Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 27(1) amended by Nos 10257 s. 85(b), 27/1987 s. 3(j), 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 27.14), 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 12.2).
(1) If the designated officer for a hospital or, in a case to which section 26(2) applies, the registered medical practitioner or the authorized person has reason to believe that the circumstances applicable in relation to the death of a person are such that a coroner has jurisdiction under the Coroners Act 2008 to investigate the death of the person, the designated officer or the registered medical practitioner or the authorized person, as the case may be, shall not authorize the removal of or remove tissue from the body of the deceased person unless a coroner has given his consent to the removal.
S. 27(2) amended by Nos 10257 s. 85(c), 77/2008 s. 129(Sch. 2 item 12.2).
(2) Section 26(2) does not operate in a case in which a coroner has or may have jurisdiction under the Coroners Act 2008 to investigate the death of a person unless a coroner has given his consent to the removal of tissue from the body of the deceased person.
(3) A coroner may give a direction either before or after the death of a person that his consent to the removal of tissue from the body of the person after the death of the person is not required and, in that event, subsection (1) does not apply to or in relation to the removal of tissue from the body of the person.
(4) A consent or direction by a coroner under this section may be expressed to be subject to such conditions as are specified in the consent or the direction.
(5) A consent or direction may be given orally by a coroner, and if so given, shall be confirmed in writing.
Part V—Post-mortem examinations