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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
40Notification of cause of death by coroner
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40 Notification of cause of death by coroner
> > (1) If a coroner authorises the disposal of human remains, or makes a finding about the cause of a death, the coroner must give a copy of the disposal authorisation or the finding to the Registrar.
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> > (2) The Registrar may register a death even though the death is subject to coronial inquest and a finding has not been made about the cause of death.
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> > (3) A death certificate issued before a coronial inquest into the cause of death is completed must be endorsed in such manner as the Registrar considers appropriate to indicate that fact.
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> > (4) This section is subject to section 38.