(1) Neither the coroner nor a person acting under an authority given under this Act is liable to any legal proceedings in relation to anything done under this Act, unless it was done in bad faith.

(2) Proceedings must not be brought against a coroner or a person acting under an authority given under this Act without the permission of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(3) The Director of Public Prosecutions must not give permission unless there is substantial evidence that the coroner or person acting under an authority given under this Act has acted in bad faith.