Tasmania’s parliament issues a formal apology over past practices involving human autopsy specimens. According to reports, the specimens were taken from autopsies and kept for display in a pathology museum without the knowledge or consent of the families of the deceased. The Independent reports that the material remained housed in the pathology museum and that it was removed from display in 2018. ABC Australia describes the apology as being made in parliament for what it characterises as an appalling display, and it focuses on the lack of consent from family members at the time the specimens were retained and shown. Both sources agree the issue concerns consent and the handling of human remains for public viewing. The accounts describe steps taken to address the display after the matter came to light, including the removal of specimens from exhibition. The apology reflects an acknowledgment by the state of wrongdoing and the distress caused to families by the display of autopsy-derived body parts.