Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) In considering which medical practitioner to direct to perform an autopsy, a coroner shall have regard to the following matters:
(a) an autopsy should be performed as soon as practicable after a death;
(b) a medical practitioner who performs an autopsy must conduct the autopsy on premises that are adequately equipped for the purposes of conducting an autopsy;
(c) a medical practitioner who performs an autopsy must have access to a laboratory with facilities for conducting pathological tests.
(2) The medical practitioner who is directed to perform the autopsy shall:
(a) wherever possible, be a qualified forensic pathologist; or
(b) where a person referred to in paragraph (a) is not available, be a qualified pathologist who is, in the opinion of the coroner, suitably experienced to perform an autopsy.