Coroners Regulation 2010 (NSW)

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Coroners Regulation 2010.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 2010.

Note—

This Regulation replaces the Coroners Regulation 2005 which is repealed on 1 September 2010 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3Definition(1)

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Coroners Act 2009.

(2)

Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

3ADomestic Violence Death Review Team

In appointing representatives under section 101E (3) of the Act, the Minister is to be satisfied that the members of the Team will have, between them, qualifications, experience or expertise in each of the following areas:

• (a)

  Indigenous affairs,

• (b)

  corrective services,

• (c)

  juvenile justice,

• (d)

  the advancement of women,

• (e)

  child protection,

• (f)

  housing,

• (g)

  drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation,

• (h)

  mental health.

4Fees payable to medical practitioners and odontologists(1)

For the purposes of section 93 of the Act, the fees payable to a medical practitioner or an odontologist who performs a service in accordance with a direction or request referred to in that section are as set out in Schedule 1.

(2)

In addition to any such specified amount, the fee is to include the amount of any GST that is payable in respect of the service concerned.

(3)

Subclause (2) does not permit the payment of an amount that is greater than whichever is the lesser of the following:

• (a)

  10% of the amount of the fee payable (apart from that item),

• (b)

  the amount permitted under the New Tax System Price Exploitation law.

(4)

In this clause:

GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth.

New Tax System Price Exploitation law means the New Tax System Price Exploitation Code, as applied as a law of New South Wales by the Price Exploitation Code (New South Wales) Act 1999.

5Savings

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Coroners Regulation 2005, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.

Schedule 1Fees payable to medical practitioners and odontologists

(Clause 4)

Service performed	Fee $
1	Carrying out, and preparing a report on, an internal or external examination of a dead person’s body by a medical practitioner	800.00
2	Carrying out, and preparing a report on a dental examination of a dead person by an odontologist	600.00
3	Travelling to and from, and attending and giving evidence at, a place at which an inquest is being held with respect to an examination referred to in item 1 or 2:
(a) for the first 2 hours or part of 2 hours	177.90
(b) for each subsequent half hour or part of a half hour	26.80
(c) the maximum amount payable under paragraphs (a) and (b) for any one day	547.40
4	Using a private motor vehicle to travel to a place to carry out an examination referred to in item 1 or 2, or to give evidence at an inquest with respect to the examination, for each kilometre travelled to that place	0.97