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Coroners Cases and the Coroners Act 2009

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2010_054

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Corporate Administration - Governance
Clinical/ Patient Services - Anaesthetics
Clinical/ Patient Services - Records
Clinical/ Patient Services - Medical Treatment
Clinical/ Patient Services - Surgical

Summary
To provide medical practitioners, health care workers and managers in the public health system with specific information about the Coroners Act 2009; and medical practitioners, nurses and midwives, health care workers and administrators with direction and guidance about reportable deaths to the NSW Coroner.

Date of Publication: 01 September 2010

Replaces:

  • Coroner's Cases and the Coroners Act 2009 [PD2009_083]
Author Branch: Office of the Chief Health Officer

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health System Support Division, Dental Schools and Clinics, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, Public Hospitals

Audience: Administration, Clinical, Nursing, Emergency Departments

Distributed to: Public Health System, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres

Review Date: 01 September 2015

Policy Manual: Patient Matters

File No: 07/6331

Status: Active

File link: Coroners Cases and the Coroners Act 2009
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Coroners Cases and the Coroners Act 2009

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