Coroners Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1998 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1998 No. 326 Coroners Act 1958 CORONERS AMENDMENT RULE (No. 1) 1998 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Rules amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Replacement of ss 2–4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Amendment of s 5 (Oath of office) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Amendment of s 6 (Report to coroner by member of the police force of death) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Amendment of s 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Amendment of s 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Amendment of s 14 (Committal for trial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Amendment of s 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Amendment of s 17 (Allowances payable to a medical practitioner for making a post-mortem or other examination) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Replacement of s 19 (Witnesses’ expenses) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Witness and interpreter allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Amendment of s 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Omission of sch 1 (Forms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Amendment of sch 2 (Allowances to witnesses attending inquests) . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6

2 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 15 Insertion of new sch 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SCHEDULE 4 CERTAIN ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO GOVERNMENT MEDICAL OFFICERS

s1 3 s4 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 ˙ Short title 1. This rule may be cited as the Coroners Amendment Rule (No. 1) 1998 . ˙ Rules amended 2. This rule amends the Coroners Rules 1959 . ˙ Replacement of ss 2–4 3. Sections 2 to 4— omit, insert — ˙ ‘ Definitions ‘ 2. In these rules— “government medical officer” means a person appointed as a government medical officer under the Constitution Act 1867 , section 14. 1 “health service employee” see the Health Services Act 1991 , section 2. 2 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 5 (Oath of office) 4.(1) Section 5, first sentence, ‘paragraph (a) of subsection two of section six’— omit, insert — ‘section 6(2)’. (2) Section 5, second sentence, from ‘Under Secretary’— omit, insert— ‘chief executive.’. 1 Section 14 (Appointment to offices under the government of the colony to be vested in the Governor in Council or alone) 2 Section 2 (Definitions)

s5 4 s9 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 ˙ Amendment of s 6 (Report to coroner by member of the police force of death) 5. Section 6, ‘Form No. 4 set forth in the Schedule to these Rules shall’— omit, insert— ‘a report in the approved form’. ˙ Amendment of s 11 6. Section 11(1), from ‘form set forth’— omit, insert— ‘approved form.’. ˙ Amendment of s 12 7. Section 12(1), ‘ “ The Liquor Acts, 1912 to 1958 ,” ’— omit, insert — ‘the Liquor Act 1992 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 14 (Committal for trial) 8. Section 14, ‘by “ The Justices Acts, 1886 to 1958 ,” ’— omit, insert— ‘by, or approved under, the Justices Act 1886 ,’. ˙ Amendment of s 16 9. Section 16, ‘Under Secretary’— omit, insert— ‘chief executive’.

s 10 5 s 12 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 ˙ Amendment of s 17 (Allowances payable to a medical practitioner for making a post-mortem or other examination) 10.(1) Section 17(1), ‘salaried’— omit, insert — ‘a public service employee or a’. (2) Section 17— insert — ‘ (2A) The allowances payable under the Act to a government medical officer for certain matters are in schedule 4. 3 ’. ˙ Replacement of s 19 (Witnesses’ expenses) 11. Section 19— omit, insert — ˙ ‘ Witness and interpreter allowances ‘ 19. A witness or an interpreter is entitled to be paid allowances under schedule 2, section 2 4 for attending court.’. ˙ Amendment of s 22 12.(1) Section 22(a), from ‘That’ to ‘him’— omit, insert— ‘an investigating police officer for a death to give the coroner a report, in the approved form,’. (2) Section 22(b), from ‘That’ to ‘him’— 3 Schedule 4 (Certain allowances payable to government medical officers) 4 Schedule 2, section 2 (Witness allowances)

s 13 6 s 14 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 omit, insert— ‘a police officer or fire officer to give the coroner a report, in the approved form,’. ˙ Omission of sch 1 (Forms) 13. Schedule 1— omit. ˙ Amendment of sch 2 (Allowances to witnesses attending inquests) 14.(1) Schedule 2, heading, after ‘ Witnesses ’— insert— ‘ or interpreters ’. (2) Schedule 2, section 2, heading, after ‘ Witness ’— insert— ‘ or interpreter ’. (3) Schedule 2, section 2(1)— omit, insert — ‘ 2.(1) A witness or interpreter is entitled to be paid the following allowances for attending court— (a) a travelling allowance; (b) an accommodation allowance; (c) an attendance allowance. ‘ (1A) For a witness (other than a professional or expert witness who is a government medical officer) or an interpreter, the allowances are to be paid under this schedule. ‘ (1B) For a professional or expert witness who is a government medical officer—

