CARROLL v Coroners Court at Auckland (2013 NZHC 906) [pdf, 304 KB]
...applicants’ decision not to contact Police contributed to Iraena’s death will be read as a finding that there was a causal connection between that decision and Iraena’s death. To contribute to something is to be partly instrumental in or partly responsible for it. I accept that the point of this finding was to highlight the importance of calling emergency services in such circumstances – thus fulfilling the function of the Coroner under s 15(1)(b). Nevertheless, there nee...