New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ANATOMY ACT 1977 - SECT 5

5 Anatomical examination does not include post mortem examination

In this Act, a reference to an anatomical examination, or to the possession of a body for the purposes of an anatomical examination, does not include a post mortem examination, or the possession of a body for the purposes of a post mortem examination, if that post mortem examination is:

(a) required or directed to be made by a competent legal authority, or

(b) made or to be made pursuant to an authority under Part 5 of the Human Tissue Act 1983 .

Note : Accordingly, a licence under this Act is not required to conduct such a post mortem examination.