Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coroners Act 1985 - SECT 18A

Apology or reduction or waiver of fees

18A. Apology or reduction or waiver of fees



(1) In this section, apology means an expression of sorrow, regret or sympathy
but does not include a clear acknowledgment of fault.









(2) In an investigation of a death-

   (a)  an apology; or

   (b)  a reduction or waiver of fees payable for a service provided to the
        person who died-

does not constitute an admission as to how death occurred or the cause of
death, for the purposes of findings under section 19.

(3) Subsection (2) applies whether the apology or the reduction or waiver of
fees-

   (a)  is made orally or in writing; or

   (b)  is made before or after the investigation commenced.

(4) Nothing in this section affects the admissibility of a statement with
respect to a fact in issue or tending to establish a fact in issue.

(5) This section applies to an apology or reduction or waiver of fees made on
or after the commencement of Part 3 of the Wrongs and Other Acts (Public
Liability Insurance Reform) Act 2002.