Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Human Tissue Act 1982 - SECT 33

Consent by coroner

33. Consent by coroner



(1) If the designated officer for a hospital or, in a case to which section
32(2) applies, the registered medical practitioner, has reason to believe that
the circumstances applicable in relation to the death of a person are such
that a coroner has jurisdiction under the Coroners Act 1985 to investigate the
death of the person the designated officer or the registered medical
practitioner, as the case may be, shall not authorize the retention of the
body of the deceased person for any of the purposes referred to in paragraph
(c) or (d) of section 32(1) unless a coroner has given his consent to the
retention of the body of the person.

(2) A coroner may give a direction either before or after the death of a
person that his consent to the retention of the body of the person after the
death of the person is not required and, in that event, subsection (1) does
not apply to or in relation to the retention of the body of the person.

(3) A consent or direction by a coroner under this section may be expressed to
be subject to such conditions as are specified in the consent or the
direction.

(4) A consent or direction may be given orally by a coroner, and if so given
shall be confirmed in writing.