PART 1: Review of the Coroners Act and the Jamieson Inquest (21 marks total) A. Review of the Coroners Act (13 marks) Review the Coroners Act and answer the following questions. Questions Answers 1. Was this Act passed by the federal or provincial government? (1 mark) 2. Identify/explain 2 ways that you know this to be true based on information contained on the first page of the act. Do not simply cut and paste information - be sure to demonstrate your knowledge. (1 mark) 3. Find the section of the Act outlining the purposes of an Inquest and indicate the appropriate statute section, and if applicable, sub section(s) requested below. a. When an inquest is held, what five matters are to be determined when inquiring into the circumstances of a death. (1 mark) b. When an inquest is held, what shall a jury not do. (1 mark) c. When an inquest is held, what other authority may a jury have (in addition to making the determinations found in your answer for 3( a.) (1 mark) 4. While in some cases an inquest is mandatory, it is not always so. Indicate the appropriate statute section, and if applicable, sub section(s) where it states what shall the coroner "consider and have regard to" when making a determination whether an inquest is necessary or unnecessary. (1 mark) 5. Question 3 above dealt with what a jury may or may not do for a coroner's inquest. Every inquest must therefore be held before such a jury. Indicate the appropriate statute section, and if applicable, sub section(s) where it states: a. How many persons is this jury composed of. (1 mark) b. The three main situations where jurors may be excused or excluded from serving on an inquest (2 marks)