PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2012 - REG 50
Premises for handling of bodies
PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2012 - REG 50
Premises for handling of bodies
50 Premises for handling of bodies
(1) A person must not, without the approval of the Secretary, use any premises
other than a mortuary that complies with the relevant standards for mortuaries
under the Local Government Act 1993 for the embalming or other preparation of
bodies for burial or cremation or for the placing of bodies in coffins for
burial or cremation.
(2) A person must not, without the approval of the
Secretary, use any premises other than a holding room or a mortuary for the
storage of bodies for burial or cremation.
(3) A person must not store a body
in a vehicle except during the transport of the body or with the approval of
the Secretary.
(4) A person must not use a holding room for any purpose other
than the storage of bodies.
(5) A person must not, without the approval of
the Secretary, use the facilities of a hospital for the purpose of the
business of a funeral director or of the operator of a
mortuary transport service except for the removal of bodies of persons who
died in the hospital.
(6) The Secretary may give approval--
(a) under
subclause (1), (2) or (3)--either generally or in a particular case, or
