Duties of medical practitioner
7 Duties of medical practitioner
(1) A medical practitioner who is directed to perform an autopsy by a coroner shall perform the autopsy as soon as practicable after being so directed.
(2) A medical practitioner who performs an autopsy shall, as far as is practicable, make arrangements for the preservation, for such period as the coroner considers necessary, of material he or she deals with in the course of the conduct of the autopsy which is, in his or her opinion, relevant to the cause of the death of the deceased person.
(3) On completion of an autopsy, the medical practitioner who conducted the autopsy shall, as soon as practicable, notify the coroner in writing:
of his or her preliminary findings as to the cause of the death;
that the cause of the death is undetermined; or
that the cause of the death is still under investigation,
whichever is the case.
(4) The medical practitioner who performs an autopsy shall, not later than 28 days after completing the autopsy, provide the coroner with a written report of his or her findings in respect of the autopsy but he or she shall not, unless authorised by the coroner, provide a copy of the report to any other person.
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