Anatomy Act 1884 (SA)

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO SEPTIMO ET QUADRAGESIMO

OCTAVO
No. 317.

An Act to authorise the establishment of Schools of Anatomy and to regulate the practice of Anatomy therein.

[Asseated to, November rg f h, 1884.1

E it Enacted by the Governor of thc Province of South Council and the House of Assembly of the said province, in this	B Australia, with thc advice and consent of' the Legislative
present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1, The short title of this Act shall be thc

Anatomy Act of Sho*title.

1884."

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2. In the construction of this Act the word '' body " shall mean Interpretation.

dead human body; legallv qualified medical practitioner " shall mean any person duly registered as such under the provisions of the Acts in force in the colony for that purpose; the word " anatomy " shall mean anatomy of the human body only, and shall include the physiology of the same; and the words "public institutions " shall include any prison, gaol, lunatic, destitute, or other asylum or hospital.

3. The Governor may authorise the establishment of schools of Governor to mthorisr

establishment of

anatomy, where the study and practice of anatomy may be carried	of aMomg.
on, in connection with any TJniversity or School of Medicine, in such places and upon such conditions as the Governor shall think fit, and may at any time revoke such authority.

4, The Governor may grant a licence to practise anatomy in any Governorto mt

such school of anatomy on such conditions, for such period, and ,,bmys

licences to practice

subject

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subject to revocation in such manner as may be therein expressed, to any graduate or licentiate in medicine or surgery, or to any legally qualified medical practitioner or to any professor or teacher
of anatomy, medicine, or surgery, or to any student attending any
school of anatomy, on application from any such person for such purpose, countersigned by two Justices of the Peace, certifying that, to their knowledge ox belief, such person so applying is a fit person to be licensed.

Governor	appoint	5, The Governor may appoint from time to time inspectors of
inwectOm	schOO's

of anatomy.

schools of anatomy, and may direct what schools every such inspector shall superintend, and in what manner every such inspector shall transact the duties of his office.

Inspectors to make

6, Every inspector shdl makc a quarterly return to the

retUmsOf

mutomicd esamina-

for Registrar-General of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, of any body that anatomy as aforesaid, distinguishing the sex and, as'far as is known, the name and age of each person whose body was so removed as aforesaid.

tion.	has been removed for anatomical examination to any such school of
And toinapect echools

of tu~tomy.

7, I t shall be lawfd for every such inspector to visit and inspect

at any time any school of anatomy for which he is appointed
inspector.

Persons having lawful

8, It shall be lawful for…

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