The Coroners Act 2008

Question 0

Section 15: advising the coroner.

Answer 0

The police have a duty to report the death immediately to the coroner.

Question 1

Section 13:

Death that must be reported are

Answer 1

Scumbie

SUICIDE
CAUSE unknown or no doctor’s cert issued
UNNATURAL or violent
MEDICAL or surgical or dental operation or procedure.
BIRTH deaths or deaths that appear to be result of pregnancy or giving birth
INSTITUTIONAL deaths In police custody, CYPFS,
ENACTMENT requires the holding if an inquest mental health act CYPFS act. Corrections act.

Question 2

Postmortems

Answer 2

Examination of a persons body to determine the course of death. A postmortem is authorized by the coroner

Question 3

The coroner conducts an inquest to establish the following…

Answer 3

What established/had documented

The fact that a person has died
Deceased person certificate

The identity of the deceased
Deceased person identification form

The cause if death
Pathologists report

Where and when the death occurred
Police 47 (report to coroner)

The circumstances of death
Statements, job sheets, depositions

Question 4

The coroner must hold an inquiry into the following deaths:

Answer 4

SIC

Suicide
Institutional deaths
Coroner is not studied that the cause or circumstances of death have been clearly established.

Question 5

Inquests may be held;

Answer 5

• Was the course of death natural or not
• unnatural or violent deaths
• public concerns, rumor, suspicions
• The desires of the immediate family