Coroners Court of New Zealand
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The Coroners Court of New Zealand is a specialist judicial body that investigates sudden, unexplained, or suspicious deaths to determine their causes and make recommendations to prevent similar fatalities.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coroners Court of New Zealand canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial body
ⓘ
specialist court ⓘ |
| canMake |
findings on cause of death
ⓘ
findings on circumstances of death ⓘ recommendations to private organisations ⓘ recommendations to public agencies ⓘ |
| cannotDetermine |
civil liability
ⓘ
criminal liability ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| decisionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| employs | coroner ⓘ |
| focusArea |
prevention of deaths
ⓘ
public safety ⓘ |
| handles |
deaths from accidents
ⓘ
deaths from suspected suicide ⓘ deaths in institutional care ⓘ deaths in official custody ⓘ work-related deaths ⓘ |
| hasOfficeIn |
Auckland
ⓘ
Christchurch, New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
Christchurch
Wellington ⓘ regional centres in New Zealand ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Coroner of New Zealand ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New Zealand courts system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Coroners Act 2006 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | New Zealand legal system ⓘ |
| mayReferMattersTo |
New Zealand Police
ⓘ
New Zealand regulatory agencies ⓘ
surface form:
WorkSafe New Zealand
health and safety regulators ⓘ |
| predecessor | coronial system under Coroners Act 1988 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
investigation of sudden deaths
ⓘ
investigation of suspicious deaths ⓘ investigation of unexplained deaths ⓘ |
| purpose |
determine causes of death
ⓘ
make recommendations to prevent similar fatalities ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Attorney-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| subjectTo | appeal or review in higher courts ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Chief Coroner of New Zealand ⓘ |
| typeOfCase |
coronial inquiry
ⓘ
inquest ⓘ |
| usesProcedure |
inquest hearing
ⓘ
paper-based inquiry ⓘ |
| website | https://coronialservices.justice.govt.nz/ ⓘ |
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