80Keeping of bodies by person who is not funeral director

80 Keeping of bodies by person who is not funeral director

80 Keeping of bodies by person who is not funeral director

(1) A person who is not a funeral director must not keep a body—

(a) if the body is kept at a hospital—for more than 21 days after the death, or

(b) in any other case—for more than 5 days after the death.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) The Secretary may approve, generally or in a particular case, of a body being kept for longer than permitted under subsection (1), subject to any conditions the Secretary considers appropriate.

(3) This section does not apply to a body that is kept at premises licensed under the Anatomy Act 1977 or the subject of an inquest under the Coroners Act 2009.