Section 15Part 0 —
Coroner may order burial and may order autopsy
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A Coroner may at, or at any time before, the completion of any inquest which has not been stayed under section 11 —
order that the body be buried in a suitable burial ground;
order that an autopsy be held by a medical officer of the Government or, if no such officer is available, then by any medical practitioner available; and
order that the body shall be exhumed and re-buried.
Cross References
- Section 11 of Coroners Act
Inquest not stayed
Referenced By
- Section 25 — Witnesses fees and allowances
Autopsy provisions