88Dignity of deceased person to be respected

#### 88 Dignity of deceased person to be respected 88 Dignity of deceased person to be respected (cf [Coroners Act 1980](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1980-027), s 53AA) > > (1) When a post mortem examination or other examination or test is conducted on the remains of a deceased person under this Part, regard is to be had to the dignity of the deceased person. > > > (2) If more than one procedure is available to a person conducting a post mortem examination to establish the cause and manner of a deceased person’s death, the person conducting the examination is to endeavour to use the least invasive procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (2), examples of procedures that are less invasive than a full post mortem examination of the remains of a deceased person include (but are not limited to) the following— > > > > > (a) an external examination of the remains, > > > > > (b) a radiological examination of the remains, > > > > > (c) blood and tissue sampling, > > > > > (d) a partial post mortem examination.