Coroner

Deaths that must be reported to the coroner

  1. Suspicious or Unnatural
    • Death unknown
    • Violent / unnatural
    • Suicide
    • Due to abortion
    • In detention / custody
    • Ill treatment, starvation or neglect
  2. Medical
    • Death within 24 hours of hospital admission
    • Due to medical intervention (of any sort)
    • During operation or before recovery
    • Not been seen by certifying doctor after death or within 14 days before death
  3. Industrial
    • Industrial disease or related to deceased employment
    • Service disability pensioners