Coroners Amendment Act 1982 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

CORONERS.

No. 17 of 1982.

AN ACT to amend the Coroners Act 1920-1979.

[Assented to 27 May 1932.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1, (1) This Act may be cited as the Conners vatatga.

Amendment Act 1982.

(2) In this Act the Coroners Act 1920-1979 is ZE:gt,:ecid2a8 December

referred to as the principal Act. 1980.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may

be cited as the Coroners Act 1920-1982.

No. 17.] Coroners. [1982.

Section 7A

inserted. 2. After section 7 of the principal Act, the

following section is inserted

Coroner may IC

refer matter 7A. (1) The coroner may refer

to disciplin- ary body.	(a)	a transcript of evidence given in proceedings before him; or
(b)	any other information or matter which comes to his notice in the discharge of his duties,

to a body having jurisdiction over a person carrying on a trade or profession if the evidence, information or matter

(c)	touches on the conduct of that person in relation to that trade or profession; and
(d)	is, in the opinion of the coroner, of

such a nature as might lead the body to enquire into or take any other step in respect of the conduct apparently disclosed by the evidence, information or matter so referred.

(2) In subsection (1) "a body having jurisdiction over a person carrying on a trade or profession" means a body empowered by statute to

(a)	register, license or otherwise approve a person as a prerequisite to his lawfully carrying on that trade or profession; and
(b)	impose or recommend any punish- ment or liability in respect of wrongful, incompetent or otherwise unsatisfactory conduct of that person in relation to that trade or profession. " .