42.4(1)The Chief Coroner shall establish a domestic violence death review committee for the following purposes:Â
(a)
identifying and monitoring trends and risk factors in domestic violence deaths;
(b)
determining whether further evaluation of the death of a person from domestic violence is necessary or desirable in the public interest;
(c)
advising the Chief Coroner on medical, legal, social and other matters to improve safety and prevent the occurrence of deaths from domestic violence; and
(d)
any other purposes that may be prescribed by regulation.
42.4(2)The domestic violence death review committee shall consist of at least nine 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)
a member in good standing of the Law Society of New Brunswick who is acting as a Crown prosecutor for the Public Prosecution Services Branch of the Office of the Attorney General;
(d)
a person registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick;
(e)
a person who is a member of the faculty of a public university in the Province and researches domestic violence;
(f)
a person who represents the interests of a group of aboriginal people;
(g)
an employee of the Women’s Equality Branch of the Executive Council Office;
(h)
a member in good standing of the New Brunswick Association of Social Workers;
(i)
an employee of a transition house, second stage housing or another organization that administers or delivers a program related to domestic violence or sexual violence.
42.4(3)The domestic violence death review committee shall perform the duties and functions assigned by the Chief Coroner, this Act and the regulations.