Notification of cause of death by coroner
38 Notification of cause of death by coroner
S. 38(1) amended by No. 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 3.5).
If a coroner is notified of a death under the Coroners Act 2008, the principal registrar of the Coroners Court must inform the Registrar as soon as practicable after receiving the notification.
S. 38(2) substituted by No. 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 3.6), amended by Nos 48/2018 s. 15, 14/2026 s. 20.
If a coroner releases a body under the Coroners Act 2008, makes a determination under section 16(1) of that Act, ceases an investigation under section 17 of that Act or makes a finding about the cause of death, the principal registrar of the Coroners Court must give a copy of the release and any other information that the principal registrar is required to provide under the Coroners Act 2008, to the Registrar.
The Registrar may register a death even though the death is subject to an inquest or other coronial inquiry and a finding has not been made about the cause of death.
A death certificate issued before a coronial inquiry into the cause of death is completed must be endorsed with the words: "Incomplete registration—Cause of death subject to coronial inquiry".
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