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Death Review Committee
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Coroners Act
1
Definitions
2
Chief Coroner, Deputy Chief Coroner and Coroners
2.1
Designation of regional coroner
3
Oath or solemn affirmation of coroner
4
Public duty to notify coroner
5
Undertaker
5.1
Duty of peace officers to notify Chief Coroner
5.2
Duty of institutions to notify Chief Coroner
5.3
Duty to notify Chief Coroner – death in custody
6
Death of prisoner, death in hospital facility
6.1
Death of employee
7
Mandatory inquest
8
Power of Minister to order inquest
9
Investigation by coroner after notification of death
9.1
Powers of coroner, offence
9.2
Entry warrant
10
Declaration of coroner, calling of coroner’s jury
10.1
More than one death
11
View of body by doctor
12
Service of jurors
13
Summons of witnesses
14
Neglect or refusal to appear
14.1
Offence respecting disclosure of juror’s identity
15
Offences and penalty respecting non-attendance by juror
16
Offences and penalty respecting non-attendance of witness
17
Power of coroner respecting person convicted of an offence
18
Repealed
19
Oath or solemn affirmation of witnesses
20
Oath or solemn affirmation of jurors
21
Open court or in camera inquest
22
Assistance of Crown Prosecutor
23
View
24
Taking of evidence
25
Recommendations of coroner or jury
26
Verdict of jury
27
Inquest without view
27.1
Exhumation of body
28
Inquest without view
29
Failure of jury to reach verdict
30
Summons of doctor
31
Post-mortem examination
32
Post-mortem examination by medical practitioner named by majority of jury
33
Payment of medical practitioner who attends as a witness
34
Payment of medical officer of public institution
35
Respecting failure of doctor to appear to summons
36
Authorization to bury body before verdict
37
Warrant for burial, burial by peace officer, burial by order of coroner
38
Placement of coroner at inquest
39
Order of judge respecting inquest
40
Interpreter
41
Jurisdiction of judge
42
Power of coroner to issue warrant for burial
42.1
Child death review committee
42.11
Terms of office of the child death review committee
42.12
Chair and Vice-Chair of the child death review committee
42.2
Meetings of the child death review committee
42.21
Procedures for a child death review
42.22
Commencement of a child death review
42.3
Review and recommendations of the child death review committee
42.31
Report of the child death review committee
42.32
Report and recommendations
42.4
Domestic violence review committee
42.41
Terms of office for the domestic violence death review committee
42.42
Chair and Vice-Chair of the domestic violence death review committee
42.5
Meetings of the domestic violence death review committee
42.51
Procedures for a domestic violence death review
42.52
Commencement of a domestic violence death review
42.6
Review and recommendations of the domestic violence death review committee
42.61
Report of the domestic violence death review committee
42.62
Report and recommendations
42.7
Access to information
42.71
Confidentiality of information
42.72
Disclosure of information
42.8
Remuneration and reimbursement
42.81
Non-compellability
42.9
Inadmissibility of evidence
42.91
Immunity and indemnity
43
Annual report of Chief Coroner
44
Application of Act
45
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