Offences—doctor’s certificate

In force

(1)

A person commits an offence if—

(a)

the coroner must hold an inquest into the manner and cause of death of a deceased person under the Coroners Act 1997; and

(b)

the person—

(i)

is a doctor; and

(ii)

gives a certificate about the death of the deceased person under a territory law.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

Note

The Coroners Act 1997, s 13 states when a coroner must hold an inquest into the manner and cause of death of a person.

(2)

A person commits an offence if the person—

(a)

is a doctor; and

(b)

gives a certificate about the death of a deceased person under a territory law; and

(c)

knows that—

(i)

the person has a financial interest in the deceased person’s death under a life insurance policy; or

(ii)

the person has a right or expectancy to property of any kind on the deceased person’s death.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(3)

In this section:

doctor includes a doctor who is a medical referee.

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