Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Human Tissue Act 1982 - SECT 25

PART IV DONATIONS OF TISSUE AFTER DEATH

Effect of authority under section 26

25. Effect of authority under section 26

An authority under section 26 is sufficient authority-

   (a)  for a registered medical practitioner other than-

   (i)  a registered medical practitioner who gave the authority; or

   (ii) a registered medical practitioner who gave a certificate under section
        26(7) relating to that authority-

to remove tissue from the body of a deceased person in accordance with section
26; and

   (b)  for a prescribed person or a person belonging to a prescribed class of
        persons to remove tissue, or a prescribed class of tissue, from the
        body of a deceased person in accordance with-

   (i)  an authorisation of a designated officer under section 26(1); or

   (ii) an authority given by section 26(2). Note See section 47.