26Obligation of registered medical practitioner to report death 11

26 Obligation of registered medical practitioner to report death 11

Order 5—Investigation of deaths and fires 12

Part 1—Investigation of deaths 12

27 Determination by coroner that reported death not a reportable death 12

28 Certain reportable deaths do not require investigation 12

29 Reviewable deaths may be referred to the Institute 12

30 State Coroner may investigate a reviewable death without referring the reviewable death to the Institute 12

31 Determination by State Coroner that death not a reviewable death 13

32 Providing relevant persons with coronial process information 13

33 Preliminary examinations 13

34 Identification direction 14

35 Identification procedure 14

36 Direction for autopsy 15

37 Autopsy report 16

38 Objections to autopsy 16

39 Request for an autopsy 17

40 Removal of tissue and preserving material 18

41 Senior next of kin to be advised of removal of tissue direction 19

Part 2—Investigation of fires 20

42 Requests for an investigation into a fire 20

Part 3—Assistance to coroner in investigations 21

43 Person who made report of death to assist 21

44 Registered medical practitioner to assist 21

45 Person who asks for investigation of fire to assist 21

Part 4—Powers relating to investigation 22

46 Authorising entry, search, inspection and possession 22

47 Application for exhumation 22

48 Suggestions regarding a proposed exhumation 22

49 Authorisation of exhumation 23

Part 5—General 23

50 Release of body 23

51 Application to coroner for release of body 23

Order 6—Inquests into deaths and fires 24

52 Requests for an inquest 24

53 Decision regarding whether inquest to be held 24

54 Publication of the details of an inquest 24

55 Closed court orders 25

56 Interested party 25

57 Privilege in respect of self-incrimination 25

58 Warrants for arrest 25

Order 7—Seizure 26

59 Storage of seized, taken or received things or samples 26

60 Access to seized, taken or received things or samples 26

61 Seized, taken or received things or samples no longer required to be held 27

62 Release of seized, taken or received things or samples 27