CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 77 Obligation to report death

CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 77

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     knows that a death has happened; and

        (b)     has reasonable grounds to believe that—

              (i)     a coroner would have jurisdiction to hold an inquest in relation to the death; and

              (ii)     the death has not been reported to a coroner or a police officer; and

        (c)     does not report the death to a coroner or a police officer as soon as practicable after becoming aware of it and having the reasonable grounds mentioned in paragraph (b).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     A police officer commits an offence if the police officer—

        (a)     knows that a death has happened; and

        (b)     has reasonable grounds to believe that—

              (i)     a coroner would have jurisdiction to hold an inquest in relation to the death; and

              (ii)     the death has not been reported to a coroner; and

        (c)     does not report the death to a coroner as soon as practicable after becoming aware of it and having the reasonable grounds mentioned in paragraph (b).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.