For the purposes of section 48 of the Coroners Act 2006 and section 31 of the Coroners Amendment Act 2016, “minute” (in relation to a body part or a bodily sample) is defined as any of the following:

1. A body tissue sample taken by the pathologist for the purpose of enabling the creation of a slide for microscopic examination, as long as each discrete sample does not exceed 1.75cm³ in volume;
2. bodily fluid taken by the pathologist for the purpose of laboratory analysis, as long as each discrete sample does not exceed:
1. 25ml in volume in the case of stomach or bowel contents; or
2. 15ml in volume in the case of any other bodily fluid;
3. a blood spot card;
4. a nail clipping or scraping;
5. a sample of head or body hair, as long as each discrete sample does not exceed 50 strands; or
6. any specimen swab that has been used to obtain a sample.

This notice comes into effect on 22 July 2016.

Dated this 4th day of July 2016.

AUDREY SONERSON, Deputy Chief Executive (acting under delegated authority from the Secretary for Justice).