Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
"Attorney-General" means the Minister responsible for the Agency administering this Act.
"Chief Executive Officer", see section 3(1) of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act .
"coroner" includes a deputy coroner.
"death" includes suspected death.
"disaster" means an occurrence due to natural or other causes that:
(a) causes or threatens to cause:
(i) substantial loss of life or property; or
(ii) substantial injury to persons or property; or
(b) in any way substantially endangers the safety of the public in any part of the Territory.
"disposal", in relation to a body, includes burial, cremation and disposal at sea.
"investigation" includes an inquest.
"married" includes being in a de facto relationship.
"person held in care", see section 12(1).
"person held in custody", see section 12(1).
"reportable death" means a death mentioned in section 12(1).
"senior next of kin", in relation to a deceased person, means:
(a) where a person was, immediately before death, married – the person's spouse; or
(b) where the person was not, immediately before death, married or, if married, the spouse is not available – the person's son or daughter of or over 18 years; or
(c) where a spouse, son or daughter is not available – the person's parent; or
(d) where a spouse, son, daughter or parent is not available – the person's brother or sister of or over 18 years; or
(e) where a person is an Aborigine – a person who, according to the customs and tradition of the community or group to which the person belongs, is an appropriate person; or
(f) where paragraphs (a) to (e) do not apply or a person who would be the senior next of kin under those paragraphs is not available – a person who immediately before the death of the deceased person had a relationship with the deceased person that, in the opinion of the coroner, is sufficient for the purpose of being the senior next of kin.
"spouse" includes a person's de facto partner.