34DFunctions of the Team

#### 34D Functions of the Team 34D Functions of the Team > > (1) The Team has the following functions— > > > > > (a) to maintain the register of child deaths occurring in New South Wales that has recorded such deaths since 1 January 1996, > > > > > (b) to classify those deaths according to cause, demographic criteria and other relevant factors, > > > > > (c) to analyse data to identify patterns and trends relating to those deaths, > > > > > (d) to undertake, alone or with others, research that aims to help prevent or reduce the likelihood of child deaths, > > > > > (e) to make recommendations, arising from the Team’s maintenance of the register of child deaths and from its research, as to legislation, policies, practices and services for implementation by government and non-government agencies and the community to prevent or reduce the likelihood of child deaths, > > > > > (f) to identify areas requiring further research by the Team or other agencies or persons. > > > (2) Any function of the Team with respect to child deaths occurring in New South Wales may also be exercised by the Team in connection with the death of a child dying outside the State while ordinarily resident in the State. > > > (3) The Convenor may enter into an agreement or other arrangement for the exchange of information between the Team and a person or body having functions under the law of another State or a Territory that are substantially similar to the functions of the Team, being information relevant to the exercise of the functions of the Team or that person or body. > > > (4) The Team may not undertake a review of a reviewable death (within the meaning of Part 6) but may— > > > > > (a) include a reviewable death in research that examines a sample or population of child deaths, and > > > > > (b) with the approval of the Minister, conduct research about reviewable deaths. > > > (5) The Team may exercise functions with respect to the death of a child even though the death is or may be the subject of a review by the Domestic Violence Death Review Team established under the [Coroners Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-041). > > **ss 34D–34F:** Ins 2011 No 60, Sch 1 \[2\].