Obligation to report reviewable death
13 Obligation to report reviewable death
S. 13(1) amended by No. 31/2013 s. 15(1).
Subject to subsection (2), a registered medical practitioner who is present at or after the death of a child must report the death without delay to the State Coroner or the Institute if the death is a reviewable death.
- 20 penalty units.
S. 13(2) amended by No. 31/2013 s. 15(1).
If more than one registered medical practitioner is present at or after a reviewable death and one of them reports it to the State Coroner or the Institute, the other practitioners need not report the death.
S. 13(3) amended by No. 31/2013 s. 15(1).
A person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a reviewable death has not been reported to the State Coroner or the Institute as a reviewable death must report the death without delay to the State Coroner or the Institute.
- 20 penalty units.
S. 13(4) inserted by No. 31/2013 s. 15(2).
The Institute must refer to the State Coroner a report of a reviewable death received from a registered medical practitioner or other person under this section as soon as practicable after receipt of that report.
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