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Haydon v Chivell
Judgment date: 20/08/1999
Court: HCA
Judge: Gaudron J
Citation:
(1999) 16 Leg Rep C8;
(1999) 165 ALR 1;
(1999) 73 ALJR 1311;
[1999] HCA 39;
Catchwords: Coroners; Powers; Power to authorise disposal of bodies in possession or under control; Whether rules of procedural fairness apply to disposal decisions;
Criminal law; Trial; Fair trial; Right to independent post-mortem examinations;