Acts and Regulations

C-23 - Coroners Act

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Inquest without view
28When the body of a person upon whom it is necessary to hold an inquest has been buried and it is known to the coroner that no good purpose will be effected by exhuming the same for the purposes of the inquest, the Chief Coroner may, either on application to the Chief Coroner or on the Chief Coroner’s own motion, under the Chief Coroner’s hand give permission to the coroner who is about to hold the inquest to proceed therewith without exhuming the body or having a view thereof.
R.S., c.41, s.25; 1971, c.20, s.23; 1988, c.8, s.5; 2023, c.4, s.29
Inquest without view
28When the body of a person upon whom it is necessary to hold an inquest has been buried and it is known to the coroner that no good purpose will be effected by exhuming the same for the purposes of the inquest, the Chief Coroner may, either on application being made to him or on his own motion, under his hand give permission to the coroner who is about to hold the inquest to proceed therewith without exhuming the body or having a view thereof.
R.S., c.41, s.25; 1971, c.20, s.23; 1988, c.8, s.5
Inquest without view
28When the body of a person upon whom it is necessary to hold an inquest has been buried and it is known to the coroner that no good purpose will be effected by exhuming the same for the purposes of the inquest, the Chief Coroner may, either on application being made to him or on his own motion, under his hand give permission to the coroner who is about to hold the inquest to proceed therewith without exhuming the body or having a view thereof.
R.S., c.41, s.25; 1971, c.20, s.23; 1988, c.8, s.5