New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY SERVICES (COMPLAINTS, REVIEWS AND MONITORING) ACT 1993 - SECT 37

37 Notification to Ombudsman of reviewable deaths

(1) The Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages must provide the Ombudsman with a copy of death registration information relating to a child’s death not later than 30 days after receiving the information.

(2) The Director-General of the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care must provide the Ombudsman with copies of any notification received by the Director-General relating to a reviewable death not later than 30 days after receiving the notification.

(3) It is the duty of the State Coroner to notify the Ombudsman of any reviewable death notified to the State Coroner not later than 30 days after receiving the notification.