Acts and Regulations

C-23 - Coroners Act

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Taking of evidence
24(1)The evidence given at an inquest held by a coroner shall be recorded in accordance with the Recording of Evidence Act.
24(2)The stenographer or any other person in charge of recording the evidence shall before acting make oath or solemn affirmation that they will truly and faithfully record the evidence given at the inquest.
24(3)It is not necessary to transcribe the evidence unless the Chief Coroner orders it to be done or unless any other person orders a copy of the transcript.
24(4)Except where otherwise required by the Criminal Code (Canada), the coroner shall, as soon as possible after the holding of an inquest, file with the Chief Coroner
(a) the inquisition,
(b) a transcript of the evidence if the evidence has been transcribed, and
(c) a recording of the evidence made in accordance with the Recording of Evidence Act.
R.S., c.41, s.21; 1966, c.41, s.8, 9; 1971, c.20, s.18, 19; 2009, c.R-4.5, s.21; 2023, c.4, s.25
Taking of evidence
24(1)The evidence given at an inquest held by a coroner shall be recorded in accordance with the Recording of Evidence Act.
24(2)The stenographer or any other person in charge of recording the evidence shall before acting make oath or solemn affirmation that he or she will truly and faithfully record the evidence given at the inquest.
24(3)It is not necessary to transcribe the evidence unless the Chief Coroner orders it to be done or unless any other person orders a copy of the transcript.
24(4)Except where otherwise required by the Criminal Code (Canada), the coroner shall, as soon as possible after the holding of an inquest, file with the Chief Coroner
(a) the inquisition,
(b) a transcript of the evidence if the evidence has been transcribed, and
(c) a recording of the evidence made in accordance with the Recording of Evidence Act.
R.S., c.41, s.21; 1966, c.41, s.8, 9; 1971, c.20, s.18, 19; 2009, c.R-4.5, s.21
Taking of evidence
24(1)The evidence given at an inquest held by a coroner shall be recorded in accordance with the Recording of Evidence Act.
24(2)The stenographer or any other person in charge of recording the evidence shall before acting make oath or solemn affirmation that he or she will truly and faithfully record the evidence given at the inquest.
24(3)It is not necessary to transcribe the evidence unless the Chief Coroner orders it to be done or unless any other person orders a copy of the transcript.
24(4)Except where otherwise required by the Criminal Code (Canada), the coroner shall, as soon as possible after the holding of an inquest, file with the Chief Coroner
(a) the inquisition,
(b) a transcript of the evidence if the evidence has been transcribed, and
(c) a recording of the evidence made in accordance with the Recording of Evidence Act.
R.S., c.41, s.21; 1966, c.41, s.8, 9; 1971, c.20, s.18, 19; 2009, c.R-4.5, s.21
Taking of evidence
24(1)The coroner shall, except as herein otherwise provided, take down in writing the testimony of all persons who give evidence at any inquest held by him, and each deposition so taken shall be signed by the witness and the coroner.
24(2)The evidence or any part thereof may be taken by sound recording under the provisions of the Recording of Evidence by Sound Recording Machine Act or in shorthand by a stenographer appointed by the coroner, and the transcript of evidence certified by the stenographer as correct need not be signed by the witnesses or the coroner.
24(3)A stenographer, unless he is an Official Shorthand Reporter, shall before acting make oath before the coroner that he will truly and faithfully report and transcribe the evidence.
24(4)Except where otherwise required by the Criminal Code, chapter C-34 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, the coroner shall, as soon as possible after the holding of an inquest, file with the Chief Coroner
(a) the inquisition, and
(b) the transcript of evidence.
R.S., c.41, s.21; 1966, c.41, s.8, 9; 1971, c.20, s.18, 19