29Post mortems and certificates of death

#### 29 Post mortems and certificates of death (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in a law of a State or Territory, a commissioned medical officer of the Defence Force, who is a duly qualified medical practitioner according to a law of a State or Territory, may: (a) if requested so to do by a coroner or deputy coroner of a State or Territory, perform in that State or Territory a post mortem examination of the body of a member of the Defence Force who died while on service; and (b) sign a certificate of death in respect of the death of a member of the Defence Force who died while on service. (2) A certificate of death so signed, and containing a statement that the deceased person was a member of the Defence Force who died while on service, is of the same force and effect as a certificate signed by a duly qualified medical practitioner of the State or Territory in which the death occurred.