33Preliminary examinations

33 Preliminary examinations

(1) If a coroner has provided a body to a medical investigator to enable a preliminary examination to be performed on the body under section 23(2) of the Act, the medical investigator must provide a report to a coroner on the preliminary examination in accordance with this Rule.

(2) A report on a preliminary examination must—

(b) contain a summary of the following—

(i) any procedure undertaken;

(ii) any specimen taken;

(iii) any testing performed or ordered;

(iv) a reasonable medical cause of death (if available);

(v) any material considered (including the medical and circumstantial history);

(c) be provided to the coroner as soon as practicable after the preliminary investigation has been performed; and

(d) specify whether any person or entity external or independent of the medical investigator was consulted, or provided any information, in relation to the preliminary examination and a summary of that consultation or information.

(3) Unless a coroner otherwise orders, a report on a preliminary examination is confidential and must only be provided to the Coroners Court.