(1) A coroner may order the exclusion from an inquest of all or any persons if the coroner reasonably believes it is in the interests of any person, of the public or of justice.

(2) The coroner's registrar must put a copy of any order under this section in a conspicuous place on or in the building where the inquest is held.

(3) A coroner may order ¾

(a) the removal from an inquest of a person who disobeys an exclusion order; and

(b) the imprisonment of the person for not more than 24 hours if the coroner reasonably believes that the person will continue to disobey the order.

[Section 45 amended by No. 59 of 2004 s. 76.]