Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

NOTIFICATION OF STILLBIRTH AND NEO-NATAL DEATH REGULATIONS - REG 2

2 .         Notification of stillbirth or death of neonate

        (1)         Where a medical practitioner gives a death certificate in relation to any child who died within 28 days of his birth, he shall notify the Executive Director, Public Health of the fact in the Form No. 1 in the Appendix, within 48 hours of the death certificate being given.

        (2)         A medical practitioner who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and is liable to a penalty which is not more than $1 000 and not less than — 

            (a)         in the case of a first offence, $100;

            (b)         in the case of a second offence, $200; and

            (c)         in the case of a third or subsequent offence, $500.

        [Regulation 2 amended in Gazette 29 Jun 1984 p. 1782; 23 Dec 1988 p. 4974.]