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Coroners Act 1997
78Obligation to report death in care or death in custody
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78 Obligation to report death in care or death in custody A custodial officer commits an offence if the custodial officer— (a) knows of a death in care or death in custody; and (b) has reasonable grounds to believe that the death has not been reported to a coroner; and (c) does not report the death to a coroner as soon as practicable after becoming aware of it and having the reasonable grounds mentioned in paragraph (b).