Coroners Court Rules 2019
35Identification procedure
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35 Identification procedure
(1) If a medical investigator has been directed by a coroner to perform an identification procedure on a body under section 24 of the Act, the medical investigator must provide a report to the coroner on the identification procedure in accordance with this Rule.
(2) A report on an identification procedure must—
(b) be provided to the coroner as soon as practicable after the identification procedure has been performed;
(c) state the identity of the deceased if the identity can be ascertained;
(d) specify what procedure has been performed on the body; and
(e) specify whether any person or entity external or independent of the medical investigator was consulted, or provided any information, in relation to the identification procedure and a summary of that consultation or information.
(3) Unless a coroner otherwise orders, a report on an identification procedure is confidential and must only be provided to the Coroners Court.
(4) After a report on an identification procedure has been provided to a coroner, the coroner must make a determination about the identity of the deceased.
(5) A determination made under paragraph (4) must be made in Form 8.