CORONERS ACT 1993 - SECT 20 Autopsies

CORONERS ACT 1993 - SECT 20

    (1)     If a coroner reasonably believes that it is necessary for an investigation of a death, the coroner may direct a medical practitioner to perform an autopsy on the body of the deceased person.

    (2)     A medical practitioner performing an autopsy may cause to be preserved any material that appears to the coroner or the medical practitioner to bear on the cause of death.