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In forceCoordinating practitioner to notify board and director-general about death
Part 4Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death
Division 4.4Notifications about death
79 Coordinating practitioner to notify board and director-general about death
(1)
This section applies if the individual dies of any cause.
(2)
Within 4 business days after the day the individual’s coordinating practitioner becomes aware of the individual’s death, the coordinating practitioner must give written notice of the death to—
(a)
the board; and
(b)
the director‑general.
Maximum penalty (paragraph (a)): 20 penalty units.
(3)
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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