New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PUBLIC HEALTH (DISPOSAL OF BODIES) REGULATION 2002 - REG 9

9 Retention of bodies by a person who is not a funeral director

(1) A person who is not a funeral director must not retain a body if more than 5 days have passed since death.

(2) The Director-General may approve, in a particular case, of a body being retained for a longer time than that permitted by this clause, subject to any conditions that the Director-General considers appropriate.

(3) Subclause (1) does not apply to a body that has been removed to premises licensed under the Anatomy Act 1977 or that is the subject of an inquest under the Coroners Act 1980 .

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.