33Registered medical practitioner to assist

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33 Registered medical practitioner to assist

(1) This section applies to a death that is being investigated by a coroner.

(2) A registered medical practitioner—

(a) who was responsible for a person's medical care immediately before that person's death; or

(b) who was present at or after the person's death—

must give the coroner any information or assistance that the coroner requests for the purposes of the investigation.