Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts35. (1) A doctor who was responsible for a deceased person's medical care immediately before death, or who examines the body of a deceased person after death, shall, within 48 hours after the death, notify the Registrar-General of the death and of the cause of death in a form approved by the Registrar-General.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for breach of subsection (1) if the defendant satisfies the court that he or she believes on reasonable grounds that—
(a) another doctor has given the required notice; or
(b) the death had been reported to a Coroner under the Coroners Act 1956 .
(3) In this section, a reference to a death shall be read as including a reference to a death that occurred before the commencement of this Act in respect of which no certificate under section 34 of the repealed Act had been signed before that commencement.