Coroners Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Investigations Into Deaths
11. Police officer to report to Coroner
Feedback & supportAfter a police officer has started investigations into a death, he or she must, as soon as reasonably practicable, inform a Coroner of the death and any particulars concerning the cause of death which have come to the police officer’s knowledge.
Coroner
“Coroner” means a Coroner appointed under section 3(1), and includes the State Coroner;
The police officer investigating into the cause of death must —
cause of death
“cause of death” includes not only the apparent cause of death as ascertainable by inspection or examination of the body, but also all matters necessary to enable an opinion to be formed as to the manner in which the deceased came by his or her death;
from time to time, furnish the Coroner with any further particulars concerning the death that may subsequently come to the police officer’s knowledge, together with the name of any person who has been arrested and charged in connection with the death; and
comply with any directions that the Coroner may give concerning the investigation.