Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts34. Notification of deaths by doctors
(1) A doctor who was responsible for a person's medical care immediately before death, or who examines the body of a deceased person after death, shall, within 48 hours after the death, give notice, in a form approved by the Registrar, of the death to the Registrar, including the particulars required by the Regulations.
Penalty: $1,000.
(2) A doctor need not give a notice under this section if -
(a) another doctor has given the required notice; or
(b) a coroner has been notified of the death under the Coroners Act .
(3) If a coroner is notified of a death under the Coroners Act , the coroner shall give a copy of the notification to the Registrar as soon as practicable after receiving it.
(4) If a child is still-born, the child's death is not to be notified under this section.