Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 35

    (1)     A doctor must give the registrar-general written notice of the death and cause of death of a person within 48 hours after the death if the doctor—

        (a)     was responsible for the deceased person's medical care immediately before the death; or

        (b)     examined the body of the deceased person after the death.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

Note     If a form is approved under s 69 for a notice, the form must be used.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     This section does not apply if the doctor believed, on reasonable grounds, that—

        (a)     another doctor had given the required notice; or

        (b)     the death had been reported to a coroner under the Coroners Act 1997 .