Consent by coroner—pt 4
34 Consent by coroner—pt 4
This section applies to a deceased 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.
The designated officer for a hospital or a senior available next of kin, as the case may be, shall not authorise a post-mortem examination of the body of a deceased person to whom this section applies unless the coroner has given his or her consent to the examination.
Section 33 (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 post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased person.
The coroner may give a direction that his or her consent to the removal of tissue from the body of the person is not required and, in that event, subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to or 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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