Death certification: a comparison of the situation in the United Kingdom, Queensland and Victoria
Munro, H.
Journal of Law and Medicine 16(3): 426-441
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1320-159X PMID: 19205306 Document Number: 618972
The best way to monitor the death certification process has been examined by numerous law reform inquiries and discussion papers in recent years in the United Kingdom, Queensland and Victoria. The situation in the United Kingdom is of special interest, given its extensive deliberations on the topic and the plethora of discussion papers issued to date by various government agencies. This article focuses on technical legal analysis rather than health policy or resource allocation issues. The existing legislation in each of the jurisdictions plus the proposals for law reform are given detailed consideration.