South Australia
Coroners Regulations 2020
under the Coroners Act 2003

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Procedures excluded from definition of reportable death
5	Fees payable to appointed coroners
Schedule 1—Revocation of Coroners Regulations 2005
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Coroners Regulations 2020.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on 1 August 2020.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
Act means the Coroners Act 2003.
4—Procedures excluded from definition of reportable death
Paragraph (d) of the definition of reportable death in section 3 of the Act does not apply to the following procedures:
	(a)	the giving of an intravenous injection;
	(b)	the giving of an intramuscular injection;
	(c)	intravenous therapy;
	(d)	the insertion of a line or cannula;
	(e)	artificial ventilation;
	(f)	cardio-pulmonary resuscitation;
	(g)	urethral catheterisation;
	(h)	the insertion of a naso-gastric tube;
	(i)	intra-arterial blood gas collection;
	(j)	venipuncture for blood collection for testing;
	(k)	the giving of a subcutaneous injection or infusion;
	(l)	ear syringing;
	(m)	acupuncture.
5—Fees payable to appointed coroners
A legal practitioner who is appointed to be a coroner under section 6(1) of the Act will, in respect of each day on which the legal practitioner undertakes coronial duties at the direction of the State Coroner, be paid a fee to be calculated as follows:

where A is the annual salary payable to a magistrate.

Schedule 1—Revocation of Coroners Regulations 2005
The Coroners Regulations 2005 are revoked.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2020	227	Gazette 2.7.2020 p3700 	1.8.2020: r 2