14Acceptance of bodies for anatomical examination

14 Acceptance of bodies for anatomical examination

(1)  The Head of Faculty may accept, for anatomical examination, a body of a deceased person for which there is a valid consent form.

(2)  The Head of Faculty accepts the body of a deceased person for anatomical examination by –

(a) entering prescribed particulars about the deceased person in a register that the Head of Faculty keeps for the purpose; and

(b) filing in the register one copy of the medical certificate of death for the deceased person.

(3)  The Head of Faculty must not accept the body of a deceased person for anatomical examination unless –

(a) the Head of Faculty holds, or receives together with the body –

(i) the consent form for the deceased person; and

(ii) a copy of the medical certificate of death for the deceased person; and

(b) in the case of a transferred body, evidence that the deceased person's death has been registered in the jurisdiction in which he or she died.

(4)  After accepting the body of a deceased person under this section, the Head of Faculty may request a certified copy of the medical certificate of death from the Registrar.