35Notification of death by medical practitioner

35 Notification of death by medical practitioner

(1)  [Section 35 Subsection (1) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] A medical practitioner who was responsible for a person's medical care immediately before death, or who examines the body of a deceased person after death, must, within 48 hours after the death, notify the Registrar of the death and of the cause of death in a form approved by the Registrar.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(2)  [Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] A medical practitioner need not give notice under this section if –

(a) [Section 35 Subsection (2) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] another medical practitioner has given the required notice; or

(b) a coroner or a police officer is required to be notified of the death under the Coroners Act 1995 .

(3)  [Section 35 Subsection (3) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] When notice of a death is given, the medical practitioner must also give a certificate in a form approved by the Registrar, certifying the cause of death, to –

(a) the Registrar; and

(b) the funeral director or other person who will be arranging for the disposal of the human remains.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  Notice provided to the Registrar under this section is to be provided free of charge.