Physicians should be familiar with the state law in their jurisdictions governing the persons who may consent to an autopsy. If there is any question of criminal activity, the autopsy may be ordered by a court or the coroner.
Previous Next. Coroner Cases and Autopsies. You are allowed to ask questions at the inquest or have a lawyer do this for you. What is an autopsy? Do I need a lawyer? It is always up to you whether you seek legal advice.
If you think that you might want or need a lawyer to: help you understand the proceedings assist with paperwork speak for you in court at an inquest answer legal questions you can seek advice on this from a Community Legal Service, Legal Aid, or from a private lawyer or law firm contact details are listed in A Guide for Families and Friends: Who can help?
When will we be able to have the funeral? This is just to make sure that the coroner can gather all the information they need to make the most accurate findings about how the person died.
We understand that it is upsetting for families and friends to have to wait to be able to collect their loved one. Should I go to the inquest? It is always up to you whether you go to the inquest, unless you are sent as summons to be a witness. Some people find attending the inquest very helpful.
They can hear all the evidence and better understand for themselves the time and effort that has gone into helping to discover the truth about what happened. The inquest can help them to get answers if they have a lot of questions. Other people may find attending the inquest upsetting and the level of detail in the evidence to much to bear. If you need help making a decision about whether to attend the inquest, then talk it over with friends and family members, coronial court staff, or perhaps a counsellor to help you to decide refer to A Guide for Families and Friends: Who can help?
Going to a different inquest may help you to understand the process and know what to expect. I have decided to go to the inquest, what do I need to know?
If someone other than the coroner is calling you to give evidence, then you may be simply asked to attend instead of being sent a summons. It is possible for the coroner to issue a warrant for people who are summonsed and do not attend court, and if this happens they can be arrested and taken to court. If you are an interested person, then you may ask a lawyer to represent you in court.
All Magistrates Courts in Tasmania are wheelchair accessible. You can bring a support person to court with you they can be a friend, family member or a professional — go to A Guide for Families and Friends: Who can help? At court You are welcome to wait in the courtroom or outside the courtroom until you are called to give your oral evidence. If you choose to wait outside the courtroom, make sure that the counsel assisting knows that you are there.
If you have a support person, they can wait with you and then sit in the back of the court while you are giving your evidence. Both the affirmation and the oath are promises to tell the truth. An oath is religious, where you swear by God to tell the truth. Your promise to tell the truth is a serious undertaking.
It is possible for criminal charges to be laid against you if you are found to have lied in court. Answer clearly and without rushing, to the best of your knowledge and memory. The coroner will probably make notes as you talk. If you do not know or remember something, it is fine to say you do not know or remember. Any death of a stillborn child, death intrapartum or infant death.
Any death occurring in a hospital or other health institution that is directly or indirectly related to a surgical operation or anaesthesia including recovery from the effects of anaesthesia or to any other medical, surgical or dental procedure, regardless of the length of time between the procedure and death.
Any death which may be due to any healthcare acquired infection. Any death where an allegation is made or a concern has been expressed regarding the medical treatment provided to the deceased person or the management of his or her healthcare. Any death which may be as a result of an unconventional medical procedure or treatment. Any death occurring in—. Any death where the deceased person was at the time of his or her death, or immediately before his or her death, in State custody or detention.
Any death of a child in care. The fact that relatives may be met at the hospital by a uniformed Garda, or that a Garda may call to the home to take a statement, does not mean that the death is regarded as suspicious. In situations where a medical certificate of the cause of death is not available, the coroner will arrange for a post-mortem examination of the body.
If the post-mortem examination shows that death was due to natural causes, and there is no need for an inquest, a Coroner's Certificate will be issued to the Registrar of Births and Deaths who will then register the death and issue the death certificate. If death is due to unnatural causes, the coroner is obliged to hold an inquest.
The death will be registered by means of a Coroner's Certificate when the inquest is concluded or adjourned in some cases. Prior to the inquest or while waiting for the post-mortem report , the coroner's office will provide an Interim Certificate of the Fact of Death, which may be acceptable to banks, insurance companies and other institutions. Coroner districts there is one coroner per district are roughly equivalent to local authority districts.
However, in some cases, there are a number of coroners in the same county. Contact information for the coroner for your district as well as information on the Coroner Service is available at coroner.
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