93Remuneration of medical practitioners and other persons

93 Remuneration of medical practitioners and other persons

93 Remuneration of medical practitioners and other persons

(cf Coroners Act 1980, s 52)

(1) This section applies to a medical practitioner or any other person who, in accordance with a direction or request of a coroner, does any of the following—

(a) conducts any post mortem examination or any special examination or test,

(b) attends and gives evidence at an inquest with respect to a post mortem examination or special examination or test conducted by the medical practitioner or other person.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a medical practitioner or other person to whom this section applies is entitled to be paid fees calculated at the rate prescribed by the regulations (the prescribed fees).

(3) A medical practitioner or other person is not entitled to be paid the prescribed fees for carrying out a function referred to in subsection (1) if the medical practitioner or other person carried out the function in his or her capacity as an employee of a public health organisation, correctional centre or other public institution.

(4) A medical practitioner who is a visiting practitioner (within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997) of a public health organisation is not an employee of the organisation for the purposes of subsection (3).

(5) In this section—

public health organisation has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1997.