Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If a coroner has control of a body, any person may ask the coroner to direct that an autopsy be performed on the body.
(2) If the coroner refuses a person's request, the coroner must give the person, without delay, written reasons for the refusal to give a direction.
Note
An appeal can be made to the Supreme Court under Part 7 against a refusal by a coroner to make a direction.