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84 Board may request information from coordinating
practitioner or contact person
(1) This section applies if an individual’s coordinating practitioner gives
the board notice of the individual’s death under section 79 or
section 83.
(2) The board may ask the following people to give the board information
about the individual’s death:
(a) the coordinating practitioner;
(b) if the individual had a contact person appointment in effect when
they died—the individual’s contact person.
(3) A request under subsection (2) must—
(b) state the information the board requires; and
(c) state a reasonable period for the coordinating practitioner or
contact person to comply with the request; and
(d) state that the coordinating practitioner or contact person may
seek an extension of the period mentioned in paragraph (c)
before or after the period ends.
(4) The board may extend the period for the coordinating practitioner or
contact person to comply with a request under subsection (2) before
or after the period ends.
(5) The coordinating practitioner or contact person must comply with a
request under subsection (2).
Note 1 It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or
Note 2 The Legislation Act, s 170 and s 171 deals with the application of the
privilege against self-incrimination and client legal privilege.