Zimbabwe Coroner's Office Act No. 12/2019

Author
Republic of Zimbabwe
Publication Year
2020
Region
Africa
Thematic Area
Families / Forensics / Law & Policies
Topic
Criminal Justice / Identification / Law – National / Management of the Dead
Access
Open access

AN ACT to establish the Coroner’s Office to conduct independent and
impartial investigations into unnatural deaths in order to determine
the circumstances of such deaths; to provide for the appointment and
functions of the Coroner-General, Deputy Coroner-General and their
staff; to repeal the Inquests Act [Chapter 7:07]; to amend the Burial
and Cremation Act [Chapter 5:03]; to amend the Births and Deaths
Registration Act [Chapter 5:02] and to provide for matters connected
with or incidental to the foregoing.