Medical (Therapy, Educationand Research) Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Anatomical Gifts
10. Donee need not be specified
Feedback & supportA gift of all or any part of the body of a deceased person may be made to a specified donee or without specifying a donee.
part
“part”, in relation to a human body, includes organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries, blood, other fluids and other portions of a human body.
If the gift is made without specifying a donee, the designated officer of the approved hospital in which the death of the deceased person has taken place or to which the body of the deceased person has been removed may accept the gift as donee upon or following the death for the purposes of section 7(a) or (b), as the case may be.
designated officer
“designated officer”, in relation to an approved hospital for the purposes of this Act, means a person appointed under section 2A to be the designated officer of the approved hospital;