Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978

An authority under this part is sufficient authority for a doctor other than—

a doctor referred to in section 30 (1); and

if section 27 applies and the designated officer is a doctor––the designated officer for the hospital who gave the authority;

to remove tissue from the body of the deceased person referred to in the authority for the purpose referred to in the authority.

Subsection (3) applies to an authority under this part to remove relevant tissue from the body of a deceased person for the purpose of transplantation (whether or not the authority is to remove tissue for any other purpose).

Without limiting subsection (1), the authority is sufficient to authorise a person other than a doctor to remove relevant tissue from the deceased person for the purpose of transplantation if the person—

is authorised in writing by the chief health officer to remove relevant tissue for the purpose of transplantation; and

is not the person who gave the authority mentioned in subsection (2).

A contravention by a designated officer of section 30 (1) in relation to the giving of an authority does not affect the validity of the authority.

In this section:

relevant tissue––

means musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, eye and skin tissue; and

includes any associated tissue, and any whole organ, necessary to support the effective transplantation of the tissue mentioned in paragraph (a).

Part 4 Post-mortem examinations