Obligation of registered medical practitioner to report death
10 Obligation of registered medical practitioner to report death
S. 10(1) amended by No. 31/2013 s. 12(1).
Subject to subsection (2), a registered medical practitioner who is present at or after the death of a person must report the death without delay to a coroner or the Institute if the death is a reportable death.
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S. 10(2) amended by No. 31/2013 s. 12(1).
If more than one registered medical practitioner is present at or after a death and one of them reports it to a coroner or the Institute, the other practitioners need not report the death.
S. 10(3) inserted by No. 31/2013 s. 12(2).
The Institute must refer to a coroner a report of a reportable death received from a registered medical practitioner under subsection (1) or (2) as soon as practicable after receipt of that report.
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