Acts and Regulations

C-23 - Coroners Act

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Access to information
2020, c.27, s.3
42.7(1)The Chief Coroner and a peace officer shall disclose information, including personal information or personal health information, collected during an investigation or an inquest to a death review committee for the purposes of a child death review or a domestic violence death review, as the case may be, without the consent of the individual to whom the information relates.
42.7(2)Despite any other Act, but subject to subsection (4), a death review committee has a right to all information and documents that are necessary to enable the death review committee to perform the duties and functions and exercise the powers under this Act.
42.7(3)Subject to subsection (4), if the Chief Coroner requests a person to provide information relating to a death being reviewed by a death review committee, the person shall provide the information and produce any documents that, in the opinion of the Chief Coroner, relate to the review and that are in the possession or under the control of the person.
42.7(4)A death review committee does not have a right to information or documents protected by a claim of privilege.
2020, c.27, s.3