C-68.01 - Coroners Act

Section 86 Disposition versions

1999-04-01

86. No person may publish or release a photograph of a dead body contemplated in section 53 or section 66 unless authorized in writing by the Chief Coroner or the coroner conducting the investigation.

The authorization may be granted by the Chief Coroner on the conditions he determines, if required for the administration of justice or in the public interest, or for purposes of scientific research or instruction. It may be granted by the Chief Coroner or the coroner, on the conditions he determines, for purposes of identification of the body.

1983, c. 41, s. 86.