Victorian Current Acts

CORONERS ACT 2008 - SECT 4

    (1)     In this Act, a death of a person is a "reportable death" if—

        (a)     the body is in Victoria; or

        (b)     the death occurred in Victoria; or

        (c)     the cause of the death occurred in Victoria; or

        (d)     the person ordinarily resided in Victoria at the time of death—

and the death was a death specified in subsection (2).

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1), the deaths are—

        (a)     a death that appears to have been unexpected, unnatural or violent or to have resulted, directly or indirectly, from an accident or injury; or

        (b)     a death that occurs—

              (i)     during a medical procedure; or

              (ii)     following a medical procedure where the death is or may be causally related to the medical procedure—

and a registered medical practitioner would not, immediately before the procedure was undertaken, have reasonably expected the death; or

        (c)     the death of a person who immediately before death was a person placed in custody or care; or

S. 4(2)(d) amended by No. 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 5.2).

        (d)     the death of a person who immediately before death was a patient within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 2014 ; or

S. 4(2)(e) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 30.2).

        (e)     the death of a person under the control, care or custody of the Secretary to the Department of Justice or a police officer; or

S. 4(2)(f) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 143.

        (f)     the death of a person who is subject to a non‑custodial supervision order under section 26 or 38ZH of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 ; or

        (g)     the death of a person whose identity is unknown; or

        (h)     a death that occurs in Victoria if a notice under section 37(1) of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 has not been signed and is not likely to be signed; or

              (i)     a death that occurs at a place outside Victoria if the cause of death is not certified by a person who, under the law in force in that place, is authorised to certify that death and the cause of death is not likely to be certified by a person who is authorised to certify in that place; or

        (j)     a death—

              (i)     of a prescribed class of person;

              (ii)     that occurs in prescribed circumstances.