Singapore legislation

Section 5

of Coroners Act 2010

Section 5

Obligation to report death

(1)

Any person who becomes aware of a death which is, or appears to be, a reportable death must, as soon as reasonably practicable, make a report of the death to a police officer.

(2)

Any person who, without reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which is on the accused in a prosecution, contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both.

(3)

Nothing in this section or section 6 derogates from any other obligation to report a death under any other written law.