In this Act, subject to the context ¾

}authorised school of anatomy~ means a school of anatomy established and conducted under a notice published under section 4;

}Executive Director~ means the Executive Director, Public Health and Scientific Support Services of the department of the Public Service of the State principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;

}inspector~ means an inspector from time to time expressly nominated by the Executive Director for the purposes of this Act;

}medical practitioner~ means a medical practitioner duly qualified under the Medical Act 1894;

}Minister~ means the Minister for Health;

}person~ includes any society howsoever established;

}practice licence~ means a licence granted or renewed under section 5;

}senior next of kin~, in relation to a deceased person, means the first person who is available from the following persons in the order of priority listed ¾

(a) a person who, immediately before the death, was living with the person and was either ¾

(i) the spouse of the person; or

(ii) a de facto partner, who is of or over the age of 18 years, of the person;

(b) a person who, immediately before the death, was the spouse of the person;

(c) a son or a daughter, who is of or over the age of 18 years, of the person;

(d) a parent of the person;

(e) a brother or sister, who is of or over the age of 18 years, of the person; or

(f) an executor named in the will of the person or a person who, immediately before the death, was a personal representative of the person.

[Section 2 amended by No. 20 of 1946 s. 2; No. 28 of 1984 s. 4 and 5; No. 10 of 1998 s. 17(1); No. 28 of 2003 s. 4.]