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78 Vehicles
> > (1) A funeral director or the operator of a mortuary transport service must not use for the transport of bodies the part of a vehicle that is used by the funeral director or service for other purposes.
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> > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
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> > (2) A funeral director or the operator of a mortuary transport service must not use for any other purpose the part of a vehicle that is used by the funeral director or service for the transport of bodies.
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> > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
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> > (3) If part of a vehicle has been used to transport a body, a person must not use, or permit the use of, the part of the vehicle for the transport of another body until it has been cleaned of exudates from the first body.
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> > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
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> > (4) A person must not dispose of a vehicle that the person has used for the transport of a body unless the vehicle has been cleaned to remove body exudates after the use.
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> > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.
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> > (5) A person must not transport an unembalmed body unless—
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> > > (a) during the transport, the body is refrigerated at a temperature of less than 10°C, or
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> > > (b) the duration of the transport is 8 hours or less and the person reasonably believes that transporting the body without refrigeration will not be a risk to public health.
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> > Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.