Coroners Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Investigations Into Deaths
13. Police officer to report to Public Prosecutor in certain cases
Feedback & supportIn any investigation under section 10, where a person has been or may be arrested and charged in connection with the death, the police officer investigating into the cause of death must —
investigation
“investigation” means an investigation into a death conducted by a police officer, a Coroner or a forensic pathologist, and includes any post-mortem examination;
as soon as reasonably practicable, inform the Public Prosecutor of the particulars concerning the cause of death which have come to the police officer’s knowledge; and
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;
comply with any directions that the Public Prosecutor may give concerning the investigation.