Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 - SECT 49A

Registrar's obligations in relation to the death of a child

49A. Registrar's obligations in relation to the death of a child



(1) If the Registrar receives information in relation to the death of a child,
the Registrar-

   (a)  must search the Register to determine whether the death is a
        reviewable death; and

   (b)  must, if the Registrar determines that the death is a reviewable
        death, search the Register to determine whether there are living
        siblings of the deceased child; and

   (c)  may arrange for a search of a register of another State or Territory
        to determine the matters set out in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) If the Registrar determines that the death is a reviewable death, the
Registrar must advise-

   (a)  the State Coroner as to the result of the searches under subsection
        (1) for the purposes of enabling the Coroner to perform his or her
        functions under the Coroners Act 1985; and

   (b)  the Council for the purpose of enabling the Council to perform its
        functions under the Health Act 1958.

(3) Despite section 44, if information referred to in this section was
obtained from a register of another State or Territory, the advice under
subsection (2) must identify which register provided the information.