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CORONERS COURT RULES 2019 (SR NO 97 OF 2019) - REG 35

Identification procedure

    (1)     If a medical investigator has been directed by a coroner to perform an identification procedure on a body under section 24 of the Act, the medical investigator must provide a report to the coroner on the identification procedure in accordance with this Rule.

    (2)     A report on an identification procedure must—

        (a)     be in writing;

        (b)     be provided to the coroner as soon as practicable after the identification procedure has been performed;

        (c)     state the identity of the deceased if the identity can be ascertained;

        (d)     specify what procedure has been performed on the body; and

        (e)     specify whether any person or entity external or independent of the medical investigator was consulted, or provided any information, in relation to the identification procedure and a summary of that consultation or information.

    (3)     Unless a coroner otherwise orders, a report on an identification procedure is confidential and must only be provided to the Coroners Court.

    (4)     After a report on an identification procedure has been provided to a coroner, the coroner must make a determination about the identity of the deceased.

    (5)     A determination made under paragraph (4) must be made in Form 8.



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