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Medical (Therapy, Educationand Research) Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Anatomical Gifts
12. Authority to remove parts of unclaimed bodies
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Last amended by an amending law of 2023.
Where the body of a deceased person has not been claimed from an approved hospital or from an institution maintained on public funds, for more than 24 hours after death, the Director‑General may authorise in writing the use of the body or any specified part for the purposes of medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy or transplantation.