Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CORONERS AMENDMENT ACT 2020 (NO. 32 OF 2020) - SECT 5

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        (a)     for an inquest into a person's death—recognises the following:

              (i)     the family and friends of the deceased person have an interest in having all reasonable questions about the circumstances of the person's death answered;

              (ii)     the death of a person, and an inquest into the person's death, has a significant impact on the person's family and friends;

              (iii)     that where appropriate, members of the immediate family of the deceased person should be given the earliest opportunity to participate in, and be kept informed of the particulars and progress of, the inquest into the person's death;

              (iv)     that different cultures have different beliefs and practices about death that should, where possible, be respected; and