation papers and any post-mortem examination report or special examination report made under section 20 for the inquiry;

(b)

any issues of fact or law for the inquiry;

(c)

the witnesses to be called to the inquiry;

(d)

the filing of any conditioned statements to be admitted in evidence in the inquiry;

(e)

the date of the inquiry; and

(f)

any other application to be made for the inquiry.

(3)

A pre-inquiry review and any application made to the Coroner at the pre-inquiry review may be heard by live video link, or by such other means as the State Coroner may approve.

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