When doesn't a Coroner need to investigate a death?

No further investigations will be needed by the Coroner if:

• preliminary enquiries reveal that a death was as a result of a natural cause
• the deceased (person who's died) wasn't in a state of detention

If the above are the case, then the Coroner will send a form to the Medical Examiner and the referring Doctor to enable the process of death registration.

Page last updated: 18 August 2025