Dear Dr Avis
The FATALITIES INVESTIGATIONS ACT requires notice of death in certain circumstances.
Are you able to provide a breakdown of numbers for each of the following categories for any recent year?
Regards
Ron Law
Notice of death
5. A person having knowledge of or reason to believe that a person has died under one of the following circumstances shall immediately notify a medical examiner or an investigator:
(a) as a result of violence, accident or suicide;
(b) unexpectedly when the person was in good health;
(c) where the person was not under the care of a physician;
(d) where the cause of death is undetermined; or
(e) as the result of improper or suspected negligent treatment by a person.
SN1995 cF-6.1 s5
