New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH (DISPOSAL OF BODIES) REGULATION 2002 - REG 14

14 Protective clothing

(1) A person engaged in placing in a plastic bag or wrapping a body that the person has reason to believe is infected with an infectious disease must wear:

(a) a clean protective outer garment such as a gown, overalls or jumpsuit, and

(b) a clean pair of disposable gloves, and

(c) a disposable mask and appropriate eye protection.

(2) The person who wears those items must ensure that they are placed, immediately after use, in a clean plastic bag and then laundered as soon as practicable or, if disposable, disposed of as soon as practicable as contaminated waste.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.