Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Coroners Act 2008 - SECT 4

Reportable death

4. Reportable death



(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

   (d)  the death of a person who immediately before death was a patient
        within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1986; or

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

   (f)  the death of a person who is subject to a non-custodial supervision
        order under section 26 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.