Anatomical Examinations Regulations 2017 (Tas)

Anatomical Examinations Regulations 2017

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006 .

14 February 2017

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

Michael Darrel Joseph Ferguson

Minister for Health

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Anatomical Examinations Regulations 2017 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 28 February 2017.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006 ; coffin means a box, case or other receptacle into which human remains are placed for cremation or interment; electronic tag means a device that is – (a) a type, or class, of electronic tag approved for use; and (b) intended to remain inserted in a part of a body of a deceased person accepted for anatomical examination; GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth; marked body bag, in relation to the body of a deceased person, means a body bag marked under regulation 8(3) with the unique identification number for the body; prescribed business has the same meaning as in the Burial and Cremation Act 2002 ; unique identification number, in relation to a body of a deceased person accepted for anatomical examination, means the unique number allocated by the Head of Faculty under regulation 7 .

4. Register (1) The register may – (a) be kept in more than one format; and (b) be kept, or partially kept, in an electronic format. (2) The following particulars are prescribed to be entered in the register in respect of a body of a deceased person accepted for anatomical examination: (a) the full name of the deceased person; (b) the date of birth of the deceased person; (c) the date of death of the deceased person; (d) the unique identification number allocated to the body of the deceased person; (e) the date on which the body of the deceased person was accepted by the Head of Faculty; (f) the maximum period for which the body of the deceased person may be retained by the Head of Faculty; (g) the day on which the period referred to in paragraph (f) ends, if applicable.