Coroners Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Inquiries Into Death
34. Reading over evidence and correction
Feedback & supportThe conditioned statement (if any) of a witness in an inquiry must be read over to him or her.
inquiry
“inquiry” means an inquiry into any death held by a Coroner under Part 6;
If the witness denies the correctness of any part of the conditioned statement, the Coroner may, instead of correcting the conditioned statement, make a memorandum on it of the objection made to it by the witness and must add any remarks that the Coroner thinks necessary.
Coroner
“Coroner” means a Coroner appointed under section 3(1), and includes the State Coroner;
If the witness does not understand English, the conditioned statement must be interpreted for him or her into the language in which it was given or in a language which the witness understands.