Effect of authority under section 26
25 Effect of authority under section 26
An authority under section 26 is sufficient authority—
S. 25(a) amended by No. 12/1998 s. 3(Sch. item 4.1).
for a registered medical practitioner other than—
S. 25(a)(i) amended by No. 12/1998 s. 3(Sch. item 4.1).
a registered medical practitioner who gave the authority; or
S. 25(a)(ii) amended by No. 12/1998 s. 3(Sch. item 4.1).
a registered medical practitioner who gave a certificate under section 26(7) relating to that authority—
to remove tissue from the body of a deceased person in accordance with section 26; and
S. 25(b) substituted by No. 59/2006 s. 8.
for a prescribed person or a person belonging to a prescribed class of persons to remove tissue, or a prescribed class of tissue, from the body of a deceased person in accordance with—
an authorisation of a designated officer under section 26(1); or
an authority given by section 26(2).
Note
See section 47.
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