Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959)6A. Multiple deaths which are connected |
| (1) | Where more than one death has occurred, the attorney-general or the public prosecutor within whose area of jurisdiction or district the incident is alleged to have occurred may request the judicial officer who is to hold an inquest to hold a joint inquest into the deaths of the persons involved. |
| (2) | After the hearing of the request referred to in subsection (1) the judicial officer may order that a joint inquest shall be held if he is of the opinion that the deaths concerned are connected. |
| (3) | The Minister may, if he deems it expedient in the interests of the efficient administration of justice, order that a joint inquest into multiple deaths, whether or not they occurred during the same incident, but which are connected, shall be held at a place designated by him. |
| (4) | The Minister may issue an order referred to in subsection (3) in respect of deaths which have occurred in the same district or in more than one district. |
[Section 6A inserted by section 6 of Act No. 45 of 1990]