Coroner's Court of South Australia

The office of coroner in New South Wales derives from the legal framework inherited from the United Kingdom.

At common law, coroners would constitute a court by virtue of their office.

South Australian coroners have jurisdiction to hold inquests concerning the cause of any fire in the state if the State Coroner or the South Australian Attorney General is of the view that an inquest should be held.

There may be a right of appeal from the findings of a coroner to the Supreme Court of South Australia.

The State Coroner has the function to oversee and co-ordinate coronial services in South Australia, ensure that all deaths and suspected deaths concerning which a coroner has jurisdiction to hold an inquest are properly investigated, and ensuring that an inquest is held whenever it is required, and to issue guidelines to coroners to assist them in the exercise or performance of their functions.