The Fatality Review Board is responsible for reviewing certain deaths investigated by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and recommending to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General whether a public fatality inquiry should be held. The board also reviews complaints respecting misbehaviour or incompetence or neglect of duty by medical examiners or the inability of medical examiners to perform their duties under the Fatality Inquiries Act and, in relation to the review of a complaint, make recommendations to the Minister. The board is appointed by the lieutenant governor in council and is composed of a lawyer, a physician, and a layperson. The chief medical examiner is also a member of the board, but cannot vote on any matter before it. Cases reviewed by the board generally include accidental deaths (where recommendations could be made at a public fatality inquiry for the prevention of similar deaths in the future), cases where the cause and manner of death remain undetermined after a complete investigation, and deaths of individuals who are in police custody, in prison, certified under the Mental Health Act, or under the Director of Child Welfare's guardianship or in the director's custody.

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Public fatality inquiries