New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf Coroners Act 1980 , s 58)
(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) In particular, the regulations may make provision for or with respect to any of the following matters--(a) the conduct of and procedure for coronial proceedings,(b) the functions of the State Coroner and of the Deputy State Coroners,(c) forms to be used under this Act,(d) the allowance to be paid to witnesses attending coronial proceedings,(e) the constitution, functions, procedure and other matters relating to the Domestic Violence Death Review Team.
(3) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the use of an electronic case management system whose use, in respect of coronial proceedings, is authorised by an order in force under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 , including provisions for or with respect to--(a) the kinds of coronial proceedings in respect of which that system may or must be used, and(b) the kinds of documents that may or must be filed in connection with coronial proceedings by means of that system, and(c) the kinds of documents that may or must be issued in connection with coronial proceedings by means of that system, and(d) the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with documents that are filed or issued by means of that system, and(e) the persons to whom, the circumstances in which and the conditions on which access may be given to information contained on that system in connection with coronial proceedings.
(4) The regulations may create offences punishable by a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units.