Coroners Act 1980 CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - Made under the Coroners Act 1980 - As at 2 July 2004 - Reg 398 of 2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Name of Regulation 2. Commencement 3. Definitions 4. Notes 5. Composition of juries for inquests concerning mining accidents at Broken Hill: section 18 6. Coronial Medical Officers: section 47A 7. Fees payable to medical practitioners and odontologists: section 52 8. Repeal SCHEDULE 1 CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - REG 1 Name of Regulation 1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Coroners Regulation 2000. CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - REG 2 Commencement 2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 August 2000. CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - REG 3 Definitions 3 Definitions In this Regulation: "normal working hours" means the period between 9 am and 6 pm on any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday. "the Act" means the Coroners Act 1980. CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - REG 4 Notes 4 Notes The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation. CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - REG 5 Composition of juries for inquests concerning mining accidents at Broken Hill: section 18 5 Composition of juries for inquests concerning mining accidents at Broken Hill: section 18 (1) For the purposes of section 18 (3) of the Act, the 6 persons summoned for jury service at an inquest concerning a death or suspected death caused (or suspected by the coroner of having been caused) by an explosion or accident in or about a mine situated wholly or partly in the Broken Hill Jury District are to be summoned for jury service by the coroner. (2) The persons to be summoned for jury service: (a) are to be selected from the persons who are qualified and liable to serve as jurors within the Broken Hill Jury District, and (b) must include at least 3 persons who are not employed in, or in the management of, a mine. (3) A person who is summoned for jury service in accordance with this clause must comply with the summons. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units. CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - REG 6 Coronial Medical Officers: section 47A 6 Coronial Medical Officers: section 47A The Director-General of the Department of Health may appoint such medical practitioners as the Director-General is satisfied are suitably qualified to be Coronial Medical Officers for the purposes of the Act. CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - REG 7 Fees payable to medical practitioners and odontologists: section 52 7 Fees payable to medical practitioners and odontologists: section 52 For the purposes of section 52 of the Act, the fees payable to a medical practitioner or an odontologist who performs a service in accordance with an order or request referred to in that section are as set out in Schedule 1. CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - REG 8 Repeal 8 Repeal (1) The Coroners Regulation 1994 is repealed. (2) Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Coroners Regulation 1994, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation. CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 – Fees payable to medical practitioners and odontologists (Clause 7) _____________________________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________________| | |For carrying out, and preparing a report on, an | | |1 |external examination of a dead person’s body by a| | | |medical practitioner, or a dental examination of a | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |For carrying out, and preparing a report on, an | | |2 |internal examination of the 3 cavities of a dead |$500 | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |For travelling to and from, and attending and | | |3 |giving evidence at, a place at which an inquest is | | | |being held with respect to an examination referred | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |(b) for each subsequent half hour or part of a half|$26.80 | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |(c) the maximum amount payable under paragraphs (a)|$547.40| |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |For using a private motor vehicle for the purpose | | | |of travelling to a place to carry out an | | |4 |examination referred to in item 1 or 2, or to give |$0.97 | | |evidence at an inquest with respect to the | | | |examination, for each kilometre travelled to that | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |In addition to any such specified amount, the fee | | |5 |is to include the amount of any GST that is payable| | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |Item 5 does not permit the payment of an amount | | | |that is greater than:(a) 10% of the amount of the | | |6 |fee payable (apart from that item), or(b) the | | | |amount permitted under the New Tax System Price | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |In items 5 and 6: | | | |"GST" has the same meaning as in the A New Tax | | | |System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the | | | |Commonwealth. | | |7 |"New Tax System Price Exploitation law" means:(a) | | | |the New Tax System Price Exploitation Code, as | | | |applied as a law of New South Wales by the Price | | | |Exploitation Code (New South Wales) Act 1999, or(b)| | | |Part VB of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| CORONERS REGULATION 2000 - NOTES Historical notes The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes: _____________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| Table of amending instrumentsCoroners Regulation 2000 published in Gazette No 97 of 28.7.2000, p 6615 and amended as follows: Coroners Amendment Regulation 2003 (GG No 89 of 23.5.2003, p 4839) Coroners Amendment (Fees for Odontologists) Regulation 2004 (GG No 112 of 2.7.2004, p 5607) Table of amendments ______________________________________ |______________________________________| |______________________________________| |______________________________________|