Coroners Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This Bill makes a number of amendments following a targeted review of the Coroners Act 2006. The amendments will improve the quality, consistency, and timeliness of coronial investigations and decision making; clarify the role of coroners and reduce duplication between coroners and other authorities that investigate deaths and accidents; clarify the role coroners have in making recommendations to prevent future deaths and the relationship with agencies that have policy and operational responsibility in those areas; and ensue resources are used effectively.
Act text: Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Bill text: Coroners Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Coroners Amendment Act 2016 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
19 February 2015
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2nd reading
Passed
20 October 2015
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3rd reading
Passed
16 June 2016
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(23 March 2023 at 00:01 GMT+00:00)