sch.1-sec.2Fee payable to doctor attending scene of a death, for conducting external examination or for autopsy report, that is not pre-arranged

sch.1-sec.2 Fee payable to doctor attending scene of a death, for conducting external examination or for autopsy report, that is not pre-arranged

This section applies for each of the following services conducted by a doctor, if the provision of the service is not arranged with a coroner in advance of the coroner requiring the doctor to conduct the service— attending the scene of a death and conducting an autopsy under the Act that is the external examination of a body; preparing and giving an autopsy report for the autopsy under section 25 (1) of the Act . The fee payable to the doctor for conducting the examination or preparing and giving the autopsy report, and for any time reasonably spent travelling to or from the scene— during the period from 8a.m. to midnight is— for each whole hour—$291.45; and for a part of an hour—$291.45 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour; or during the period from midnight to 8a.m. is— for each whole hour—$388.60; and for a part of an hour—$388.60 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour. However, time spent in taking a CT scan is to be disregarded in working out the fee under subsection (2) . (sch.1-sec.2-ssec.1) This section applies for each of the following services conducted by a doctor, if the provision of the service is not arranged with a coroner in advance of the coroner requiring the doctor to conduct the service— attending the scene of a death and conducting an autopsy under the Act that is the external examination of a body; preparing and giving an autopsy report for the autopsy under section 25 (1) of the Act . (sch.1-sec.2-ssec.2) The fee payable to the doctor for conducting the examination or preparing and giving the autopsy report, and for any time reasonably spent travelling to or from the scene— during the period from 8a.m. to midnight is— for each whole hour—$291.45; and for a part of an hour—$291.45 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour; or during the period from midnight to 8a.m. is— for each whole hour—$388.60; and for a part of an hour—$388.60 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour. (sch.1-sec.2-ssec.3) However, time spent in taking a CT scan is to be disregarded in working out the fee under subsection (2) .

• (a) attending the scene of a death and conducting an autopsy under the Act that is the external examination of a body;
• (b) preparing and giving an autopsy report for the autopsy under section 25 (1) of the Act .
• (a) during the period from 8a.m. to midnight is— (i) for each whole hour—$291.45; and (ii) for a part of an hour—$291.45 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour; or
• (i) for each whole hour—$291.45; and
• (ii) for a part of an hour—$291.45 multiplied by the percentage representing the part of an hour; or