The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.

Pursuant to section 140 of the Coroners Act 2006, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Fee for giving expert evidence at inquest under Act
5	Other fees [Revoked]
6	GST included
7	Revocation
	Schedule [Revoked]
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Coroners (Pathologists Fees) Regulations 2007.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2007.

3 Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

Act means the Coroners Act 2006

applicable determination means a determination that—

(a)

is made under regulation 6 of the Witnesses and Interpreters Fees, Allowances, and Expenses Regulations 2023; and

(b)

defines a class of expert witnesses that is or includes pathologists; and

(c)

is in force when the pathologist, in his or her capacity as a pathologist, gives evidence strictly as an expert at an inquest held under the Act

range of expert witness fees means the range of hourly fees specified in regulation 6(3) of the Witnesses and Interpreters Fees, Allowances, and Expenses Regulations 2023.

Regulation 3 applicable determination paragraph (a): replaced, on 1 May 2023, by regulation 16(1) of the Witnesses and Interpreters Fees, Allowances, and Expenses Regulations 2023 (SL 2023/18).

Regulation 3 range of expert witness fees: replaced, on 1 May 2023, by regulation 16(1) of the Witnesses and Interpreters Fees, Allowances, and Expenses Regulations 2023 (SL 2023/18).

4 Fee for giving expert evidence at inquest under Act

(1)

A fee of the kind and amount specified in subclause (2) is payable to a pathologist who—

(a)

has performed a post-mortem under the Act; and

(b)

in his or her capacity as a pathologist, gives evidence strictly as an expert at an inquest held under the Act.

(2)

The fee payable is a fee of—

(a)

the amount, within the range of expert witness fees, at which pathologists who give evidence strictly as experts are to be paid under the applicable determination (if any); or

(b)

if there is no applicable determination, the amount at the top of the range of expert witness fees.

Regulation 4(2): amended, on 1 September 2018, by regulation 4 of the Coroners (Pathologists Fees) Amendment Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/126).

Regulation 4(2)(a): amended, on 1 May 2023, by regulation 16(1) of the Witnesses and Interpreters Fees, Allowances, and Expenses Regulations 2023 (SL 2023/18).

Regulation 4(2)(b): amended, on 1 May 2023, by regulation 16(1) of the Witnesses and Interpreters Fees, Allowances, and Expenses Regulations 2023 (SL 2023/18).

5 Other fees

[Revoked]

Regulation 5: revoked, on 1 September 2018, by regulation 5 of the Coroners (Pathologists Fees) Amendment Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/126).

6 GST included

The fees prescribed by these regulations are inclusive of any goods and services tax.

7 Revocation

(1)

The Coroners (Fees) Regulations 1992 (SR 1992/66) are revoked.

(2)

The revocation effected by subclause (1) is subject to clauses 5 and 10 of Schedule 3 of the Act.

Schedule

[Revoked]

r 5

Schedule: revoked, on 1 September 2018, by regulation 6 of the Coroners (Pathologists Fees) Amendment Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/126).

Rebecca Kitteridge,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 21 June 2007.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Coroners (Pathologists Fees) Regulations 2007 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Witnesses and Interpreters Fees, Allowances, and Expenses Regulations 2023 (SL 2023/18): regulation 16(1)

Coroners (Pathologists Fees) Amendment Regulations 2018 (LI 2018/126)