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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
74Notice to coroner of inmate’s death
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74 Notice to coroner of inmate’s death
74 Notice to coroner of inmate’s death
(1) The governor of a correctional centre must give written notice to a coroner immediately after becoming aware of the death of any inmate who is in the custody of the governor.
(2) For the purposes of the Coroners Act 2009, the receipt of such a notice from the governor has the same effect as the receipt of information of a death from a police officer.
s 74: Am 2009 No 41, Sch 4.