Coroners (1856) (WA)

19 VICTORLE. No. 10

Coroners' Inquests

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO NONODECIIVIO

VICTOREZE REGLN1E

No. 10

An Ordinance to facilitate Inquiries in the nature of

Coroners' Inquests. [Assented to 9th June, 1856.

HEwReE stA elSn, from t e encae s tsh i tey d foii;reea rsrleyd burial o i fn tthhee oonf 11;

W Australia, population

thereof, it is found impossible or most difficult to observe a strict con- formity with the law of England relating to Coroners' inquests in holding inquiry within the said Colony in cases of sudden, violent or apparently not natural death occurring therein, and it is therefore expedient to facilitate and expedite the bolding of such inquests : Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western Aus-

tralia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the

Legislative Council thereof :-

1. That from and after the passing of this Ordinance it shall be lawful for every Justice of the Peace throughout the said Colony to	Every Justice of the Peace to be a
Coroner,ex officio
exercise all the powers, perform all the duties and possess all the
privileges of a Coroner as known to and recognised by the English law
and practice : Provided always that in no case shall such Justice	Jury not to ex-
summon a jury of more than six norless than three free men to inquire	ceed six, nor to
into the cause or causes of any death or casualty within the jurisdiction	be less than three
of a Coroner that may occur within the limits of Western Australia,
and every such Justice shall have power to examine on oath witnesses	Death or
touching the same.	casualty
2. That it shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace in the case of any death, sudden or violent, or apparently not natural, to order the	Warrant for dim
interment
disinterment of the body by warrant under his hand in or to the effect
of the form in the Schedule hereunto annexed.

3. That mileage shall be allowed to the jurors the same as if Mileage as at

empanelled at the Quarter Sessions. Quarter Sessions

4. That whenever any dead body shall be found or any case " of Any person

sudden, violent or apparently not natural death shall occur, then any rarg1;:itii

person knowing or becoming acquainted with such death, or knowing the faict oftbagmdeuasdb	of any dead body being found, shall forthwith give notice thereof to the body, lmit
nearest Justice of the Peace or constable, or in default thereof, shall give notice
on conviction of such neglect or omission before any Justice of the ittletel°4;— u IgeOr
Peace forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.
Ordinance, 1853,' shall be incorporated with and taken to form part of Shortening rd` 5. That Sections A, C and F in the Schedule of the Shortening A, C, et
thisOrdinance to all intents and purposes, and in as full and ample a No. 1
manner as if the said sections had been introduced and fully set forth
in this Ordinance.

A. E. KENNEDY,

GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

19 VICTORLE. No. 10

Coroners' Inquests

SCHEDULE

WARRANT TO DISINTER

Western Australia}

to suit.

To all Constables and Others whom these may Concern.

Whereas complaint has been made to me, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the

Peace for Western Australia, that on the day of

18 , the body of was buried in

in and that there is reason to believe the said

did not die a natural death: These are therefore, by virtue of my office, in Her Majesty's name, to charge and command you that you forthwith cause the body of the said	to be disinterred, and taken up and safely
conveyed to	that I, with my inquest, may have a view

thereof and proceed according to law. Herein fail not, at your peril.

Given under my hand and seal this day of , one

thousand eight hundred and

A.B.,

J.P., and Coroner.