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*[Section 3 Amended by No. 2 of 1996, s. 87 and Sched. 7 ]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
Aboriginal remains
approved pathologist section 35 ;
[Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006] [Section 3 Amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014]
body
[Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006] [Section 3 Amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014] controlling authority Mental Health Act 2013 ;
[Section 3 Amended by No. 1 of 2015, s. 4, Applied:21 Apr 2015] coroner sections 10 and 11 , includes a magistrate;
[Section 3 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999]
[Section 3 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999] coroner's associate
[Section 3 Amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003] correctional officer
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death
[Section 3 Amended by No. 58 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Nov 2000] disposal
(a) cremation of the remains; or
(b) burial of the remains, including burial at sea; or
(c) placing the remains in a mausoleum or other permanent resting place; or
(d) placing the remains in the custody of an educational or scientific institution for the purpose of medical education or research; or
(e) removal of the remains from the State (but not if the remains have been cremated or are taken from the State by sea and buried at sea in the course of the voyage);
pathologist
person held in care
(a) [Section 3 Amended by No. 2 of 1998, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2000] Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 , in the custody or under the guardianship of the Secretary, within the meaning of that Act;
(b) [Section 3 Amended by No. 32 of 1996, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Nov 1999] [Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006] [Section 3 Amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014] Mental Health Act 2013 or in a secure mental health unit or another place while in the custody of the controlling authority of a secure mental health unit, within the meaning of that Act;
person held in custody
(a) a person in the custody or control of –
(i) a police officer; or
(ii) [Section 3 Amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003]
(iii) [Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006] [Section 3 Amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014]
(iv) [Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006]
(v) [Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006] section 31 of the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 ; or
(vi) [Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006]
(b) [Section 3 Amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003] [Section 3 Amended by No. 49 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Feb 2000] [Section 3 Amended by No. 2 of 1998, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2000] [Section 3 Amended by No. 49 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Feb 2000] [Section 3 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004]
(i) in a prison as defined in the Corrections Act 1997 ; or
(ii) in a building or part of a building at a police station used for the confinement of persons under arrest or otherwise lawfully detained in custody; or
(iii) in a detention centre;
reportable death
(a) a death where –
(i) the body of a deceased person is in Tasmania; or
(ii) the death occurred in Tasmania; or
(iii) [Section 3 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999]
(iiia) [Section 3 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999]
being a death –
(iv) that appears to have been unexpected, unnatural or violent or to have resulted directly or indirectly from an accident or injury; or
(v) [Section 3 Amended by No. 1 of 2015, s. 4, Applied:21 Apr 2015]
(vi) [Section 3 Amended by No. 1 of 2015, s. 4, Applied:21 Apr 2015]
(vii) the cause of which is unknown; or
(viii) of a child under the age of one year which was sudden and unexpected; or
(ix) of a person who immediately before death was a person held in care or a person held in custody; or
(x) of a person whose identity is unknown; or
(xi) [Section 3 Amended by No. 66 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:15 Dec 2005]
(b) the death of a person who ordinarily resided in Tasmania at the time of death that occurred at a place outside Tasmania where the cause of death is not certified by a person who, under a law in force in the place, is a medical practitioner; or
(c) [Section 3 Amended by No. 49 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Feb 2000] [Section 3 Amended by No. 2 of 1998, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2000] [Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006]
(d) [Section 3 Amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003] [Section 3 Amended by No. 72 of 2005, s. 75, Applied:20 Feb 2006] [Section 3 Amended by No. 69 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:17 Feb 2014] section 31 of the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 was attempting to detain that person;
[Section 3 Amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] [Section 3 Amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] [Section 3 Amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] [Section 3 Amended by No. 45 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004] [Section 3 Amended by No. 1 of 2015, s. 4, Applied:21 Apr 2015]
State Forensic Pathologist section 17 .