PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2012 - REG 54 Retention of bodies by a person who is not a funeral director

PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2012 - REG 54

54 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.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(2) The Secretary may approve, generally or in a particular case, of a body being retained for longer than 5 days, subject to any conditions that the Secretary considers appropriate.

(3) This clause does not apply to a body that is stored at premises licensed under the Anatomy Act 1977 or the subject of an inquest under the Coroners Act 2009 .