Receiving body at school of anatomy
4 Receiving body at school of anatomy
The person in charge of a school of anatomy must, before accepting the body of a deceased person—
obtain the following documents (the authorising documents) for the body—
a copy of the cause of death certificate for the deceased person;
the authority for the retention of the body;
if a coroner has given a consent under section 34(2) or (3) of the Act for the retention of the body—the consent;
if a coroner has given a direction under section 34(4) of the Act about the retention of the body—the direction; and
if a consent or direction mentioned in paragraph (a)(iii) or (iv) is subject to a condition—be satisfied the condition has been complied with.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
This section does not apply to the person in charge of a school of anatomy if the school borrows the body from a lending school.
In this section—
cause of death certificate has the meaning given by the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003, section 30.
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