Sudden Death on Premises guide

Sudden Death on Premises guide

Date Published: 
May 2012

This fact sheet provides some practical advice to the NZ Accommodation Industry when faced with the discovery of a sudden death on their premises.

There is a legal requirement to report a death to Police as soon as practicable when you find a body; or learn of a death where the cause is unknown, the result of a suicide, or is un-natural or violent.