General obligation to report death
12 General obligation to report death
S. 12(1) amended by Nos 31/2013 s. 14(1), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 30.4).
A person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a reportable death has not been reported must report it without delay to a coroner, the Institute or the police officer in charge of a police station.
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S. 12(2) amended by Nos 31/2013 s. 14(2), 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 5.3), 39/2022 s. 801.
A member of the immediate family of a deceased person may report the death to the coroner or the Institute if the person was a person discharged from a designated mental health service within the meaning of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 within 3 months immediately before the person's death.
S. 12(3) inserted by No. 31/2013 s. 14(3).
The Institute must refer to a coroner a report of a death received under subsection (1) or (2) as soon as practicable after receipt of that report.
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