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(a) products ( blood products ) that are used or intended for use for human
therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and that:
(i) consist of human blood or components of human blood; or
(ii) are derived from human blood; or
(b) products ( blood-related products ) that are used or intended for use
for human therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and that:
(i) are alternative or complementary to the use of blood products; and
(ii) are regarded as blood-related products for the
National Blood Agreement; or
(c) services, equipment or procedures that are regarded as blood-related
services for the National Blood Agreement and that:
(i) are used in the collection, supply or use of blood products or
blood-related products; or
(ii) are alternatives to the use of blood products or blood-related
products; or
(iii) reduce the need for blood products or blood-related products; or
(iv) otherwise affect the demand or supply of blood products or
blood-related products.
(a) the Australian Capital Territory;
(b) the Northern Territory;
(c) the Territory of Christmas Island;
(d) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(e) the Australian Antarctic Territory;
(f) the Jervis Bay Territory.
"Ministerial Council" has the same meaning as in the National Blood Agreement.
"National Blood Agreement "means the national blood agreement that:
(a) relates to matters in this Act (in particular the supply of blood
products and services); and
(b) is between the Commonwealth, the States, the Northern Territory and
the Australian Capital Territory; and
(c) is in force from time to
time.