Consent by coroner—pt 3
29 Consent by coroner—pt 3
This section applies to a person if a coroner is or may be required, under the Coroners Act 1997, section 13 (1), to hold an inquest into the person’s death.
A designated officer for a hospital or a senior available next of kin, as the case may be, shall not authorise the removal of tissue from the body of a deceased person to whom this section applies unless the coroner has given his or her consent to the removal of the tissue.
Section 28 (3) does not apply in relation to a deceased person to whom this section applies unless the coroner has given his or her consent to the removal of tissue from the body of the deceased person.
A coroner may give a direction, either before or after the death of a person to whom this section applies, that a coroner’s consent to the removal of tissue from the body of the person after the death of the person is not required and, in that event, subsections (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to the removal of tissue from the body of the person.
A consent or direction by the coroner under this section may be expressed to be subject to the conditions that are specified in the consent or the direction.
A consent or direction may be given orally by the coroner, and if so given, shall be confirmed in writing.
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