AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2001
NSW: Staff acted illegally at Glebe morgue - inquiry
A report has found staff at Sydney's Glebe morgue acted illegally by experimenting
on dead bodies and removing organs without permission.
But the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) concluded the morgue did not
commit any criminal or ethical offence.
ICAC has handed down its findings into allegations of illegal practices at the Institute
of Forensic Medicine in Glebe.
The findings prompted New South Wales Health Minister CRAIG KNOWLES to announce this
morning that the institute be dissolved and a new state-wide oversight authority be established.
In his 130-page report, Senior Counsel BRET WALKER found the removal of body parts
such as knees, femurs, middle and inner ears for a purpose other than post-mortem requirements
was illegal but staff were unaware of it.
He found their actions resulted from ignorance of the law and were not motivated by
unethical or corrupt conduct.
AAP RTV kp/jjs/jh
KEYWORD: MORGUE (SYDNEY)
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