Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024
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Post-mortem activities | ||
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42. (1) A person shall not carry out a post-mortem activity unless he or she is satisfied that post-mortem consent has been provided. | ||
(2) For the purposes of this Part, “post-mortem activities” means all or any of the following: | ||
(a) a non-coronial post-mortem examination; | ||
(b) the retention, by the hospital where the non-coronial post-mortem examination took place, of any part of a body removed from the body of a deceased person or foetus during the examination, other than a retention referred to in the definition of “non-coronial post-mortem examination”; | ||
(c) the use of any part of a body retained after a non-coronial post-mortem examination, including the use of any part of a body by a third party; | ||
(d) the use of any organ or tissue retained after a non-coronial post-mortem examination, including the use of any part of a body for commercial purposes; | ||
(e) the audio, visual or photographic recording of a non-coronial post-mortem examination; | ||
(f) the burial, cremation or return, in accordance with regulations under section 40 (2)(a), of any part of the body removed as part of a non-coronial post mortem examination, other than any tissue, trimmings or biological fluids removed as part of the examination. | ||
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. |