18Transfer of bodies

18 Transfer of bodies

(1)  The Head of Faculty may transfer a body of a deceased person that has been accepted under section 14 to a person who is in charge of anatomical examinations at any place outside Tasmania if the Head of Faculty is satisfied that –

(a) the person is authorised by a corresponding law to accept the body; and

(b) the transfer would not be contrary to the wishes of the deceased person or the deceased person's next of kin.

(2)  On transferring the body, the Head of Faculty must ensure that the transferee is provided with –

(a) a copy of the relevant consent form; and

(b) a copy of the relevant medical certificate of death; and

(c) evidence that the death of the deceased person has been registered in Tasmania; and

(d) a copy of the entry in the register for the deceased person; and

(e) such other evidence or information as may be prescribed.

(3)  After transferring the body, the Head of Faculty must enter the following particulars in the register:

(a) the fact that the body has been transferred;

(b) the name and address of the person to whom the body has been transferred;

(c) the date of the transfer;

(d) such other particulars as may be prescribed.

(4)  Once the transfer of the body has been completed and subsection (3) has been complied with, the Head of Faculty is relieved of his or her duties under this Act, and under all other Acts, in respect of the body.

(5)  For the purposes of this section, the transfer of the body is completed once the transferee has physical possession of the body.