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Public display activities
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85. (1) A person shall not use the body of a child, human foetus, embryo or gamete for purposes of public display.
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(2) Public display activities means, in relation to a body of a deceased person, any of the following:
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(a) the use of the body for the purposes of public display;
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(b) the removal, retention, storage and transport of the body for the purposes of public display;
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(c) the disposal of the body once its use for the purposes of public display is concluded;
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(d) such other activities as relate to use of the body that is or is proposed to be placed on public display as may be specified by the Medical Council in accordance with subsection (4),
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but does not include the activities specified in subsection (3).
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(3) The activities referred to in subsection (2) are as follows, namely:
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(a) display of a body of a deceased person as part of a funeral or any similar ceremony where such funeral or like ceremony is held for the purposes of paying respects to the deceased person;
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(b) display of a body at a place of public religious worship and where such display is necessary to the act of religious worship;
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(c) display of a body in print, photographic or digital form, including on the internet;
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(d) display of a body for the purposes of recording, by film or otherwise.
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(4) Subject to subsection (6), the Medical Council, having had regard to the matters referred to in subsection (5), may specify as public display activities such other activities relating to the exhibition, show or display of a body of a deceased person as it considers appropriate.
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(5) When specifying an activity under subsection (4) as a public display activity, the Medical Council shall have regard to the following:
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(a) the purpose of the proposed exhibition, show or display;
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(b) the nature of the proposed exhibition, show or display;
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(c) the degree to which the proposed exhibition, show or display is to be accessible to members of the public.
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(6) Before specifying an activity under subsection (4) as a public display activity, the Medical Council may consult such other persons as the Medical Council considers appropriate for the purposes of subsection (4).
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