Coroners Act 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Inquiries Into Death
41. Change of Coroner
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Coroner
“Coroner” means a Coroner appointed under section 3(1), and includes the State Coroner;
who has viewed a body or has authorised the release of the body is unable to hold the inquiry himself or herself;
body
“body” means a dead person, and includes any part of a person (whether or not the identity of the person concerned is known when the part is discovered or is later determined) —(a)without which no person can live; or(b)discovered in such circumstances or such state that it is probable that the person is dead,but does not include a foetus or a stillborn child within the meaning of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021;
is at any time unable to complete the inquiry himself or herself; or
inquiry
“inquiry” means an inquiry into any death held by a Coroner under Part 6;
is unable to re-open an inquiry previously concluded by himself or herself when so directed by the Public Prosecutor under section 26(3),another Coroner may hold, continue or re-open the inquiry (as the case may be) and may proceed as if that other Coroner had viewed the body or recorded all the evidence at the inquiry himself or herself.