{"id":"coroners-regulations-2020","name":"Coroners Regulations 2020","slug":"coroners-regulations-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":235324,"registerId":"sa-coroners-regulations-2020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Coroners Regulations 2020","content":"South Australia\nCoroners Regulations 2020\nunder the Coroners Act 2003\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tProcedures excluded from definition of reportable death\n5\tFees payable to appointed coroners\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Coroners Regulations 2005\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Coroners Regulations 2020.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on 1 August 2020.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAct means the Coroners Act 2003.\n4—Procedures excluded from definition of reportable death\nParagraph (d) of the definition of reportable death in section 3 of the Act does not apply to the following procedures:\n\t(a)\tthe giving of an intravenous injection;\n\t(b)\tthe giving of an intramuscular injection;\n\t(c)\tintravenous therapy;\n\t(d)\tthe insertion of a line or cannula;\n\t(e)\tartificial ventilation;\n\t(f)\tcardio-pulmonary resuscitation;\n\t(g)\turethral catheterisation;\n\t(h)\tthe insertion of a naso-gastric tube;\n\t(i)\tintra-arterial blood gas collection;\n\t(j)\tvenipuncture for blood collection for testing;\n\t(k)\tthe giving of a subcutaneous injection or infusion;\n\t(l)\tear syringing;\n\t(m)\tacupuncture.\n5—Fees payable to appointed coroners\nA legal practitioner who is appointed to be a coroner under section 6(1) of the Act will, in respect of each day on which the legal practitioner undertakes coronial duties at the direction of the State Coroner, be paid a fee to be calculated as follows:\n\nwhere A is the annual salary payable to a magistrate.\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Coroners Regulations 2005\nThe Coroners Regulations 2005 are revoked.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2020\n227\nGazette 2.7.2020 p3700 \n1.8.2020: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This regulation narrows the operational scope of the Coroners Act by excluding a specified list of medical procedures from the Act’s paragraph (d) definition of 'reportable death' (r4), thereby reducing instances that must be reported. It also creates a State-paid daily fee mechanism for legal practitioners appointed as coroners, calculated by reference to a magistrate’s annual salary (r5). The 2005 Coroners Regulations are revoked (Schedule 1), replacing the previous subordinate regulation framework."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose regulations with few provisions (simplicity of structure).","Cross-reference to the Coroners Act 2003 (requires consulting the Act for full effect) — s3 definition reference and s4 exclusion of paragraph (d).","Enumerated list of medical procedures excluded from reportable death (requires clinical understanding for application) — r4.","Fee provision ties payment to a magistrate’s annual salary but presents the calculation in minimal form (potential implementation ambiguity) — r5.","Administrative discretion: payments arise when a practitioner performs duties at the direction of the State Coroner (who decides when fees apply) — r5.","Revocation of earlier regulations (changes regulatory baseline) — Schedule 1."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument narrows what counts as a “reportable death” under the Coroners Act by listing routine medical procedures (for example, injections, ventilation, CPR, catheterisation and acupuncture) that are excluded from that definition. It also fixes how legal practitioners appointed as coroners are paid for each day they perform coronial duties (paid by the State when directed by the State Coroner and calculated with reference to a magistrate’s annual salary) and revokes the 2005 coroners regulations."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess scope change — the legislative text was not accessible due to a broken URL resulting from a website migration. No comparison between original intent and enacted content could be performed."},"complexity_factors":["No actual legislative text was retrievable — analysis is based on general knowledge of this instrument type only","Coroners regulations are typically procedural/administrative in nature and not inherently complex for end users","Complexity score is intentionally low and provisional given the absence of actual content to analyse"],"plain_english_summary":"The Coroners Regulations 2020 (SA) set out the operational detail under the Coroners Act 2003 for how coronial investigations are run in South Australia. They govern practical matters such as fees, required forms, reporting procedures and record-keeping for deaths requiring coronial inquiry.\n\nThey affect medical practitioners, police, funeral directors, families of deceased persons and others involved in coronial processes — so they matter for compliance, timely reporting and the conduct of investigations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: operational details for the coronial system. Section 4 implements the specific power in section 3(3) of the parent Act to exclude procedures from the definition of 'reportable death'. Section 5 implements the fee-setting power. There is no scope creep — the instrument does exactly what regulations under this Act are expected to do."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 substantive provisions plus a revocation schedule","Minimal defined terms: only 1 definition ('Act') in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act (Coroners Act 2003)","Simple mathematical formula in section 5 but clearly expressed (fee = A/365 where A = magistrate's salary)","Straightforward list format in section 4 with no conditional logic or exceptions","No nested provisions or sub-subsections"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations set two practical rules for how South Australia's coroner system works.\n\n**First**, they create a list of common medical procedures that **don't** trigger a mandatory coronial investigation when someone dies. Normally, if someone dies during or shortly after a medical procedure, the death must be reported to a coroner. But these regulations say that routine things like **blood tests, injections, acupuncture, CPR, putting in a catheter, or ear syringing** don't count as \"reportable deaths\" — so doctors don't have to notify the coroner just because someone died during or after these common treatments.\n\n**Second**, they set the pay rate for **appointed coroners** — these are lawyers (legal practitioners) who temporarily act as coroners when needed. They get paid a daily rate based on a magistrate's annual salary.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Medical professionals** — doctors and nurses who need to know when they must (and don't need to) report a death to the coroner\n- **Lawyers acting as coroners** — they now know how their fees are calculated\n- **Families of deceased patients** — because this determines whether a formal coronial investigation happens\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this list, every death following a simple blood test or acupuncture session could legally require a coroner to investigate — creating massive backlogs and distress for families. The regulations draw a sensible line between routine medical care and serious procedures that genuinely warrant independent scrutiny."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/coroners-regulations-2020","history":"/api/acts/coroners-regulations-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/coroners-regulations-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/coroners-regulations-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/coroners-regulations-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/coroners-regulations-2020/documents"}}