The Coroner's Court of the Australian Capital Territory is a court which has exclusive jurisdiction over the remains of a person and the power to make findings in respect of the cause of death of a person or fire in Australian Capital Territory.

[1] The office of coroner in the territory derives from the legal framework inherited from the United Kingdom.

In the Australian Capital Territory, this common law position has been abolished and there is now the Coroner’s Court established.

The coroner stops the inquest and refers the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration and investigation.

[1] In certain situations, the Attorney General may direct the Chief Coroner to conduct cause an inquiry to be held into a disaster in the territory.