New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

6 Duties of Medical Referee

• (1) Regulation 7 is amended by revoking subclause (1) and substituting the following subclause:

  • “(1) A Medical Referee must not permit any cremation unless a certificate in form AB of Schedule 1 has been given by a medical practitioner, and unless—

    • “(a) the death has not been, and is not required to be, reported under the Coroners Act 2006 to a coroner, and a certificate in form B of Schedule 1 has been given by a medical practitioner who is required or permitted by section 37 or 38(1) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995 to give a doctor’s certificate (as defined in section 2 of that Act) for the death; or

    • “(b) the death has been reported under the Coroners Act 2006 to a coroner, and a certificate in form C of Schedule 1 has been given by a coroner.”

  (2) Regulation 7(1)(a) is amended by omitting “section 37 or 38(1) of the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995 to give a doctor’s certificate (as defined in section 2 of that Act)” and substituting “section 46B or 46C(1) of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 to give a doctor’s certificate (as defined in section 2(1) of that Act)”.

  (3) Regulation 7(4)(c) is amended—

  • (a) by omitting “pursuant to the Coroners Act 1951” and substituting “under the Coroners Act 2006”; and

  • (b) by omitting “or the said form D”; and

  • (c) by omitting “inquest” and substituting “inquiry”.

  (4) Regulation 7(5)(b) is amended by omitting “; or” and substituting “—”.

  (5) Regulation 7(5)(c) is revoked.

  (6) Regulation 7(6) is amended by omitting “or a certificate in the said form D, if he is a Justice,”.