This legislation has been repealed.
(Clause 6)
Service performed | Fee | |
1 | For carrying out, and preparing a report on, an external examination of a dead person's body by a medical practitioner, or a dental examination of a dead person by an odontologist: | |
(a) during normal working hours | $53.60 | |
(b) outside normal working hours | $69.70 | |
2 | For carrying out, and preparing a report on, an internal examination of a dead person's body by a medical practitioner | $500.00 |
3 | For travelling to and from, and attending and giving evidence at, a place at which an inquest is being held with respect to an examination referred to in item 1 or 2: | |
(a) for the first 2 hours or part of 2 hours | $177.90 | |
(b) for each subsequent half hour or part of a half hour | $26.80 | |
(c) the maximum amount payable under paragraphs (a) and (b) for any one day | $547.40 | |
4 | For using a private motor vehicle for the purpose of travelling to a place to carry out an examination referred to in item 1 or 2, or to give evidence at an inquest with respect to the examination, for each kilometre travelled to that place | $0.97 |
5 | In addition to any such specified amount, the fee is to include the amount of any GST that is payable in respect of the service concerned. | |
6 | Item 5 does not permit the payment of an amount that is greater than:(a) 10% of the amount of the fee payable (apart from that item), or(b) the amount permitted under the New Tax System Price Exploitation law,whichever is the lesser. | |
7 | In items 5 and 6: "GST" has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth. "New Tax System Price Exploitation law" means:(a) the New Tax System Price Exploitation Code, as applied as a law of New South Wales by the Price Exploitation Code (New South Wales) Act 1999 , or(b) Part VB of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth. |