Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2020
42Offences—doctor’s certificate
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42 Offences—doctor’s certificate (a) the coroner must hold an inquest into the manner and cause of death of a deceased person under the Coroners Act 1997; and (b) the person— (i) is a doctor; and (ii) gives a certificate about the death of the deceased person under a territory law. Note The Coroners Act 1997, s 13 states when a coroner must hold an inquest into the manner and cause of death of a person. (a) is a doctor; and (b) gives a certificate about the death of a deceased person under a territory law; and (c) knows that— (i) the person has a financial interest in the deceased person’s death under a life insurance policy; or (ii) the person has a right or expectancy to property of any kind on the deceased person’s death. doctor includes a doctor who is a medical referee.