s 14 7 s 14 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 (a) the travelling allowance is to be paid under this schedule, section 3(1)(c) and (2) to (4) and schedule 4; and (b) the accommodation allowance is to be paid under this schedule, section 4; and (c) the attendance allowance is to be paid under schedule 4.’. (4) Schedule 2, section 3(1)(b)— omit, insert— ‘(b) for a witness, other than a professional or expert witness who is a government medical officer—if there is no public transport available, the amount calculated, to the nearest cent, at the rate payable to a public service officer under a directive or guideline issued under the Public Service Act 1996 , section 34(1); 5 or (c) for a professional or expert witness who is a government medical officer—the amount calculated to the nearest cent at the rate payable under schedule 4.’. (5) Schedule 2, section 3(3), ‘subclause (1)(b)’— omit, insert — ‘subsection (1)’. (6) Schedule 2, section 4(1), from ‘an officer’— omit, insert— ‘a public service officer under a directive or guideline issued under the PublicService Act 1996 , section 34(1) 6 .’. (7) Schedule 2, section 6(3), from ‘If’ to ‘ Hospitals Act 1936-1988 ’— omit, insert — ‘Subject to subsection (4), if the witness is a medical practitioner who is a 5 Section 34 (Rulings of industrial relations Minister and commissioner) 6 Section 34 (Rulings of industrial relations Minister and commissioner)

s 15 8 s 15 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 health service employee’. (8) Schedule 2, section 6— insert — ‘ (4) If the witness is a government medical officer, the attendance allowance is to be paid under schedule 4.’. (9) Schedule 2, section 8(1)(a), ‘instrumentality’— omit, insert — ‘instrumentality, including a health service employee who is not a medical practitioner’. (10) Schedule 2, section 8(1)(b), ‘within the meaning of the Police ServiceAdministration Act 1990 ’— omit. (11) Schedule 2, section 8(1)(c)— omit. (12) Schedule 2, section 8(1)(d)— renumber as section 8(1)(c). (13) Schedule 2, section 8(2), ‘Director-General of the Department of Justice and Corrective Services’— omit, insert — ‘chief executive’. (14) Schedule 2, section 9, from ‘, within’ to ‘Department’— omit . ˙ Insertion of new sch 4 15. After schedule 3— insert —

s 15 9 s 15 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 ‘ SCHEDULE 4 ‘ CERTAIN ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO GOVERNMENT MEDICAL OFFICERS section 17(2A) and schedule 2, section 2(1B) $ 1. Post-mortem examination and report for coroner— (a) 3 cavity examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.38 (b) complete post-mortem examination, including histology examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393.56 2. Examination or other medical work or advice not otherwise provided for— (a) for which the officer has been given less than 24 hours notice— (i) first occasion in 24 hour period from 8 am— (A) surgery or visit not longer than 2 hours . . . . 181.96 (B) surgery or visit longer than 2 hours—$181.96 plus, for each hour or part of an hour after the 2 hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.98 (ii) subsequent occasion in the 24 hour period—for each hour or part of an hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.98 (b) for which the officer has been given at least 24 hours notice—for each hour or part of an hour . . . . . . . . . . 75.21 3. Travelling—for each km or part of a km . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.54.5 4. Court attendance— (a) attendance for which the officer has been given less than 24 hours notice— (i) first attendance in 24 hour period from 8 am— (A) attendance not longer than 2 hours . . . . . . . . 181.96

s 15 10 s 15 Coroners Amendment (No. 1) No. 326, 1998 (B) attendance longer than 2 hours—$181.96 plus, for each hour or part of an hour after the 2 hours 90.98 (ii) subsequent attendance in the 24 hour period—for each hour or part of an hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.98 (b) attendance for which the officer has been given at least 24 hours notice—for each hour or part of an hour . . . 75.21 5. Report writing, other than a post mortem report— (a) report writing for which the officer has been given less than 24 hours notice— (i) first report in 24 hour period from 8 am— (A) writing not longer than 2 hours . . . . . . . . . . 181.96 (B) writing longer than 2 hours—$181.96 plus, for each hour or part of an hour after the 2 hours 90.98 (ii) subsequent report in the 24 hour period—for each hour or part of an hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.98 (b) report writing for which the officer has been given at least 24 hours notice—for each hour or part of an hour . . . 75.21’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 10 December 1998. 2. Notified in the gazette on 11 December 1998. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Justice and Attorney-General. © State of Queensland 1998