(a)
when a judge of The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick, a member of the Executive Council or the Chief Coroner orders in writing that the coroner hold an inquest,
(a.1)
when a person dies in a circumstance referred to in section 5.1 or 5.2, unless the coroner is satisfied that
(i)
the death was due to natural causes and was not preventable and the public interest would not be served by holding an inquest into the death, or
(ii)
there was no meaningful connection between the death and the nature or quality of the supervision or care provided to the person by reason of their status or circumstances as set out in section 5.1 or 5.2, or
(b)
when a worker dies as a result of an accident occurring in the course of their employment at or in a woodland operation, sawmill, lumber processing plant, food processing plant, fish processing plant, construction project site, mining plant or mine, including a pit or quarry.
(a)
when a Judge of The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick, a member of the Executive Council or the Chief Coroner orders in writing that the coroner hold an inquest, or
(b)
when a worker dies as a result of an accident occurring in the course of his or her employment at or in a woodland operation, sawmill, lumber processing plant, food processing plant, fish processing plant, construction project site, mining plant or mine, including a pit or quarry.
(a)
when a Judge of The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick, a member of the Executive Council or the Chief Coroner orders in writing that the coroner hold an inquest, or
(b)
when a worker dies as a result of an accident occurring in the course of his or her employment at or in a woodland operation, sawmill, lumber processing plant, food processing plant, fish processing plant, construction project site, mining plant or mine, including a pit or quarry.
Power of judge, member of Executive Council and Chief Coroner to order inquest
7A coroner shall hold an inquest when required to do so in writing by a Judge of The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick, a member of the Executive Council or the Chief Coroner.