Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) The responsible person must report the death of a person placed in custody or care without delay to a coroner.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) In this section," responsible person" means—
(a) in relation to a person referred to in paragraphs (a) to (i) of the definition of person placed in custody or care in section 3(1), the person who has care, control or custody of the person;
(b) in relation to a person referred to in paragraph (j) of the definition of person placed in custody or care in section 3(1), the member of the police force or the prison officer who attempted to take the person into custody;
(c) in relation to a person referred to in paragraph (k) or (l) of the definition of person placed in custody or care in section 3(1), a person prescribed as the responsible person.