The Nassau Guardian
Changes coming for Coroner’s Act
Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez yesterday tabled amendments to the Coroner’s Act, which he said will breathe new life into the court.
The amendments will, among other things, enable a Coroner’s Court to make a finding in a homicide.
The amendment stated that where a verdict or finding of homicide is returned against any person, the coroner shall “make out his warrant for his committal for trial before the Supreme Court”.
It added that if the person is present in the court, that person shall be taken and conveyed to prison.
When asked about the new amendments, Gomez said, “We are giving life to the Coroner’s Court.
“Under the current act, the coroner really is impotent in a number of circumstances and we are addressing that.”
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