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Coroner's Court of South Australia

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may appoint a State Coroner for South Australia. The State Coroner has the function to oversee and co-ordinate coronial services in South Australia, ensure that all deaths and suspected deaths concerning which a coroner has jurisdiction to hold an inquest are properly investigated, and ensuring that
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Where a serious criminal offence has been disclosed during the course of an inquest, the coroner cannot proceed with it if a person is to be charged with that criminal offence.
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an inquest is held whenever it is required, and to issue guidelines to coroners to assist them in the exercise or performance of their functions.
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South Australian coroners have jurisdiction to hold inquests concerning the cause of any fire in the state if the State Coroner or the
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over the remains of a person and the power to make findings in respect of the cause of death of a person or fire in
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The office of coroner in New South Wales derives from the legal framework inherited from the
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The Coroner's Court is housed in the Adelaide Magistrates' Court building.
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All magistrates are deputy state coroners by virtue of their office.
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The State Coroner may delegate functions to a suitable person.
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Governor of New South Wales
Arthur Phillip
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Coroner's Court homepage
Coroners Act 2003 (SA)
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Treasurer
Attorney-General
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