Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) In this regulation:
"deceased member" means a member who died:
(a) while rendering continuous full time military service; or
(b) while rendering military service for a period fixed by or in accordance with these regulations.
"medical practitioner" means a person registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory which provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners.
(2) A medical officer may, if he considers it desirable, arrange for a medical practitioner, whether that practitioner is a member of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps or not, to carry out such post mortem examinations of the body of a deceased member as that practitioner thinks fit.
(3) Where a medical officer arranges for a post mortem examination of the body of a deceased member to be carried out under this regulation, the body may be conveyed to the nearest military hospital or, if the medical officer so directs, to the nearest public hospital or other suitable place for the carrying out of the examination.
(4) Where a medical officer directs that the body of a member be conveyed to a place other than a military hospital for the purpose of the carrying out of a post mortem examination, the person in charge of that place shall not prevent or hinder the carrying out of the examination at that place.