Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021 · s 33

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—(1) A medical practitioner who receives a report of a stillbirth under section 32(3) must —(a)examine the body of the child as soon as practicable to ascertain whether the child was stillborn; and(b)where the medical practitioner is satisfied that the child was stillborn, provide the cause of death of the stillborn child and the other stillbirth particulars to the Registrar‑General, within 24 hours after complying with paragraph (a).(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
A medical practitioner who receives a report of a stillbirth under section 32(3) must —(a)examine the body of the child as soon as practicable to ascertain whether the child was stillborn; and(b)where the medical practitioner is satisfied that the child was stillborn, provide the cause of death of the stillborn child and the other stillbirth particulars to the Registrar‑General, within 24 hours after complying with paragraph (a).
A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

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s 33Duties of medical practitioner who receives report of stillbirth under section 32(3)

(1)

A medical practitioner who receives a report of a stillbirth under section 32(3) must —

(a)

examine the body of the child as soon as practicable to ascertain whether the child was stillborn; and

(b)

where the medical practitioner is satisfied that the child was stillborn, provide the cause of death of the stillborn child and the other stillbirth particulars to the Registrar‑General, within 24 hours after complying with paragraph (a).

(2)

A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.