Coroners Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Inquiries Into Death
28. Pre-inquiry review
Feedback & supportA pre-inquiry review may be held by a Coroner before the commencement of an inquiry.
inquiry
“inquiry” means an inquiry into any death held by a Coroner under Part 6;
The purpose of a pre-inquiry review is to settle the following matters with a view to expediting the inquiry:
the filing of the investigation papers and any post-mortem examination report or special examination report made under section 20 for the inquiry;
any issues of fact or law for the inquiry;
the witnesses to be called to the inquiry;
the filing of any conditioned statements to be admitted in evidence in the inquiry;
the date of the inquiry; (f)any other application to be made for the inquiry.
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 any other means that the State Coroner may approve.
Coroner
“Coroner” means a Coroner appointed under section 3(1), and includes the State Coroner;