Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A coroner may order that the doctor who has been ordered to conduct an autopsy also conduct a particular test.
(2) The coroner may make the order on an application under section 23A or on the coroner's own initiative.
(3) Also, the doctor may conduct any test that is consistent with the type of autopsy ordered by the coroner if the doctor considers it necessary to investigate the death.
(4) For a test, the doctor may remove tissue from the deceased person's body.
(5) Regardless of the type of autopsy ordered, the doctor may take blood samples for testing.
(6) In this section—
conduct a test includes arrange for a test to be conducted.
coroner means the coroner who ordered the doctor to conduct an autopsy or another coroner.