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CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 78 Obligation to report death in care or death in custody

CORONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 78

Obligation to report death in care or death in custody

A custodial officer commits an offence if the custodial officer

        (a)     knows of a death in care or death in custody; and

        (b)     has reasonable grounds to believe that 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.