BORA Coroners Amendment Bill [pdf, 297 KB]
...law on witnesses giving evidence (whether at inquests or otherwise) for the purposes of inquiries under the Act, we conclude the rights protected by s 21 of NZBORA are not infringed. Restriction on making public details of self-inflicted deaths: clauses 38 – 39 (Bill pp 22 - 25) 12. Clauses 38 and 39 amend ss 71 and 75 of the Coroners Act which impose restrictions upon the publication of matters relating to self-inflicted deaths or cases in which there is reasonable cause to believe a...