Zoe

Where to start with an Australian legal problem: plain-English guides, with the legislation and case law behind them.

Platform

Legislation
Cases
Guides
Find a lawyer
Absurdities
Ask Zoe
Graph
Recently analysed

Free tools

Bond claim checker
Barking dog and noise diary
Support at Home statement check
All tools

Lawyers: our picks

Zoe

Where to start with an Australian legal problem: plain-English guides, with the legislation and case law behind them.

Platform

Legislation
Cases
Guides
Find a lawyer
Absurdities
Ask Zoe
Graph
Recently analysed

Free tools

Bond claim checker
Barking dog and noise diary
Support at Home statement check
All tools

Lawyers: our picks

Lawyers in Sydney
Lawyers in Melbourne
Lawyers in Brisbane
Lawyers in Perth
Family lawyers
Employment lawyers
Criminal lawyers
Wills and estates lawyers
Find a lawyer

Company

Pricing
API
Privacy
Terms
Support
X
LinkedIn
Instagram

Jurisdictions

Commonwealth
New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
Western Australia
South Australia
Tasmania
Australian Capital Territory
Northern Territory

Zoe is a legal information platform. Always consult the Federal Register of Legislation for authoritative text.

Section 27A - Human Tissue Act 1985 - When death occurs | Zoe

Zoe

Legislation Cases Guides Find a lawyer Absurdities Ask Zoe Graph Pricing

Ask Zoe →

Home/Legislation/Human Tissue Act 1985/27A

TASIn ForceAct

Human Tissue Act 1985

27AWhen death occurs

Start here

Get a plain-English read of 27A

Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Human Tissue Act 1985.

Ask Zoe about this section View in full context

27A When death occurs

*[Section 27A Inserted by No. 51 of 1987, s. 7 ]*For the purposes of the law of Tasmania, a person has died when there has occurred –

(a) irreversible cessation of all function of the brain of the person; or

(b) irreversible cessation of circulation of blood in the body of the person.

Previous sectionPart IVADefinition of Death

Next sectionPart VMiscellaneous