4Reportable death

4 Reportable death

(1) In this Act, a death of a person is a reportable death if—

(a) the body is in Victoria; or

(b) the death occurred in Victoria; or

(c) the cause of the death occurred in Victoria; or

(d) the person ordinarily resided in Victoria at the time of death—

and the death was a death specified in subsection (2).

S. 4(1A) inserted by No. 48/2018 s. 5.

(1A) If a determination is made under section 16(1A), that death is not a reportable death for the purposes of this Act on and from that determination.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the deaths are—

(a) a death that appears to have been unexpected, unnatural or violent or to have resulted, directly or indirectly, from an accident or injury; or

(b) a death that occurs—

(i) during a medical procedure; or

(ii) following a medical procedure where the death is or may be causally related to the medical procedure—

and a registered medical practitioner would not, immediately before the procedure was undertaken, have reasonably expected the death; or

(c) the death of a person who immediately before death was a person placed in custody or care; or

S. 4(2)(d) amended by Nos 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 5.2), 39/2022 s. 800.

(d) the death of a person who immediately before death was a patient within the meaning of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022; or

S. 4(2)(e) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 30.2).

(e) the death of a person under the control, care or custody of the Secretary to the Department of Justice or a police officer; or

S. 4(2)(f) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 143.

(f) the death of a person who is subject to a non‑custodial supervision order under section 26 or 38ZH of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997; or

(g) the death of a person whose identity is unknown; or

(h) a death that occurs in Victoria if a notice under section 37(1) of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 has not been signed and is not likely to be signed; or

(i) a death that occurs at a place outside Victoria if the cause of death is not certified by a person who, under the law in force in that place, is authorised to certify that death and the cause of death is not likely to be certified by a person who is authorised to certify in that place; or

(j) a death—