(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears anatomical examination means an examination of the body of a deceased person for the purpose of the study or practice of anatomy;approved means approved by the Head of Faculty;authorised officer means (a) the Secretary; and(b) a person appointed under section 21 as an authorised officer;body includes any part of a body;consent form means (a) a form completed by a deceased person under section 6 before his or her death; or(b) a form completed by a next of kin of a deceased person under section 7 ; or(c) a form, completed under a corresponding law, that corresponds to a form referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) ;corresponding law means a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory that (a) corresponds to this Act; or(b) is prescribed as being a corresponding law;Faculty means the Faculty of Health Science in the University of Tasmania;general authorisation means an authorisation issued for a class of persons in accordance with section 10 ;Head of Faculty means the person for the time being in charge of the Faculty;individual authorisation means an authorisation issued to a natural person in accordance with section 9 ;medical certificate of death means (a) a certificate given to the Registrar under section 35(3) of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999 in respect of a deceased person; or(b) a certificate that is issued under a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory and corresponds to a certificate of the kind specified in paragraph (a) ;next of kin, of a deceased person, means (a) if the deceased person, immediately before his or her death, was married or in a significant relationship within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , the person who was then his or her spouse or partner in the significant relationship; or(b) if a person referred to in paragraph (a) is unavailable, a son or daughter of the deceased person who has attained the age of 18 years; or(c) if a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) is unavailable, a parent of the deceased person; or(d) if a person referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) is unavailable, a brother or sister of the deceased person who has attained the age of 18 years; or(e) if a person referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) or (d) is unavailable and the deceased person is an Aboriginal person within the meaning of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 of the Commonwealth, a person who is an appropriate person according to the customs and the tradition of the community or group that the deceased person belonged to; or(f) if a person referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) or (e) is unavailable, the executor or administrator of the deceased person's estate;register means the register kept by the Head of Faculty for the purposes of Part 4 ;Registrar means the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages appointed or employed under section 4 of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999 ;regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;Secretary means the Secretary of the Department;transferred body means the body of a deceased person that has been transferred to the Head of Faculty in accordance with a provision of a corresponding law that corresponds to section 14 ;undertake, in relation to an anatomical examination, includes (a) observe the anatomical examination; and(b) participate in the anatomical examination.(2) For the purposes of the definition of next of kin in subsection (1) , a person is taken to be unavailable if the person (a) cannot be contacted; or(b) has declined to act as next of kin; or(c) is unable to perform adequately or competently the duties of a next of kin.