Fee payable to doctor for conducting particular pre-arranged autopsy or test or pre-arranged preliminary investigation of a body

In force

(1)

This section applies for each of the following services conducted by a doctor, if the provision of the service is arranged with a coroner in advance of the coroner requiring the doctor to conduct the service—

(a)

an autopsy conducted under the Act that is 1 of the following—

(i)

an external examination of a body not conducted as part of a preliminary investigation of a body;

(ii)

an external and partial internal examination of a body;

(iii)

an external and full internal examination of a body;

(iv)

an examination of the cremated remains of a body;

(b)

a preliminary investigation of a body;

(c)

a test for an autopsy under section 23 of the Act.

(2)

The fee payable to the doctor for conducting the autopsy, preliminary investigation or test is—

(a)

for each whole hour—$269.34; and

(b)

for a part of an hour—$269.34 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour.

(3)

However, time spent in taking a CT scan is to be disregarded in working out the fee under subsection (2).

Note—

See section 4 (Fee payable to doctor for taking CT scan)

(4)

In this section—

autopsy means—

(a)

an autopsy; and

(b)

preparing and giving an autopsy report for the autopsy under section 25(1) of the Act.

preliminary investigation of a body, by a doctor, means an investigation of a body, other than to the extent it is the taking of a CT scan, to decide whether the doctor can form a sufficient opinion as to the probable cause of death for the purpose of completing a cause of death certificate under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003.

Examples of things that may be done by a doctor on a preliminary investigation of a body—

• considering the circumstances of death

• reviewing medical records

• an external examination of the body, including, for example, using an X-ray

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