42.1(1)The Chief Coroner shall establish a child death review committee for the following purposes:Â
(a)
reviewing the facts and circumstances of child deaths in the Province;
(b)
identifying and monitoring trends and risk factors in child deaths;
(c)
advising the Chief Coroner on medical, legal, social and other matters to improve the safety of children and prevent the occurrence of child deaths;
(d)
determining whether further evaluation of a child death is necessary or desirable in the public interest; and
(e)
any other purposes that may be prescribed by regulation.
42.1(2)The child death review committee shall consist of at least seven members appointed by the Chief Coroner, including the following persons:
(a)
a coroner;
(b)
a police officer nominated by the New Brunswick Association of Chiefs of Police;
(c)
two persons registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick;
(d)
a member in good standing of the Law Society of New Brunswick;
(e)
a person who represents the interests of a group of aboriginal people;
(f)
a member in good standing of the New Brunswick Association of Social Workers.
42.1(3)The child death review committee shall perform the duties and functions assigned by the Chief Coroner, this Act and the regulations.