Section 1.1 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 222/2018, effective November 1, 2018.
Deaths that must be reported by anyone
1.1 (1) In this section, "medical assistance in dying" has the same meaning as in section 241.1 of the Criminal Code.
(2) For the purposes of section 2 (1) (g) of the Act, circumstances in which a person must report a death in accordance with section 2 of the Act include that the person has reason to believe the death resulted from the deceased person having received medical assistance in dying purportedly provided in accordance with section 241.2 of the Criminal Code.
[en. B.C. Reg. 187/2016.]
Section 3 (3) and (4) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 77/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
(3) A coroner may direct that a witness is entitled to an amount greater than that set out in Schedule 1 if, in the opinion of the coroner, the witness paid a fee or incurred an expense that was
(a) greater than that set out in Schedule 1, and
(b) reasonably and necessarily incurred for the purposes of the appearance.
(4) A coroner may direct that a witness is entitled to an amount in respect of a fee or expense that is not set out in Schedule 1 but was reasonably and necessarily incurred by the witness for the purposes of the appearance.
Section 6 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 135/2016, effective June 10, 2016.
(1) A person retained to act as a coroner under section 55 of the Act must be remunerated at a rate of $25 per hour in return for exercising powers and performing duties and functions as a coroner under the Act.
Section 6 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 228/2016, effective September 20, 2016.
(1) A person retained under section 55 (1) of the Act to act as a coroner must be remunerated, in return for exercising the powers and performing the duties and functions of a coroner under the Act, at a rate of 70% of the maximum hourly rate for a public service employee, as defined in the Public Service Act, in the applied leadership category of the Management Classification and Compensation Framework established under section 5 (3) (e) of the Public Service Act.
Schedule 1, Section 1 (1) (d) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 77/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
(d) if the witness resides more than 8 km but less than 200 km from the place of the inquest by road, including any ferry route within the Provincial road system, 30¢ per km each way by road between his or her residence and the place of the inquest;
Schedule 1, Section 1 (1) (e) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 77/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
(e) if the witness resides 200 km or more by road from the place of the inquest,
(i) the minimum return air fare by scheduled airline, and
(ii) 30¢ per km each way from his or her residence to the departure airport and from the arrival airport to the place of the inquest;
Schedule 1, Section 1 (3) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 77/2022, effective March 30, 2022.
(3) A witness described in subsection (1) (d) is not entitled to any additional amount in respect of ferry fares or road tolls.