30/11/2019
Key Reforms in the 2019 Act • The Act makes provision for mandatory reporting to a coroner, and investigation and inquest by a coroner, of a maternal death or late maternal death, and for legal aid for a family member at an inquest into such a death • The definitions used regarding maternal death or late maternal death accord with those used by the World Health Organisation (WHO‐ICD). • The Act further provides for mandatory reporting to a coroner of a stillbirth, death intrapartum, or infant death
Key Reforms in the 2019 Act • The Act also re‐states and clarifies the deaths in State custody or detention which are subject to mandatory reporting, post‐mortem examination and inquest, and where provision is made for legal aid to a family member of the deceased at inquest.
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Key Reforms in the 2019 Act • The Act widens the scope of an inquest – – from investigating the proximate medical cause of death; – to establishing in what circumstances the deceased met his or her death, to the extent that the coroner considers necessary in that case.
Key Reforms in the 2019 Act • The Act makes provision for, and clarifies: – What deaths must be reported, and – Who must report
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Key Reforms in the 2019 Act • The Act revises the circumstances in which a post‐mortem is mandatory • The Act makes provision to allow the Coroner direct the release of medical records for the purposes of assisting the post‐mortem examination • The Coroner is given enhanced powers in relation to procuring evidence
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