Coroners Regulation 2015

This section applies for each of the following services conducted by a doctor, if the provision of the service is required urgently by a coroner and is not arranged with a coroner in advance of the coroner requiring the doctor to conduct the service—

an autopsy conducted under the Act that is 1 of the following, other than an external examination of a body to which section 2(1)(a) applies—

an external examination of a body;

an external and partial internal examination of a body;

an external and full internal examination of a body;

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

The fee payable to the doctor for conducting the autopsy or test—

during the period from 8a.m. to midnight is—

for each whole hour—$291.45; and

for a part of an hour—$291.45 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour; or

during the period from midnight to 8a.m. is—

for each whole hour—$388.60; and

for a part of an hour—$388.60 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour.

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

In this section—

an autopsy; and

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