8CEffect of authority

8C Effect of authority

8C Effect of authority

(1) An authority under section 8 or 8A is sufficient authority:

(a) for a person who has lawful possession of a body to cause or permit the body to be used by a holder of a licence for anatomical examination in accordance with the authority, and

(b) for the holder of a licence, or a person authorised by the holder of a licence, to conduct an anatomical examination of the body, at licensed premises, in accordance with the authority, subject to the terms or conditions of the licence.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a person does not have lawful possession of a body if that person is a funeral director or other person entrusted with the body for the purposes only of its disposal.

s 8C: Ins 1983 No 165, Sch 1 (3). Am 2003 No 18, Sch 1 [11]