10Obligation of registered medical practitioner to report death

10 Obligation of registered medical practitioner to report death

S. 10(1) amended by No. 31/2013 s. 12(1).

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a registered medical practitioner who is present at or after the death of a person must report the death without delay to a coroner or the Institute if the death is a reportable death.

S. 10(2) amended by No. 31/2013 s. 12(1).

(2) If more than one registered medical practitioner is present at or after a death and one of them reports it to a coroner or the Institute, the other practitioners need not report the death.

S. 10(3) inserted by No. 31/2013 s. 12(2).

(3) The Institute must refer to a coroner a report of a reportable death received from a registered medical practitioner under subsection (1) or (2) as soon as practicable after receipt of that report.