If a coroner orders a post-mortem, they can give directions about moving the body. You can think of a post-mortem as an examination to find out how someone died. The coroner's directions might include where to take the body, like a mortuary or morgue, as stated in section 31.
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For the purposes of a post-mortem of a body directed under section 31, a coroner may give any directions the coroner thinks fit about removal of the body (for example, directions about the removal of the body to a mortuary or morgue).
